Activities such as debates, drama and excursions are now rare in schools in your country. As the Senior Prefect, write a letter to your principal suggesting the revival of these activities and pointing out what students stand to gain from taking part in them.
Explanation
Ijagun Grammar School.
P.M.B 2011
ljebu-Ode,
Ogun State.
16th May. 2012
The Principal,
ljagun Grammar School.
Ijebu Ode
Dear Sir.
The Need to Revive Some Co-curricular Activities in This School
Sir, your recent appointment as the principal of this school has been seen as a blessing This so because, immediately i you took over the administration of the school, you have put together a lot of activities that were hitherto not in place. Many of my mates do salute your courage in putting all these activities in place which are expected to shape the social and academic landscape of the school. Sir, more grease to your elbow Nevertheless. l have observed that some co-curricular activities such as debates, drama and excursions have become things of the past in schools in this country in general and in our school in particular.
The reasons for this trend can be understood in three ways. First and foremost, the population of students in most schools are very alarming. Today. the various governments have jettisoned the old form of entrance examination, and replaced it with the automatic transfer of students from primary six to Junior Secondary School One. In addition to this is the haphazard manner in which students of Junior Secondary Schools are moved to Senior Secondary Schools, This has brought about students poor performance in debates, drama and excursions due to poor academic background of majority of the overcrowded students.
Furthermore. fund is very important for most of these co-curricular activities But government does not encourage schools to collect money from students for the funding of these activities, while the same government will not provide enough fund that can adequately organize such activities. Also, many parents do not support co-curricular activities that can take their students out of the home for too long. They always expect their children to come back home and hawk some goods for them as part of the children's contributions to the growth and development of their nuclear or extended families Having said all these. the authority ought to be aware of the importance of debates, drama and excursions in the social and academic development of the students.
Debates encourage students to exhibit their speaking skill in English and thereby develop this skill in them Also students who listen to good speakers can emulate them and try to do like them. Furthermore. drama, if properly channeled can turn some of the students to entertainment stars in future. Since not all the students will be opportuned to get white collar jobs after leaving school it will greatly help them in future if they start developing their gifts early.
In addition. excursion is a medium through which what is taught in class can be seen physically The practical gains of excursion make it very important as a learning tool.
I, therefore. appeal to you to see to it that all the co-curricular activities mentioned above are introduced. in order to increase the academic development of the students.
Yours faithfully
Adeyemi Oluwasegun