In the context of school sports programs, here is often a debate between prioritizing winning and focusing on participation and personal development. Considering the impact on students’ growth, team dynamics, and school culture, do you think it is more beneficial for schools to emphasize winning in sports events, or should the focus be more on participation and personal development?
☆Let’s Read
Read the following excerpt from educauraa.com
What
is the Aim and Objective of Physical Education?
The Aims are,
1. To keep the students
active and free-minded
2. To help maintain a
healthy life
3. To develop the body
agile and flexible
4. To grow a sportsperson’s
spirit within
5. To develop movement
proficiency
6. To have a proper
appetite and sound sleep
7. To concentrate on
studies
8. To develop motor
skills
The Objectives are,
1. To generate behavioral
changes; physical and cognitive
2. To integrate the mental
strength
3. Teaches the student to
respect the diversity among people
4. Improves body language
and communication skills
5. Enhances creativity of
mind and aesthetic senses
6. Nourishes the mind with
ethical values
7. Grows confidence and
prepares for the future
8. To retain emotional
stability during a crisis
9. Teaches to love and
respect Nature
☆Let’s Think
1.
What’s
Olivia’s point? Do you agree? What’s Ethan’s point? Do you agree?
2.
Which
policy will help make friends, focus on winning or focus on participation and
personal development?
☆Hints for Points
Emphasis on Winning
1. Contest, or competition, is one
of the major elements of sport.
2. It easily motivates students
because passion for winning is instinctive.
Emphasis on participation and personal
development
1. “The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take
part; the important thing in life is not triumph, but the struggle; the
essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” – Pierre de
Coubertin
2. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win
championships.” – Michael Jordan
3. Ability to work as a member of a
team is required in society.
Problems related to emphasis on
Winning
1.
Focusing
on winning can promote the “The-end-justifies-the-means” attitude, and this
will degrade humanities like losing the spirit of fair play.
2.
Competitiveness
is the core mindset of the capitalist society, where the winner takes all while
the loser is not taken care of. This will weaken the population.
☆Sample Answer
【Thesis】If
education is to civilize people, it’s to not stimulate instinct, and so
physical education should not stimulate urges to win because it is instinctive
and barbaric and is often the cause of problems such as hate, discrimination, bullying,
and violence.
【Supporting Details】The Unites States, which is plagued
with these issues, is the case in point. It has dominated the world since the
end of WWII with its military power larger than the total of the militaries of
the rest of the world and oppressed peoples around the world to stay number
one. This urge to win is instilled in its people. Winning, not fair play, is
prioritized in sports. The rich, winners of their capitalist society, are
respected no matter how filthy they are. This ethos of the American Empire has
made the national character that lacks the warmth and delicacy of humanity, and
now it has become No. 1 in the developed world in all kinds of problems,
including homicide and suicide rates.
【Counterargument-treatment】Olivia’s point that competitive
spirit motivates students to excel in anything and this nurtures
discipline and perseverance in them could be true in individual sports, but in
team sports, each member must grow first and as a result team spirit must be established
to get the drive to be the best through good team dynamics.
【Conclusion】Therefore, winning should not be
the goal. It should be taken as a result of good participation and personal
growth. (239
words)
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