It is generally believed that some people are born with certain talents, for instance for sport or music, and others are not. However, it is sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or musician. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Obviously, education systems are based on the belief that all children can effectively be taught to acquire different

skills

, including those associated with

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, art or music. So from our own school experience, we can find plenty of evidence to support the view that a

child

can acquire these

skills

with continued teaching and guided practice.

However

, some people believe that innate

talent

is what differentiates a person who has been trained to play a sport or an instrument, from those who become good players.

In other words

, there is more to the skill than a learned technique, and

this

extra

talent

cannot be taught, no matter how good the teacher or how frequently a

child

practices. I personally think that some people do have talents that are probably inherited via their genes.

Such

talents can give individuals a facility for certain

skills

that allow them to excel,

while

more

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students never manage to reach a comparable level. But, as with all questions of nature versus nurture, they are not mutually exclusive. Good musicians or artists and exceptional sports stars have probably succeeded because of both good training and natural

talent

. Without

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natural

talent

, continuous training would be neither attractive nor productive, and without the training, the

child

would not learn how to exploit and develop their

talent

. In conclusion, I agree that any

child

can be taught particular

skills

, but to be

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good in areas

such

as music, art or sport,

then

some natural

talent

is required.