What are the importance of leisure activities?

Answer 1

Extra curricular activities are important because it make you broaden your horizons into fields that do not involve a academic one. Any person/student should do some sports, or be part of an activity such as Chess, or, IT, languages, theatre. It makes a person/student gain other values than the ones school has given you, making you more social, more communicative, more determined and dedicated, and focused on a goal.

Besides broadening one's horizons, as pointed out by previous contributor, extra curricular activities are important for an all-round personality development. Remember -"All work and no play ...." ? Every individual has tremendous potential & untapped talents & skills that may not always come to the fore in strictly academic/pedagogic situations. Hence extra-curricular [actually, co-curricular] activities such as sports, arts & crafts, community service, field trips, dramatics, recitation, debates, etc. help the individual to realise her/his full potential, along with offering multi-sensoryexperiences & utilising multiple intelligences. Every student can become an achiever in some area or other & this goes a long way in establishing confidence.

Answer 2

These days, potential employers like to hire students with a well-rounded education. School subjects and academic studies are certainly important, but extra-curricular activities can showcase what a student's interests are and how he or she applies school knowledge to other aspects of life. For example, a student who is on the debating team or a member of the student government shows that he or she has a passion for communication and for being an active participant in moving ideas forward. A student athlete shows that he or she is physically fit and competitive. Thus, while academic success should come first, extra-curricular activities are a good way to apply what you have learned and tell future employers something more about your interests.

Answer 3

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