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Some people believe that teenagers should concentrate on all school subjects. But others believe that teenage should focus on the subject that they are best at or that they find the most interest. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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The
first
 viewpoint that
teenagers
 should focus on the subject they are the most passionate about seems to stem from the belief that nature is more important than nurture, e.g. everyone is born with certain talents and external factors contribute a little in strengths and weakness of an individual. Proponents of
this
 view often attribute "natural talent" and "passion" as main factors behind the success of an individual, but often overlook the way
education
 and
enviroment
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environment
 can shape the interests of an individual - examples include changing preferences of college majors during
teenagers
' high school years. Another point of view is that
teenagers
 should focus on every subject regardless of interest.
This
 seems to be based on the notion that nurture is more dominant than nature - environment and
education
 dictate is more dominant than natural talent.
Thus
, advocates of
this
 viewpoint generally see
education
 as a powerful tool and belief that the more
subjects
teenagers
 learn, the more knowledgable they are. The downside of
this
 view is that it overlooks the power of natural interest and disinterest a teenager can have in certain
subjects
. It
also
 uses a one-size-fits measure for a teenager's intelligence, which ignores
diverse
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the diverse
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 natural passions of
teenagers
. Personally, I do believe that a balance between both viewpoints is the best fit for the basis of
teenagers
'
education
.
Teenagers
 should be given several compulsory
subjects
 which are focused on general knowledge as well as elective
subjects
 which can cater to the teenager's interests. I believe that
this
 is the ideal compromise between following the natural passion and being out of "comfort zone".
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