What Makes Extracurricular Activities Important?

Kijani 

Extracurricular activities are very important to the growth of a child, they help them, emotionally, socially, and even academically. They help kids learn to be patient, get along with others, and participate in team work. Extracurricular activities could be your ticket into college. A lot of people think that the only way you will succeed in life is if you are the smartest person and go to college. But if you are doing a lot of extracurricular activities then it opens up more doors for you to become successful, like you can get a sports scholarship, or a band, or choir scholarship, all kinds of things.

Also extracurricular activities such as sports are a benefit to your health. They will keep you in shape, and maybe it will boost some kid's self-esteem. Also sports are like taking a break from all the stress from whatever is going on in your life, like keeping up with school. I think that every kid should participate in extracurricular activities, but they should not be forced. If they were forced I think that they wouldn't really try and it would just be a waste of time. Then doing extra things could keep a kid from being bored, and an idle mind is a devils workshop. Plus you won't really have time to get in trouble because you will be practicing all the time and then when you're not practicing you should be at school or doing something constructive.

Also extracurricular activities look good on resumes, and applications, plus they can make a person tough if you are playing a rough sport like football or rugby. Then it can help you have patience especially if you are in band or choir, because you have to practice your shows for at least a few months before you can put on a show. Also it's been proven that people who play sports or are in band are smarter than normal students, because you have to be eligible at all times which means that your grade must be above a certain percent. Plus it pushes students to do better because they know that if they do bad they won't be able to play sports, and that might be a little push that a student needs.