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 views and give your own opinion.

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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 views and give your own opinion.

There has been a variety of methods to bring up children in this day and age. Many suggest that being competitive should be more prevalent, while others reject this notion, believing that team working is far more important. Discussed below are several factors which account for the stark contrast between these two perspectives.

To begin with, one of the major benefits associated with encouraging students to compete is that it could be considered as motivation. It is believed that competing is human's nature and has pushed mankind to revolutionize life by creating modern gadgets, bulding skyc...

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