some people believe that children leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree

A common saying does say " all work and no play makes

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a dull boy". It is thought by some that pupils

leisure

activities

must be educational,

otherwise

is a complete waste of time. I would disagree with

this

statement because

children

learn and do better when they are engaged in play and

games

during

leisure

. In recent times, education has become a priority for many parents seeking to secure a good future for their

children

. They believe

children

leisure

activities

should be educational after academics in school.

This

will increase their chances of admission to

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higher

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and eventually get a high paying job. When

children

leisure

activities

are basically educational, they will be retentive of what they learnt in school.

Also

, the

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that educational

activities

; debate,quiz etc. during

leisure

aid learning.

The continuous

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reinforcement aid learning and help

children

to perform better in their academics.

However

,

children

leisure

activities

should involve play and

games

. It is important to remember

children

need to develop life skills. What better way, than through

activities

such

as sports,

games

and play with other

children

. These

activities

are far from being a waste of time for the

children

.

For instance

, many schools after introducing play and

games

such

as chess, crickets, football etc. discovered it does not only improve concentration but

also

helps develop

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and critical thinking skills among

children

. Research has shown that the population ratio of

children

who engage in play and

games

during

leisure

perform better academically

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those who don't. It was discovered that play and

games

during

leisure

time has helped students to be sound and more conversant with other aspects of life.For

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,

play and

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in sports

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responsibility, leadership and other life skills .Practical knowledge of

children

increase

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when they are involved in extracurricular

activities

. ***Famous scientists like Albert Einstein engaged in

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activities

rather than only academics.*** It is important to remember,

children

need to relax after their academic

activities

. When

activities

are all for educational or academic relevance, they werry and tire of studying.