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

Nowadays,

children

’s participation in

sports

at school is widely advocated and encouraged, as it is considered the most effective way for

children

to learn

cooperation

at an early age.

However

, I would argue that the value of

sports

activity in terms of facilitating collaboration is overestimated, and the adverse outcome may well appear. It is recognized that

children

are naturally inclined to compete, and games are usually made to include a competitive factor.

Sports

, obviously and unfortunately, are competitive by nature: only one

win

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and the rest lose. It adds to

children

’s stress by pressuring them to be outstanding within the team and win over the other side and undermines the accessibility of cooperative thoughts and behaviours. Especially in the current social context, winning has been widely accepted and allowed to become a prominent part of the mainstream. As is often the case in

sports

, parents or coaches or even the audience on the sidelines cannot help shouting to urge

children

to win and compete rather than cooperate.

Therefore

, simply counting on

sports

to cultivate a sense of

cooperation

and collaboration seems to be far from satisfactory.

Instead

, more attention needs to be drawn to create an environment that inspires collaboration and a joyful experience.

Children

learn character mainly through imitation. They listen, observe and learn skills by watching the words and behaviours of parents, teachers and peers. Family and school projects could be devised to include everyone and make everyone feel needed. Parents and teachers could guide the

children

to recognize that everyone has something valuable to offer in a group, and show appreciation for their contributions. By deliberately

practicing

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these skills and recreating

such

an atmosphere, we manage to teach

children

behaviours that will ultimately benefit

themselves

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. In conclusion,

sports

activities can be a platform for a negative type of competitiveness and sometimes exacerbate it. It is more effective to turn every day into boundless opportunities to emphasize the importance of

cooperation

and fuel

children

to exercise and practice the art of

cooperation

.