Portfolio task 4

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.

Teaching children using correct ways is very important for their future life. Some parents and teachers think that it is more important to show kids how to fight for their place in the life. Another opinion is that the most important skill is to be able to work together with other people. Let's discuss these two views.

A competition makes people to work harder to achieve their goals. If there is limited number of places in university, only the best students will get those places. For example, you can only get into some universities if your GPA score is not less than 3.5 from 4.0. So, competition is a good thing when it is used for good reasons.

Cooperating is necessary for people in some situations. When you need to do some complicated job fast, it is important to have a good command of skilled people, who used to do that kind of job together. For example, if you have to develop a big software project, you need to have a group of developers with good professional and team players skills. Teaching children to be a part of the team gives them skills for their future works.

It is very important for children to become team players. It is also important for them to be able to win. So, both of those skills are important in different situations.