There is a lot of pressure on young people today to succeed academically. As a result, some people believe that non-academic subjects, such as physical education and cookery, should be removed from the school syllabus so that children can concentrate on academic work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Students nowadays are under increasing pressure to achieve academic success in order to get into a good university or secure a well paid job. For

this

reason some people argue that schools need to focus on academic subjects and non academic subjects should

therefore

not be taught. I would argue that while academic skills are important, schools need to teach a wide range of both academic and more skills-based subjects.

Firstly

, not only should

school

be about teaching academic

skills but

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skills, but

also

a wider range of life skills so that students can take an active part in society upon leaving

school

. Practical subjects can help to teach these skills to students.

For example

, physical education teaches students both how to work as part of a team and

also

the importance of being healthy.

Furthermore

, if cookery is

taught

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taught, then

then

students will learn a great deal about health and nutrition.

Secondly

, academic subjects are not equally important for all students. There is the possibility of including more vocational non academic subjects on the syllabus like woodwork, textile design and computing skills. By studying these subjects, students will increase their employment prospects and be better placed to secure employment when leaving

school

. It is important to remember that not all students will continue to higher education and

school

needs to enable these students to find work.

Finally

, too much pressure should not be placed on students. Taking part in non academic subjects like art, music or drama gives students the opportunity to be creative.

This

could help them

to manage

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manage

stress levels and be more productive in other areas. In

conclusion I

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conclusion, I

would argue that

although

academic subjects are very important,

this

should not be the sole focus of a

school

syllabus. There are a number of benefits to teaching students non academic subjects.