Should children be raised to co-operate or to compete?

This is a universal conundrum and not one that is easy to answer. I think there are compelling reasons to support both sides of the argument.

In favour of raising children to be competitive is the fact that it is a natural human trait to for a survival  both at school and at work and an obvious way to do this is to establish competition between then . they need to strive, so they will  be able to accomplish difficult goals, by doing this important life-saving and life-enhancing benefits will be brought to their life, moreover competition in sports is healthy and natural and will teach them the sweetness of success and the bitterness of the failure.

On the other hand, it is more important that children learn the benefits of co-operation and support towards others, as all of us need help at some point(s) in our lives, more than that. It is essential that sympathetic and tolerant towards others should be taught to children so that it will make them feel better as human beings and raises their self-esteem. In particular there is a need to work with each others as difficult tasks can be easy when work in group or in a team, people can share ideas and experiences and that are helpful to make them more matured and experienced in their life and decisions.

In an ideal world, therefore, teaching our children  the balance between being competitive and co-operative; are  both vital and required in our lives.

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