Surname 1 Student name Name of Instructor Course 14 May 2013 What the youth ought to do in their free time Free time is that time spent without doing work, be it at the workplace or at home (domestic chores). Free time is most commonly used for recreation; it’s also known as leisure time. For free time to get consideration as free, no activity that is compulsory ought to be done during such time. Recent surveys on how youths spend their leisure time have brought up very fascinating results. The absolute fact is that there is a big difference between what the urban and rural youths choose to do, but there is clear difference regarding thought patterns of urban males and females. How the youth spend time is different and interesting at the same time. The mindset, style and mood of the youth of today are totally different. The youth today have lots of free time and have significant possibilities of engaging in sex and drug abuse, irresponsible behavior or delinquency (Finn 2006). Today, teenagers spend 40% of the leisure time they have at home, therefore the requirement of leisure activities of a constructive nature. Today’s youth don’t have time for marveling at nature (the beauty that nature offers) such as birds, greenery, mountains and trees. Instead, today’s trend is listening to songs, watching movies, reading comic books, playing video games among others. In regard to sexes, girls prefer spending maximum time listening to songs and watching soap operas, while boys opt for video games or looking at sports on television. Girls, like always, also love
Surname 2 gossiping and looking for pictures of the celebrities they like whereas boys like driving. A very small percentage of youth today likes to read books or study. One way in which the youth should utilize their free time in a constructive way is via sports. The youth take part in sports for a variety of reasons such as having fun, fitness and athletic scholarships. The most significant advantage of...