Students should be taught academic knowledge so that they can pass exams, and skills such as cooking, dressing.... should not be taught. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Education is the foundation of
ethic
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ethical
culture and
also
the top national policy that most countries prioritize in. It not only plays an influence not only over the formation of human personality and moral
qualities but
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qualities, but
it is
also
the main source of human
resources training
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resources, training
from which people acquire academic
knowledge
and essential
life
skills
such
as cooking, dressing...
Although
both of them are considered to be equally vital, there is are many opposite opinions that it is much more important to focus on teaching students
academic
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the academic knowledge
knowledge
rather than
life
skills so that they can pass the exams.
On
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In
my own
view point
a mental position from which things are viewed
viewpoint
, I’m absolutely in disagreement with
this
idea. It can be seen that the greatest discrepancy between student and student is their stocks of
knowledge examining
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knowledge, examining
assessing the academic levels of each others every individual student.
However
, that may not say it all, most of the schools and employers are all prioritizing applicants that demonstrate their capabilities in
life
skills
instead
of purely academic achievements.
Moreover
, it is recognized that (holes) gaps in academic (information)
knowledge
are easily filled while missing
life
skills are (much harder to teach) could have a knock-on effect on their opportunities in the future,
therefore
the students should be taught those skills
otherwise
they’ll have non awareness of may not be well prepared for dealing with situations surrounding them (what it takes to function on their own). Learning
life
skills helps individuals develop potentials and construct self-regulations to be more self-confident and well-
arounded
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
rounded
well-rounded.
Additionally
, it results in building confidence both in spoken skills and for group collaboration and cooperation.
Life
skills
also
make students
regconise
show approval or appreciation of
recognise
recognize
the impact of their actions and teach them to take responsibility for what they do rather than blame for others. If just paying attention to the academic
knowledge
, they will be passive and dependent more on things available, or more seriously, is they’re impossible to liberate and apply potential ability to improve themselves, easy to be seduced and depraved. Overall, I suppose that apart from teaching students academic
knowledge
, schools should organize some extracurricular activities in order to equip them with indispensable
life
skills and parents extend their roles as caregivers to support their children’s increasing interests, often cooking, cleaning and scheduling their
life
lives far longer than appropriate so that they can cope with obstacles in
life
, confidently stand on the path of
life
, and succeed in their careers.
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