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Topic: Full-time university students need to spend a lot of time on
studying, but it is essential to get involved in other activities. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?
On college campuses, extracurricular involvement is a key tool to develop
the "whole student." It is appropriate to say that full-time university students
should not only spend a lot of time on studying but also interact with their
peers in social activities, thus improving their social skills.While time spent
on studying can enhance academic achievement, time spent on getting involved in
out-of-the-classroom activities will help students mature socially on the
individual student level and the professional level.
The development of the well-rounded individual is a principle goal of
extracurricular activities during college years.A variety of personal
experiences that these activities provide could positively impact students'
emotional development.When working together with other individuals, students
learn to communicate and gain more self-confidence, autonomy and appreciation
for others' similarities and differences.Further, by identifying a peer group,
that group may influence one's affective and cognitive development as well as
one's personal behavior.In addition, taking part in activities outside the
classroom enables one, among other things, to learn to negotiate, manage
conflict and cooperate with fellow students.And last but not least, almost any
type of extracurricular activities may help students understand the importance
of critical thinking skills.
Students can also upgrade their social skills specific to their career
paths and imperative for future job successes in different
fields.Extracurricular involvement allows students to associate academic
knowledge with practical experience, thereby leading to a better awareness of of
their abilities, talents and career goals.Nowadays, good social skills are
nearly as important as good academic qualifications since future employers seek
exactly these remarkable skill standards.This is understandable, considering
that participation in extracurricular activities is positively linked to
attainment of one's first job and managerial potential.The campus is a place
where students can work together, discuss pertinent ideas and issues, and
accomplish common objectives.It is nothing less than an environment for students
to feel socially connected with others and the university as their
community.
To sum up, for young people, attending higher education is meant to advance
academically and to mature socially.University students ought to be encouraged
to get involved in activities ranging from students' government to athletics to
professional organizations to multicultural events and to volunteer
service-related projects.Such activities exist to more fully complement the
university's academic curriculum and augment the student's social
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:23:26