text: I believe that forcing kids to partake in extracurricular activities would be a great mistake for it cuts on kids social time. The principal should recognize that kids usually socialize after school and placing all of them in extracurricular activities would limit their interactions. Kids need social time as it is one of the basic needs of humanity and life without it would be grey and dull. I remember when I was around seven years old when we went on a vacation to Japan. It was a wonderful place, but I remember that since I could not speak Japanese I rarely talked to anybody besides my family and the people that knew English. I remember coming back and getting new energy from talking to people as I had not been social for some time. Every time I look back, this moment always makes me remember that social interaction is a key component in the human life.