It is suggested that primary children should learn how to grow vegetables and keep animals. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Some people recommend that primary
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gardening and farming. In my opinion, though adding farming into
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ational curriculum would with lots of work, it is worthwhile because children now are losing their connection to nature. Providing primary students with courses on growing vegetables and animals do have some drawbacks. To make room for farming
education
, ministry of
education
, schools and teachers have to make numerous modifications to the curriculum and invest in new
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and teachers’ training.
First
, they might have to face a dilemma of cutting other subjects’ time or extending the
school
time of students. It is even harder to add a new
subject
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in the digital technology age, students already have to study new skills
such
as computing or coding skills.
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chool in
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rban area do not have
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easy access to
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. If farming becomes a compulsory
subject
, each
school
must have a system of transportation to a network of farms to make sure the students are safe.
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overnment will have to invest in training teachers in
this
field because though many peasants having knowledge about growing vegetables and raising stocks, they do not have teaching skills to work with students.
However
, I totally believe that all these changes for
this
new
subject
, farming is worth doing. Today children are so attached to gadgets that they need to be taught to reconnect to nature. When today children grow up, they are surrounded by advanced technology; the community is so busy thinking how to have children keeping up with the
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of computers and AI and sometimes forget to teach them about connecting to the real world. Teaching children about nature now is of utmost
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importance
because it might save generations from digital addictions.
Moreover
, I believe that farming could be an approach to
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teaching. A farm could be an authentic environment for students to learn biology and nutrition and while practice farming, students already do parts of their PE
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. If
education
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subject
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adical way to learn traditional subjects
such
as biology or literature. In conclusion, though having farming
education
in primary
school
requires a lot of work, it is really beneficial for students and should be implemented in the near future.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • sustainable practices
  • cultural literacy
  • hands-on experience
  • nutritional awareness
  • curriculum integration
  • time management
  • resource allocation
  • school gardening projects
  • animal husbandry
  • ecosystem education
  • dietary habits
  • work ethic
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