text: Another reason students should not have to participate in extra curricular activities is because they should be able to choose what they do when they are learning not in school. It should be their choice of what they should do because they should not have to do anything they do not want to do. Giving them a free choice will make them happier because they are not being told what to do. Letting them make the decision for themselves will help them to become more independent and less reliant on other people making the decisions for them. Making a decision for the students will not help them in the future, and should be avoided as much as possible.