Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

People

have different views about whether

children

should be taught to be competitive or cooperative. While a spirit of competition can sometimes be beneficial in

life

, collaborativeness is still the optimal approach for

children

to adopt, and

this

is due to many factors. On the one hand, competition can be a remarkable source of motivation for

children

. When teachers utilize games or prizes to introduce an element of competitiveness into lessons, it can encourage

children

to work harder to outdo the other pupils in the class.

This

kind of healthy rivalry may help to build

children

's self-confidence

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while pushing them to work independently and progress more hastily. When these

children

leave school, their confidence and determination will help them in competitive situations

such

as job interviews. It can

therefore

be argued that competition should be encouraged in order to prepare

children

for adult

life

.

On the other hand

, it is perhaps even more important to prepare

children

for the many aspects of adult

life

that require cooperation. In the workplace, adults are expected to work in teams, follow instructions given by their superiors, or supervise and support the more junior members of staff. Team collaboration skills are much more useful than a competitive determination to win.

This

is the attitude that believes schools should foster in young

people

.

Instead

of promoting the idea that

people

are either winners or losers, teachers could show

children

that they gain more from working together. In conclusion, I can understand why

people

might want to encourage competitiveness in

children

, but it seems to me that a cooperative attitude is much more desirable in adult

life

.