Global Breaking News - Wednesday, October 7, 2026

 Some people think that children should begin their formal education at a very early age and should spend most of their time on school studies. Others believe that young children should spend most of their time playing. Which view do you agree with? Why?

There is a hot debate these days concerning the education of children. Some people believe that children should begin formal education at a very early age while others think that young children should spend most of their time playing. From my perspective, I think children should not be burdened with school early because childhood is the only time that they will have the chance to live a relatively free life and play. In addition, it contributes to child development.
* concerning = ~에 관하여 / formal education = 정규 교육, 학교 교육 / perspective = 관점, 견해 / be burdened with = 짐을 지다, 스트레스를 받다 / childhood = 어린 시절 / relatively = 상대적으로 / contributes to = 기여하다, 공헌하다

To begin with, childhood is a previous time in that it is the one chance that they will have to be carefree and innocent. Seeing that children are facing up to sixteen years or more of education, there is really no rush to start them off early. The first years of a child’s life should be for fun and games, not books and homework. It is very important that children have the chance to learn that enjoying life is also an important lesson to learn. The pure joy and fun of being a child are too quickly forgotten by most people as it is, so I do not think that it is good to deprive children of that wonderful period in their lives.
* previous = 이전의 / in that = ~라는 점에서 / carefree = 근심걱정없는, 속 편한 / innocent = 순결한, 순진한 / face up to = 받아들이다, 마주하다, 현실을 직시하다 / rush = 돌진 / chance = 기회 / lesson = 교훈, 가르침, 수업 / deprive A of B = A에게서 B를 박탈하다

  Not only is it important to let a child have fun just for the sake of fun, but childhood is also a productive time  in terms of  child development. Playing a major contributor to the physical, mental and social development of children, and therefore, children who begin their education too early will most likely be physically weaker and socially inept. When they are playing in the park with other kids, they are using and developing their bodies, which promotes healthy growth. By learning to compromise, share, cooperate and take responsibility in play, they are developing mental health and social skills that will benefit them during their entire lives. If they are buried under academics at an early age, they will not have the opportunity to develop these all-important skills.
* for the sake of = ~를 위해서, ~때문에 / productive time = 생산적 시간 / in terms of = ~면에서, ~에 관하여 / child development = 아동 발달 / social development = 사회개발 / inept = 솜씨없는, 서투른 / promote = 촉진시키다 / compromise = 타협하다, 절충하다 / take responsibility = 책임을 맡다 / mental health = 정신 건강 / social skills = 사회성 기술 / entire life = 일생 / buried = 묻힌, 파묻힌 / at an early age = 어릴 때, 젊었을 때 

 In conclusion, school is a normal part of life, and the early years of childhood spent playing is also normal. Early childhood is a period of fun and innocence everyone should experience. This time is also necessary for physical, mental and social development. Forcing children to skip this will only distort their views of life and cause them to be less developed in many aspects.
* spend = 보내다, 소비하다 / force A to B = A에게 B하도록 시키다, 강요하다 / distort = 왜곡하다