In recent years, competition among children has become a significant phenomenon. It is suggested that children should be motivated to compete each other. Although this trend presents some demerits, I believe that the merits associated with it are far greater.
Competing among children presents numerous disadvantages. The most obvious one is feeling jealous among children. To explain, youngsters who feel that they are compared with other children, feel less confident. They might feel that others are better than them. Therefore, those who feel jealous would hate their friends because they think that they are better than them. Another demerit is that relations between children and their families would deteriorate. If parents compare their children’s progress with other colleagues, they might feel that their own children don’t show a noticeable progress. An illustrative instance is when a parent tell their child that your friend did a great job in the first exam and your mark was not as excellent as your friend, unfortunately, this would make the child over think and have a bad feeling. Although all these disadvantages must be acknowledged, in must cases they are outweighed by some merits.
Today, many children are motivated to compete in order to encourage progress and to be rewarded. Teachers in schools encourage youngsters by emphasizing the spirit of competition. If teachers use the star chart and students notice their progress, they will be motivated to show more determination and improvement. In addition, when children compete each other, they will change their academic level accordingly. A prominent example is evident in Al-Ansar school where many students in grade 1 showed remarkable progress through the academic year due to the encouragement and competition among students. Thus, what can be said is that motivating students to compete each other is really a great strategy that benefits not only children but also teachers who teach them.
In conclusion, having provided the merits and demerits of competition among children, we can safely reach the conclusion that motivating juniors to compete each other is beneficial. I would like to restate my opinion that competition is remarkably helpful.