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â€Å"There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect† - Ronald Reagan. The first step to overcoming barriers is to identify where those barriers lie within a community, and then addressing those barriers one at a time. Difficulty in reaching goals when it comes to effective learning. Students often set goals, or goals that are set by their parents which are not achievable. The only goals which are achievable are those who are braked down into smaller goals which the end result will be your main goal. In my community there is an extremely high demand of achievement. Children often suffer under those conditions because they cannot meet the expectations†¦show more content†¦This not only opens a door to discrimination of children with disabilities, it also effects the learning environment. Classes are disrupted for sports days, and the children that are not strong in sports are often left behind. Sport is important in schools, but there needs to be a balance between the two. JASON BANTJES, PSYCHOLOGIST at Diocesan College (Bishops) in Cape Town, says â€Å"Competitiveness in schools is partly due to schools increasingly being seen as business units which compete with one another for pupils.† This extreme competitiveness also leads to substance abuse within the school. Students are under so much pressure that they use anabolic steroids to help them increase their sporting ability. There should be regular test for the use of steroids in schools; this will help to reduce the number of learners using these banned substances. Parents, teachers and students should come together and workshops should be held to emphasize the dangers that substance abuse holds. When a student is identified to have a sporting talent, that child should know that academics is still the most important, and be taught how to manage both academics and sport. This is a very important barrier to overcome. 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