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

ONE PART OF THE WORLDS POPULATION APPEARS TO BELIEVE THAT

LEISURE

ACTIVITIES

OF

CHILDREN

MUST INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL

ACTIVITIES

, AND IF THEY DO NOT

THEN

THEY ARE A WASTE OF

TIME

. IN

THIS

ESSAY I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT MY OPINION ABOUT

THIS

TOPIC AND GIVE REASONS WHY. FIRST OF ALL, PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE THAT

LEISURE

HOURS SHOULD DEPEND ON THE

CHILDS

MOOD AND SCHEDULE. SO I DO NOT AGREE NOR DISAGREE WITH

THIS

STATEMENT. BASICALLY MY POINT APPEARS TO BE THAT IF A

CHILD

HAS ALREADY BEEN RELAXING ALL DAY

THEN

EDUCATIONAL

ACTIVITIES

INCLUDING: READING, EDUCATIONAL

GAMES

AND EVEN PUZZLE SOLVING SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE

CHILD

LEISURE

TIME

.

HOWEVER

IF THE

CHILD

HAS ALREADY HAD A TIRING DAY,

THEN

THE

LEISURE

ACTIVITIES

SHOULD BE CHOSEN BY THE

CHILD

AND BE

ACTIVITIES

THAT MAKES THE KID MORE ENERGIZED. THE USUAL

ACTIVITIES

CHOSEN BY THE

CHILD

INCLUDE: PLAYING VIDEO

GAMES

, WATCHING VIDEOS OR MOVIES AND FROM

TIME

TO

TIME

THE

CHILD

EVEN CHOOSES TO SLEEP. THE REASON FOR

THIS

STATEMENT APPEARS TO BE THAT FORCING A

CHILD

TO DO SOMETHING CAN WASTE THEIR

LEISURE

TIMES. WHEN THE

CHILD

IS ALREADY TIRED, LETTING THEM CHOOSE THEIR OWN ACTIVITY CAN ENERGIZE THEM A LOT MORE, MAKE THEM HAPPIER AND EVEN MAKE THEM A BIT MORE PRODUCTIVE.

MOREOVER

, WHEN A PARENT CHOOSES THEIR

CHILDS

ACTIVITY, THEY CAN BE MUNDANE OR BORING FOR THE

CHILD

. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE MOST COMMON ACTIVITY CHOSEN BY

CHILDREN

ARE PLAYING VIDEO

GAMES

. IN MY OPINION, EVEN VIDEO

GAMES

CAN EDUCATE A PERSON.

ACCORDING TO

RECENT STUDIES ONLY FIRST PERSON SHOOTER

GAMES

ARE HARMFUL FOR

CHILDREN

. ALL THE OTHER TYPES OF

GAMES

CAN IMPROVE A PERSON IN MANY SPECIFIC WAYS.

FOR INSTANCE

RHYTHM

GAMES

CAN IMPROVE A

CHILDS

HAND EYE COORDINATION,

ADDITIONALLY

GAMES

THAT INCLUDE FOREIGN LANGUAGES CAN TEACH

CHILDREN

LANGUAGES QUICKER AND EASIER.

TO CONCLUDE

, I DO NOT AGREE NOR DISAGREE WITH

THIS

STATEMENT. INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL

ACTIVITIES

IN CHILDRENS

LEISURE

TIMES SHOULD DEPEND ON THE

CHILDS

SCHEDULE. IF NOT

THEN

THE

CHILD

WILL BE TIRED ALREADY AND WILL NOT GRASP THE IDEA OF THESE EDUCATIONAL

ACTIVITIES

,

THEREFORE

MAKING THEM USELESS.