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

A renowned psychologist once said all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.it is thought by some that pupils extracurricular activities must be educational,

otherwise

is a total waste of

time

. well, I would disagree with the statement because

children

learn and do better when they are allowed to play

games

and play with their friends during break

time

. I am of the opinion that

children

free

time

should involve

games

. It is important to remember that a child needs to develop skills other than intellectual ones,and the best way to do

this

is through exercises

such

as sports and

games

. These activities are far from being a waste of

time

for the

children

just because they are not academic.

For instance

, many schools have introduced play and

games

such

as chess, crickets, football etc. They

however

found out that, it does not only improve Concentration but

also

helps develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills among

children

.

Secondly

, allowing

children

to play together during their free

time

foster good communication.

This

is an important skill that will help them with bargaining in the job markets later in the future.

For example

, research carried out recently shows that

children

who participated with other

children

to play

games

during leisure

time

have better results than those whose leisure activities were basically educational.

In addition

, It was discovered that playing

games

during leisure

time

has helped many students to be sound and more conversant with other aspects of life.when

children

play cricket and football, they learn responsibility,leadership ,and

also

increase their practical knowledge skills In conclusion,I think is important to know that

children

need to relax as well as work.If everything they do must be educational or academic relevance,

then

they will soon get tired of studying.