While it is believed by some people that it is essential to raise children’s sense of competition, others consider that it would be better for them to learn how to assist and cooperate with people in order to become more beneficial for society. In my opinion, these both ways of children development might affect children’s attitudes and society positively as well as negatively when they reach adulthoods.
Firstly, there is little room for doubt that children are being encouraged to compete with their peers would be motivated to set specific goals and make a beeline for their target. In other words, by competing with their classmates, youngsters would develop a clearer understanding of their skills and objectives, which are obviously vague if a child does not have an appropriate rival. Furthermore, it is not a secret that only competitions influence not only people but countries to get better in various aspects, which would have a positive knock-on effect on quality of products and services. Consequently, competition encourages children to become better than their rivals which certainly help them develop efficiently a variety of useful skills.
On the other hand, youngsters, by helping each other in various dimensions, would definitely level the playing field in favor of their weaker peers. By being cooperative, children would develop a deeper moral behaviour towards not only their classmates but other people who are weak or have specific disabilities. For instance, by being taught to cooperate, youngsters would be willing to provide assistance to an increasing number of people who are in dire need of help, such as orphans, old people, and disabled civilians. As a result, it will ensure that children grow up to incorporate a sense of cooperation into their daily lives, which would eventually filter through to other members of their family and have a longer lasting effect.
In conclusion, while having a sense of competition would encourage children to seek perfectness in every matter they are involved in, being cooperative and helpful at the same time would motivate them to be more socially useful.
