Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree?

When it comes to

leisure

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activities

of

children

, there is a growing debate over whether the

activities

have to be educational or not.

Although

some people think they must be related to education, I believe the

activities

which are not educational are

also

valuable and helpful for

children

in many ways.

First

of all, recreations that are not educational foster

cognitive

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the cognitive

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growth of

children

.

In other words

, the recreations help to grow their ability to think and reason.

For example

, when

children

do

activities

like treasure hunts, they have to plan how to find the hidden treasures by themselves. During the activity, they need to solve problems, concentrate, and think in critical ways to discover the treasures.

Consequently

,

this

activity stimulates their brain to develop in positive ways and fastens cognitive growth;

however

, it is hard to develop those things through educational

activities

since they mostly focus on sharing knowledge.

In addition

, non-academic leisure

activities

offer chances for

children

to learn how to build relationships and cooperate with others. From my experience, I could be a more cooperative and friendly person compared

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my peer group. Back in elementary school, I was fortunate to have many opportunities to do

activities

with my friends like a singing contest. While I prepared for the singing contest with my group members, there were some conflicts between us.

Nonetheless

, I asked for help from my teacher and solved the problem by cooperating with each

other

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others

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. Like

this

, people can learn important skills through the

activities

although

they are not related to academics. In conclusion,

children

’s leisure

activities

do not need to be educational because they not only foster the development of some sections of people’s

brain

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but

also

help to learn the skills that

children

need in the future

such

as building bonds and collaborating with other people. I believe there is no useless experience; every experience is a chance to learn and grow.