All work and no play make Jack a dull boy

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy

“All work and no play make jack dull boy” is a proverb that tells that mere education doesn’t imply everything for a student, apart from books he should have games and other activities part of their education.

Why do we have school life for so many years? This is because education is what places one in society. Society tells us that education shows the people surrounding how one should be treated by their actions, which can be created by the amount of education that person has. But academic learning is increasingly replacing play and experiential hands-on education. Education is now seen as a race, and the earlier you start, the sooner and the better you finish; yet there is no evidence that this push for early academics produces any lasting advantage for children. No doubt the importance of education cannot be stressed enough, but it is the same with the importance of fun!

The primary aspect of any student is to get into a reputed college or university, which decides his career and life indeed sometimes. But the colleges are looking not just into the brains now. They are looking into the “all round performance” of an individual. So every individual apart from being glued to books, it’s better to focus on their interests and passions.

What this society needs is a balance of education and fun. Although the need for an education is clearly stressed in today's society, people have inadvertently forgotten that play is also just as important. Just as education is a solid foundation for what a person becomes, so is knowing how to have a good time. Character is primarily defined with two things, education and personality. If one doesn't have a cheerful personality, developed by activities of fun, then their potential in character is drastically reduced.