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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.

It is widely believed that the nurturing of competition It is widely believed that nurturing a competitive
sense is beneficial for children. Nevertheless, there sense is beneficial for children. Nevertheless, there
are people who share an opinion that children should are people who share the opinion that children should
be educated to co-operate since it would help them to be educated to cooperate since it would help them
become useful adults. Though the competition might become useful adults. Though the competition might
help youth ensuring desired occupation and high help youth ensure a desired occupation and a high
salary, in my view, the sense of togetherness and salary, in my view, the sense of togetherness and
ability to co-operate are the most beneficial for the ability to cooperate are the most beneficial for the
future lives of children since it improves their social future lives of children since they improve their social
skills and assists with education. skills and assist with education.

On the one hand, it is fair to say that the sense of On the one hand, it is fair to say that the sense of
competition in children might assist them with competition in children might assist them with
acquiring favored achievements, namely getting a acquiring favored achievements, namely getting a
place in prestigious university and applying for high- place in a prestigious university and applying for a
salary job. That is to say, since both the market and high-salary job. That is to say, since both the market
the field of tertiary education have become highly and the field of tertiary education have become highly
competitive over the last few decades, those who competitive over the last few decades, those who
apply for such occupations must prove their apply for such occupations must prove their
excellence among other candidates. For instance, the excellence among other candidates. For instance, the
most competitive students in Kazakhstanian schools most competitive students in Kazakhstanian schools
can prove their supremacy over their peers, which can prove their supremacy over their peers, which
results in their attendance to high-ranked overseas results in their attendance at high-ranked overseas
universities. universities.

On the other hand, co-operation is the most essential On the other hand, cooperation is the most essential
skill for the future careers of children. Firstly, those skill for the future careers of children. Firstly, those
young people who are taught to work together young people who are taught to work together
improve their social skills. That is to say, while the improve their social skills. That is to say, while
adulthood is based on regular social interactions, adulthood is based on regular social interactions,
namely holding public speeches, collaborating on namely holding public speeches, collaborating on
business projects, or having simple conversations with business projects, or having simple conversations with
unknown people, it is necessary for children to learn unknown people, it is necessary for children to learn
how to deal with others in a kind and productive way. how to deal with others in a kind and productive way.
For instance, the governmental statistics shows that For instance, governmental statistics show that those
those adults whose childhood was filled with social adults whose childhood was filled with social
interactions tend to beneficially impact their society, interactions tend to beneficially impact their society,
while most of the introvert and sociopathic children while most introverted and sociopathic children grow
grow into murderers or burglars. Secondly, co- into murderers or burglars. Secondly, cooperation
operation might positively affect the educational might positively affect the educational process. This is
process. This is because children are able to discover because children are able to discover something new
something new from discussions with their peers and from discussions with their peers and therefore
therefore enhance their understanding on certain enhance their understanding of certain topics. For
topics. For instance, the statistics of the Ministry of instance, the statistics of the Ministry of Education of
Education of Kazakhstan shows that those students Kazakhstan show that those students who are
who are educated to co-operate with their classmates educated to cooperate with their classmates achieve
achieve higher marks and display great academic higher marks and display great academic
performance. performance.

In my opinion, though the sense of competition might In my opinion, though the sense of competition might
benefit children in several ways, it is the co- benefit children in several ways, it is the co-operative
operational skills that have the most beneficial impact skills that have the most beneficial impact on the
on the future of youth. This is because those young future of youth. This is because those young people
people, who are able to work together with others, who are able to work together with others often
often become kind and empathic adults, whose become kind and empathic adults, whose impact on
impact on society improves thousands of lives. society improves thousands of lives.

In conclusion, both the competitiveness and co- In conclusion, both competitiveness and cooperation
operation skills have their advantages. Nonetheless, in skills have their advantages. Nonetheless, in my
my point of view, the latter is more essential for opinion, the latter is more essential for children since
children since it assists them with broadening their it assists them with broadening their horizons and
horizons and improves their social skills, which are of improves their social skills, which are of high necessity
high necessity in the adulthood. in adulthood.

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