Some people think that secondary school children should study international news as one of school subjects. Others people think that it is a waste of valuable school time.

The importance of global media seems to increase every year, so much so to the point of introducing
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ews channel into the classrooms. I believe
this
to be dangerous and potentially damaging due to the nature of the media.
Firstly
, considering the importance of education in modern society, it is extremely worrisome and dangerous to consider substituting school subjects with international
news
.
This
is because there is no correct, balanced, unbiased
news
source.
For example
,if a child spent their school days watching FOX
NEWS
, they would potentially have a skewed opinion of the world due to its unabashed right-wing credentials.
Therefore
, changing a child’s information diet from a traditional subject
such
as music or geography to watching a potentially partisan
news
channel is an extremely risky idea.
Secondly
, if international
news
were to become a new subject it could have a detrimental emotional impact on young minds. In general, the majority of
news
is negative,
hence
the expression ‘if it bleeds it leads’.
For example
, studies by the EFE
News
Agency show that 85% of headlines are negative in nature, usually referring to natural disasters, war, famine, etc. The logic of having these types of stories beamed into a school, to those of an impressionable age
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to be challenged. To conclude, due to the risk of political influences, and the harsh reality of global
news
, I am strongly in favour of maintaining the current curriculum.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • global perspectives
  • cultural understanding
  • interconnected world
  • critical thinking skills
  • discern biases
  • global citizenship
  • curriculum
  • academic development
  • sensitive content
  • news cycles
  • structured curriculum
  • positive developments
  • fostering hope
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