Topic: Some people believe that more academic subjects such as chemistry, physics and history should be taught in schools, while others believe that students will derive more benefit from studying practical subjects, such as motor mechanics and cooking. Discuss both views provide your own opinion with relevant examples?

Nowadays, the questions of whether students should study academic courses or vocational ones has been receiving a great deal of public attention.

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studying practical subjects is not without advantages, academic subjects should be more emphasized. There are a number of benefits of studying vocational subjects.

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, since students want to earn money to make a living as soon as possible, practical courses are appreciated. In facts, vocational subjects,

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as motor mechanics and cooking provide students practical skills and work experience without committing fours years of college, which making them to support themselves and raise their family.

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, by simplifying vocational training,

economy

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the economy

can reach a balance of

labour market

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the labour market

.

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, some developed countries, like Canada or Japan are exporting labours because of the shortage of employee who do manual jobs which are unskilled and skilled worker,

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lead to necessity of practical training.

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, academic subjects have significant advantages.

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, in order to land a decent

jobs

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job

, having access higher education plays an important role.

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means that education courses prepare for students specialized knowledge containing fundamental theories to do complex jobs,

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as doctors or engineers which require deeper understanding nature of subjects,

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making them become competitive on the

labor

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

labour

market.

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, if students have access to tertiary education, they will be armed vital skills to become more confident in the future. Plenty of evidence suggests that activities

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university, like teamwork, presentation or discussion, promote students to

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develop

soft – skills,

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as problem – solving ability, communication skills, logical thinking and cognitive thinking, which helps them become proactive younger in the modern life. In conclusion, the advantages of academic courses are more significant. By focusing all the pro and cons, students can make the best decision.