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Some people think students should learn practical skills while others think they should learn theoretical skills. Discuss both views and give your own opinion?

The debate on
weather
introduces two alternatives
whether
 theoretical subjects are more important or practical are more important has been raging for ages. Some individuals are of the opinion that pupils should be taught more practical courses like
computers but
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computers, but
 others hold the view that theoretical subjects are more important. In
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 essay I intend to discuss both views and
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 give my opinion. Those in favour of theoretical courses say that to be practically
successful we
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successful, we
 need to have a strong and solid theoretical foundation. Though practically
counts but
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counts, but
 it is like half
knowledge
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 if no theoretical
knowledge
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 is gained.
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,
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theory
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the theory
 provides powerful tools to deal with the world around us and the body within ourselves.
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, medical theories help us combat diseases, economic theories explain inflation and unemployment, gravity
theory
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explains
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explain
 the presence of planets. Even marketing which was once thought to be purely practical is based on statistical data which require mathematics
knowledge
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. Those who advocate practical courses say so because today is the era of computers and technology. They feel that
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 subjects have more job opportunities. What they don't take into consideration is that as far as the basic
knowledge
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 of
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 subjects is there it is all practical. But if you have to go into computer programming, you need to have your mathematical concepts clear. In my opinion, both practical and theoretical subjects go ahead in hand and each has their own significance.
Theory
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 and
practical
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practice
 are interrelated
.
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.
Theory
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 is the basic
off
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of
 all practical
knowledge
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.
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, a person becomes a doctor in five and a half years, which has four and a half
theory
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 plus one year practical. So, for the overall development of the students a mix of all subjects should be there. To sum up, it can be said that both
theory
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 and practical subjects have their own importance. Both should be incorporated in the school and university curricula.

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