Professional Talent Training for Children

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PROFESSIONAL TALENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN 1 Professional talent training for children Talent discovery has always been an important task in various fields, especially those related to sports and arts, which require much of long-term practice. The world has heard of so many prodigies and their brilliant achievements at such young ages. The training of new talents is still continuing in various centers and institutions around the world. However, besides approving ideas are still questions wondering whether these so called “talents” that are found in children should be prioritized and therefore utilized through intense training. As balanced is a fundamental characteristic for human development, children should not be put into such type of “talent training”. First and foremost, arduous courses of training tend to put heavy pressure on children both physically and mentally. A number of scientists express their worry towards the risk of damaging children’s functional development due to overload on body components, which are still growing (Thomas W. Rowland, 1996). Beside Additionally, it is necessary for children to complete their school curriculum before pursuing any other field or career so as to have a firm base of background knowledge, which is vital yet tend to be neglected when it comes to professional training, which takes up most of children’s time, leaving them too exhausted for lessons and activities at school. School is the second home for children. It is supposed to be an institution that educates personalities, that’s why its goal should be: free evolution for children; high quality information; accessibility and clearness of offered information; development of the abilities and talents; etc. Also school is the place where education is performed as a centralized and systematic activity meant to provide basic knowledge and aptitudes. ( “School

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