Some people think secondary school students should study international news as one of their subjects. Other people say this is a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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News is an important source of information and increases knowledge, few suggest that it should be part of

secondary student’s curriculum

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the secondary student’s curriculum

as one of the subjects while others feel it is not the best use of their time.

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why I feel it should be included. Why should higher schools teach international news? Teaching it as a separate subject will help students to learn about what is happening around the world,

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will not be known. It will improve their knowledge of current affairs, cultures, and

socio-economic

involving social as well as economic factors

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will help them to build better communication and overall personality development. In a research study by the Indian Institute of Broadcasting, 30% of the employees who are currently in an executive role, as a student had access to global news.

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, people argue about the purpose of the educational system is to get ready for their career and too many thinks dilute their focus, so the educational institutions should focus on the math’s, social, science and computer which are core focus and get them ready for the competitive world. They

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feel that not all students will find it interesting and the news items have to be censored appropriately for students.

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, I have seen many students are struggling with their existing syllabus and any addition can make them lose their focus. To conclude, It might be a little too much for students to have it as a new

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will help build a better personality and will

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help them in their careers and they will not find it stressful provided there is no grading.

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Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

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Introduction & conclusion present

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Grammatical Range: 5.0

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Topic Vocabulary:

Global awareness
Critical thinking
Global citizenship
Cultural diversity
Communication skills
Historical context
World affairs
Academic subjects
Bias
Misinformation
Age-appropriate
Media literacy
Educational enrichment

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