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Why Competitive Sports for Children?

Some parents or caregivers believe that exposing children to physical exercises waste time, energy, and money. They thought that it is better for children to stay at home and complete their homework, instead of playing indoor or outdoor sports. However, competitive sports are advantageous to children physically, emotionally, and socially. First, children can gain physical benefits from competitive sport participation. They can build strong muscles and bones as they are active physically. For instance, playing badminton, which is very popular in Asian countries such as Indonesia, China, and Japan, requires players to move around to score. Defense, jumping smash, and netting, indeed, push the players to step back and forward, left and right side at any orders. In other words, it is downward impossible for children to stay inactive while in the court. Therefore, active movement strengthens the whole parts of their bodies, including their ankles and sleeves. Furthermore, emotional matu

English or Local Language?

This is such a debatable issue the school should introduce English first to students than native languages. Some claim that learning English gains more benefit than learning the native language. In contrast, some believe that mother tongue should be prioritized. This essay is mainly concerned about the importance of both languages. In education context, numerous online learning resources are available in English. This is because one of the purposes of the material production aims to gain worldwide viewers. Students who are interested in studying marine lives for example, they can learn them effectively and interestingly by taking advantage of National Geographics for Kids website. While the language used is English, students with English proficiency are more advantageous than monolingual speakers.  However, maintaining local languages is also essential. This is because the use of local language can increase a sense of belonging to where we are rooted. When we use the same language, Mad