Is there any value in studying academic subjects that are not useful in terms of generating wealth for the country?

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teaching and learning academic

subjects

in school is highly controversial. It is considered by the large part of society that studying

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or Physics is a waste of time for

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most of the children.

However

, others believe that all the

subjects

in school are of equal importance and each of them can turn to become a profitable sphere of activity in future. I tend to agree with the

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point as I`m convinced that there are no unnecessary

subjects

.

First

of all, any knowledge received from

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program

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can be implemented in the business sphere. Many scientific and technical

subjects

provide children with the theoretical fundament like laws, regularities and formulas which can be eventually the stimulus for the brand-new idea or innovation.

For example

, some

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using the simplest mechanisms from physics can one day invent

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motion machine as it can become clear that it is not as difficult as everybody thinks.

Thus

,

this

invention definitely will lead to a growth of national prosperity.

Secondly

, not everything in our world is measured

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money. There is

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plenty of people who are literally able to devote their

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to

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science. These people do not pursue a goal to hit the jackpot by selling the results of their

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but try to perpetuate their names in the history of science.

Moreover

, some of

such

inventors could even endanger their lives for the purposes of science.

For instance

, Tour Heyerdahl with the team made a dangerous journey across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa raft to prove that ancient people could do the same. He literally sacrificed his life 101 days in a row to prove his point. To sum up, studying academic

subjects

can enhance

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of

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in unexpected ways and, at the same time,

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prosperity is not the ultimate end in itself.