MyViewonthe“CampusStar”Contest
Atanageofcharacterandindividualitybeingencouragedanddemonstrated,weseevarious“stars”popup—singingstars,dancingstars,moviestarsandsportstars,etc.Manyschoolsevenholdconteststochoosetheir“CampusStars”.Althoughtheseactivitiesmakeourculturallifeincampusmorecolorfulandvaried,alotofproblemsspringupatthesametime.
Firstofall,theseactivitiescanresultintheswellingofvanityinsomestudents,makingthembecomearrogant,orevenfeelsuperiortootherstudents.Moreover,theseactivitiescangreatlydistractthestudentsfromtheirstudy.Inordertobecomeastar,theywill,withoutanydoubt,spendalotoftimeandenergyonthepreparationandcompetition.Thefocusoftheiracademiclifewillbeshifted,andevenworse,theycanbecometooenthusiasticaboutextracurricularactivitiesandhatetheacademicknowledgeandskillstheyneedtograspfortheirfuturedevelopment.
Onthewhole,Ithinkthesevarious“CampusStar”contestsshouldbecontrolledinthecampus.Afterall,schoolsaredifferentfromanyothersocialinstitutions.Extracurricularactivitiesshouldbeencouraged,buttheyshouldbehelpfultothestudent’sacademicstudyandall-rounddevelopment.