CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE MADE COMPULSORY FOR ENTRANCE INTO LOCAL UNIVERSITIES. GIVE YOUR OPINION IN AT LEAST 350 WORDSPN. JAI SHREE BIPINCHANDRA

Co-curricular activities should be made compulsory for entrance into local universities. I do support that students should be involved in co-curricular activities but it should not be made compulsory. These activities include uniformed bodies, societies, clubs and games. Every secondary school student should be involved in at least one activity from each unit of the co-curricular activities offered in their school. There are many advantages that students can reap by taking part in co-curricular activities.

First of all..

Students learn to socialize and interact through the activities that they take part in when they join any co-curricular activities. They make friends, learn to give and take besides respecting their teachers and friends.

In addition, they will also learn to be leaders and assume responsibilities. As the saying by Zig Ziglar goes, it is your attitude, and not your aptitude that will determine your altitude”. Therefore the importance of co-curricular activities is for shaping the attitudes of our future generation.

Moreover..

by joining a co-curricular activity, the students fill up their time constructively. They learn to be involved in healthy activities that will build up their self-confidence and self-esteem. They will not get involved in unhealthy activities that will bring social ills to the nation. Some of the activities that they can take up include games such as football or badminton, swimming, involvement in Chess Club, Girl Guides or Scouts. These activities keep students occupied so that their minds do not turn into the devil’s workshops.

On the contrary,

Involvement in any co-curricular activity takes up a lot of time. Therefore, students may not be able to allocate sufficient time for their studies. As we all know, the academic world is getting extremely competitive these days. Those 10% of extra-curricular activities marks will not contribute much if the students, especially those who are not all-rounders do not perform well academically for the rest of the marks which make up a whopping 90%. Thus, those students who are not interested in these activities should not be pressured in joining extra-curricular activities.

All in all,

students who are actively involved in co-curricular activities are able to spend their time wisely. Students who spend a considerable amount of time in co-curricular activities are well-mannered and possess positive values. As such, I strongly feel that co-curricular activities should be encouraged but not be made compulsory for entrance into local universities.