(목동김상철토플전문학원) 고3 김혜빈 독립형 WT When there is some free time like after school or having duty off

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IW When there is some free time like after school or having duty off, which activity is the most beneficial to the young people whose age is between 14 and 18?

-Having part time job and volunteering in community          -Learning sports activity

-Learning to play a musical instrument

Over the past few decades, and increased variety of options and choices of how to spend free time efficiently have been proposed to young people whose age is between 14 and 18. So, it has been generally discussed which is better for young people among having a part time job and volunteering community, learning sports activity, and learning to play a musical instrument. Some might argue that having a doing work or learning music would be most beneficial for students to do on their free time. Others might have other opinions. However, I am deeply convinced that learning sports in young people’s free time would extremely benefit them in many ways. Actually, I have a couple of reasons to state my opinion. I will explain and develop them in the next following paragraphs.

First of all, learning sports activity can allow students to overcome difficulties in life by giving them confidence. Young students around 14 to 18 years old lack much confidence and are greatly affected by insecurities. Sports activities can help them grow confidence and bravery which will lead to the ability to face such obstacles in life. Although some people might say that young people should go through new experiences that will teach them more about their future in society such as having a part time job or volunteering, new experiences about the future is useless for young people because they lack the ability to fully adapt in their present lives. To give a personal example of this, I was bullied for having a big scar on my face which I got from a car accident that happened when I was young. The bullies would follow me every day after school and not only physically but also verbally abuse me. They made fun of my face and told me that I was no good, and their words seemed to kill every inch of my confidence. They threatened that they’ll keep hurting me if I told anybody, and I kept silent as they pleased. One day, one of my neighbors saw them bullying me, and he suggested that we should jog one hour a day after school when I had free time. He jogged me every morning to school and back home after school. He taught me how to run fast and for a long period of time. I didn’t know how confident I became until my bullies found me alone again. They made fun of my mom, my grades and my scar, and they told me that I should have a large tattoo on my face to cover it up. I was so angry that I screamed that the only tattoo I’m going to get was their faces on my fist. So I punched them hard and ran away. I ran so fast that none of them could even follow up on me. Even when they stopped running after me I kept running faster because I never felt more courageous in my life. Through learning sports in my free time, I didn’t achieve any musical taste or experiences of working in society. However, learning sports gave me something that can’t result from other activities: the strength of the heart.

Moreover, learning sports activity can also affect our attitude toward other subjects as well. Enough physical activity is really important for the health of young people who usually sits on a chair for a long period of time and eats a lot of junk food. Although some people might say that P.E class in school is enough physical activity for young people and that young people need to be more inspired by learning musical instruments in their free time, young people’s daily lives are actually greatly influenced by their overall body health. For example, a survey was taken in a high school in Korea. Young people between age 14 and 18 was questioned about their school lives, and a camera was installed in their classroom to see how they are in class. One group of students answered the survey by saying that they do additional sports activities because their P.E classes aren’t enough for them. The other group of students answered that they either go to music academies or part time jobs or volunteering centers in their free time. Surprisingly, the camera evidently proved that the group of students who does not do any additional sports activities slept for over 4 hours in school. They also didn’t eat much nutritious food at lunch time, and they easily caught colds and spine problems. Their grades aren’t so pretty as well. On the other hand, the group of students who does additional sports activities had enough sleep at night, paid attention in class, got enough grades and didn’t have any health problems often. They also replied that if it hadn’t been for the learning of sports, they wouldn’t have been in a good shape for the learning of academics.