The best way to teach children to cooperate is through team sports at school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

A

school

of thought holds that teamwork

skills

could be best instilled through many sporting

activities

, and

therefore

, team

sports

are the most suitable way to teach young

students

how to cooperate with one another.

Although

recognizing the importance of

sports

, I contend that its adverse impacts are irrefutable and that there are other better solutions. Team

sports

could boost

students

’ sense of community, and

then

encourage them to harmoniously connect with their peers.

In other words

, every sporting activity is goal-driven, and

therefore

, players engaging in a game have to collaborate smoothly with their teammates

while

keeping the ultimate goal on their horizon.

Such

an ability to work together towards a mutual target sharpens essential communication

skills

, which are attributable to their promoted cooperation with other friends in the long run.

However

, there are question marks over the wholesomeness of

sports

itself, with many notorious cases of excessive competitiveness when players become too aggressive towards opponents, who are

also

their peers at

school

. The aforementioned counterproductive effect(s) brought by

sports

makes it seem not a potential method to help children become cooperative. With that said, there are many

school

activities

that can teach cooperation

skills

to youngsters.

Firstly

,

students

can pick up

skills

from many extracurricular

activities

. More specifically, simply by participating in many cleaning

activities

such

as mopping classrooms' floors or sweeping spider webs,

students

are unintentionally incorporating with their friends without worrying about being victorious.

Secondly

, holding field trips is another viable solution to not only establish a robust rapport between

students

but

also

foster essential soft

skills

including cooperation

skills

in young

students

.

For example

, a treasure hunt - a common game usually included in many

school

expeditions, offers a chance in which

students

can together collaborate with their friends to decipher a series of hints leading them to the hidden prize.

Lastly

, regarding academic

activities

, if youngsters are assigned to large group assignments, they may manage to learn how to construct ideas, respect that of others and mediate differences arising during brainstorming sections.

To conclude

,

due to

the aforementioned points, I would contend that

sports

are not the best way to educate

students

to be cooperative and that other

school

activities

prove superior to

sports

in similar terms.