Many opinions may exist on what types of club activities a
school should financially support. All of the options seem to have noble
purposes and positive results for the local community. However, a club that
helps children with their learning is the best choice for university to spend
money.
First and foremost, providing tutoring for children helps to
build their future. Teaching reading and mathematics gives children not only
academic knowledge but also psychological mentoring. An exemplary mentor can be
a role model for children and motivate them to be diligent and self-disciplined.
For example, Tokyo University found a huge difference between two groups of
primary school students. One group got lessons on reading and mathematics from
university students three times a week and the other self-taught those
subjects. The former group had a much higher score on the academic subjects
than the latter. Moreover, the former showed more desirable personal traits
such as a longer attention span, a better ability to delay gratification, and
stronger passion in their tasks. On the other hand, the latter tended to get
easily distracted, procrastinate, and indulge themselves into games rather than
academic assignments. This result proves that the mentoring from a more
experienced and inspiring teacher is the key to success for children, both
academically and personally.
Second, club activities such as building houses or helping
the elderly with daily tasks will negatively affect students' performance in
school. A club that requires too much physical activities exhausts all the
energy of students. Those activities tend to prevent students from focusing on
their own studying. For example, my brother once joined a school club called
"Building a love house", which aims to construct a house for poor
people in neighborhood. He had to engage in intense physical work in
construction sites, such as lifting heavy stuff and arranging furniture all
around the house. After he came home, he just fell asleep right away and forgot
about his assignments in school. At the end of the semester, he ended up
getting bad scores on most subjects in final tests, and thus, resigned from the
club. As a result, he could fully engage in his school works and improved his
grades again. This shows that a school club accompanying too much physical works
will negatively impact one's performance in school.
Opponents on my arguments may assert that building houses or
helping the old in the community has a high utility compared to teaching
children. However, giving valuable lessons for children will bring a positive
effect for both children and university school students. All things being
considered, the significance of my argument cannot be overemphasized. |