In many schools, sports and exercise classes are being replaced with academic subjects. What is your opinion about this? What effects do you think this will have on children’s lives? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

A number of educational institutions have swapped the physical training periods with other educational subjects like history, psychology and geology etc. I totally oppose this idea, in my opinion sports are equally important as the academics. Doing this will have the worst effect on student’s mental health as well as their physical being. This is absolutely unfair with the kids to limit them merely to the books. Students can learn a few things from their school courses however, for their mental and spiritual growth, athletics play a crucial rule. The policy makers should aware of the fact that only a healthy body exhibits a healthy mind. For instance if a teenager spend his whole day being a bookworm, he will become habitual to this. This will have bad impact on his growth and health. If the schools keep on reducing the play time of the students, they will lose their interest in their educational institutions consequently the attendance will be shorter. This will impact on their performance in school. Sports give a chance to learn about success and failure, they give kids a sports man spirit. They learn to accept the defeat and to fight for success. Snatching this from the children will make them less adapted to the society. They will be violent and dull. As a result we are giving a failed human being to the society. Physical activities are good for muscles growth as well as increase the problem solving skills in kids, which is really important in early age of development. If the pupils are limited only to their class rooms, they will not get any chance for sports. For example the latest research at Cambridge University depicts that students who play more often are more productive and intelligent in schools. In conclusion, for the betterment of the children it is crucial to give importance to sports along with the studies. This will result in more intelligent and strong individuals in the society.