Some people think that secondary school should add international news as a subject; others think that it is a waste of valuable time. Discuss both views.

It is acknowledged that international news should be added into the curriculums of secondary schools. While some people advocate

this

, others believe that learning social knowledge could be a waste of valuable time.

To begin

with, it is undeniable that paying attention to the global media could help students enrich teenagers’ understanding of contemporary affairs. From the news of different fields of the world, students would raise their own awareness of the current events happening in their home country and abroad.

This

could encourage them to do something to tackle with

these problem

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this problem

these problems

by researching or volunteering.

For instance

, when thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest, by accessing the international news on the Internet, the teenagers from all

part

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parts

of the world reached out to help. From

this

reasoning, studying international news could be essential for students to learn as a school subject.

On the other hand

, it is

also

understandable that teaching secondary students would be time-consuming.

First

, students have to learn core subjects

such

as Math or Science, so adding international news as a compulsory subject might become a burden to them. They would feel stressful due to the number of exercises and assignments.

Second

, nowadays, there

are

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is

a host of information sources, so students will be required a lot of time to verify these. In fact, teenagers will be negatively affected by the global media’s focus on

wars

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the wars

and crime.

For example

, the criminal news

such

as kidnapping and murder will make anxious and traumatic for students, even without protection they will imitate the cases. In conclusion, there are convincing arguments for the suggestion of teaching students international news.

However

, substantive patience and demonstration should be involved in the process of teaching so that efficiency could be accomplished.