Cca Should Be a Mandatory Part of Education
Persuasive Essay: CCA Should be a Mandatory Part of Education for All Students | ESL 407 Class K | Wenny Kalatting |
One thing that parents, teachers and even students are most concerned about is the effect of Co-Curricular Activities or known as CCA on academic courses. According to Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Science, CCA do affect academic performances (URC, 2005). Do CCA have good effects or, in contrary, bring bad effects to academic performance? A study by the U.S Department of Education revealed that students who participate in those extra activities are three times more likely to have an average grade of 3.00 or better, compared to students who do not participate in (Stephens & Schaben, 2002, para. 4). Although many researches have revealed good effects of CCA, there are many American parents that still doubt their children’s decisions in getting involved in activities that are not for academic purposes; such as sports, music, arts, and so on. These parents think that the academic education is much more important. Therefore, students are advised to prioritise their academics among everything. Parents will blame the schools’ extra-curricular activities as the cause of their children’s’ poor academic results. However, there are some parents who think that CCA are good to optimize their children’s development and to balance their school life and the social life. So is it true that CCA will affect students’ academic results? Although academic courses are the top priority in education, students should be encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities despite their academic results as these activities can aid the students in relieving stress, acquiring new skills, managing their time and finding their true talents. CCA can be classified as either an independent activities, which do not have any connection with the academic courses, or can be mutually connected with the academic
One thing that parents, teachers and even students are most concerned about is the effect of Co-Curricular Activities or known as CCA on academic courses. According to Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Science, CCA do affect academic performances (URC, 2005). Do CCA have good effects or, in contrary, bring bad effects to academic performance? A study by the U.S Department of Education revealed that students who participate in those extra activities are three times more likely to have an average grade of 3.00 or better, compared to students who do not participate in (Stephens & Schaben, 2002, para. 4). Although many researches have revealed good effects of CCA, there are many American parents that still doubt their children’s decisions in getting involved in activities that are not for academic purposes; such as sports, music, arts, and so on. These parents think that the academic education is much more important. Therefore, students are advised to prioritise their academics among everything. Parents will blame the schools’ extra-curricular activities as the cause of their children’s’ poor academic results. However, there are some parents who think that CCA are good to optimize their children’s development and to balance their school life and the social life. So is it true that CCA will affect students’ academic results? Although academic courses are the top priority in education, students should be encouraged to participate in extra-curricular activities despite their academic results as these activities can aid the students in relieving stress, acquiring new skills, managing their time and finding their true talents. CCA can be classified as either an independent activities, which do not have any connection with the academic courses, or can be mutually connected with the academic