Some people say that parents should encourage their children to take part in organized group activities in their free time. Others say that it is important for children to learn how to occupy themselves on their own. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
Spare time is becoming a rare commodity, especially for children, with their increasingly demanding academic schedules. Some believe that they should be advised to spend this time on group activities, while others think that it would be better to spend time alone. In my opinion, this is very individualistic, and depends upon what the child needs to become a well-rounded adult.
On the one hand, group activities encourage children to socialize, and teaches them the importance of teamwork. For instance, being a member of the school band would bring together those who have similar interests, making it easier to form friendships. In addition to this, the process of learning how to play different instruments to produce one, cohesive melody, would emphasize the importance of working in synch with those around us. In most groups, working together to achieve their shared goals engenders camaraderie and a sense of belonging.
On the other hand, spending time alone would give the child an opportunity to enjoy their own company, as well as cultivate their own individual interests. There are usually times in most peoples lives when they are alone, and thus, should not feel like they are at a loss for what to do. For example, they could use this time to reflect on their day and process the day’s events and process their emotions about it. Or, they could nurture their hobbies, such as reading, painting, or writing, which are more solitary activities.
In my opinion, we must strike a balance between the two. If the child is introverted, participating in more groups would help them gain the social skills they need. On the other hand, if they tend to spend most of their time around people, spending more quality time with themselves, doing something they love, would serve them well.
In conclusion, spending time in groups or alone depends upon the needs of the child. Parents should carefully consider the different facets of their child’s personality, and decide whether they need to socialize, or improve their self-sufficiency.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
if, so, thus, well, while, for example, for instance, in addition, in conclusion, such as, as well as, in my opinion, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 13.1623246493 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 14.0 7.85571142285 178% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 10.4138276553 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 5.0 7.30460921844 68% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 38.0 24.0651302605 158% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 48.0 41.998997996 114% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 8.3376753507 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1727.0 1615.20841683 107% => OK
No of words: 336.0 315.596192385 106% => OK
Chars per words: 5.13988095238 5.12529762239 100% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.28139028586 4.20363070211 102% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.72799476319 2.80592935109 97% => OK
Unique words: 192.0 176.041082164 109% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.571428571429 0.561755894193 102% => OK
syllable_count: 521.1 506.74238477 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 2.10420841683 190% => OK
Conjunction: 6.0 0.809619238477 741% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 9.0 4.76152304609 189% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 16.0721442886 100% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 31.4865422641 49.4020404114 64% => OK
Chars per sentence: 107.9375 106.682146367 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.0 20.7667163134 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 8.4375 7.06120827912 119% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.38176352705 114% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 10.0 8.67935871743 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 3.9879759519 100% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.264884870233 0.244688304435 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0884119282096 0.084324248473 105% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0638830242417 0.0667982634062 96% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.150503963966 0.151304729494 99% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0480963368372 0.056905535591 85% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.3 13.0946893788 102% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 50.16 50.2224549098 100% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.5 11.3001002004 102% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.53 12.4159519038 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.3 8.58950901804 97% => OK
difficult_words: 77.0 78.4519038076 98% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 9.78957915832 117% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.7795591182 111% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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