Compare And Contrast Organised Activities Vs Creative Play

My position on the issue of whether organized activities or creative play is better is very simple. I believe balance is necessary, they both have their advantages and disadvanges. For the sake of the debate i would support creative play. Studies have shown this method to have proven advantages over organized activities. Results speak for themselves and the results are loud. As stated in the passage "Helping Children Play Creatively" many experts in child development say children need to expierence creative play to learn extremely important skills. Some of these skills are expressing themselves, thinking independantly, and developing critical thinking and problem solving. These skills are necessaties in everyday life and will elelvate your child's chances of becoming successful. My parents have always left time open every day during my childhood for me to express my self and strengthen my imagination. They would sign me up for organized activities but then watch and see which of those activties carried over into my creative play time. This is how we stumbled upon hockey. I fell in love with the sport and it shaped and molded me into the person i am today.
According to the passage "The Benefits of Organized Activities" Janet Collins an adolescent health expert states that organized activities teach responsibility and commitment. In my own expience with hockey that statement is true. First and foremost, i would have never been able to take advantage of my love for the sport if it was not for organized activities and i wouldnt be the person i am today. Hockey definetly taught me commitment and responsibilty but there was times when it became too much and made it hard to want to continue in the sport. My fondest memories are of when my friends and i would just go outside and play endless hours of hockey in the street. No right or wrong way to