Some educational systems make students study specialised subjects from the age of fifteen while others require students to study a wide range. Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

The question of a narrower curriculum at

school

for

students

from

age

15 onwards has become progressively contentious as some educational reformers incline towards a wide breadth of

subjects

. In my opinion, while the former seems valid for the surging pace of modern life, the latter is more desirable to train more well-adjusted individuals. The most frequently cited rationale for limiting

subjects

for

students

from the

age

of 15 is the demand for greater focus. We are all aware that myriad children begin to pursue their aspirations from the beginning of grade

school

. One of the salient illustrations of

this

is often indicated in numerous successes in which they have been investing in their careers from their teenage years

such

as Mark Zuckerberg with his Facebook empire and Elon Musk with the space company SpaceX. These individuals have been dedicating themselves to reaching mastery which could cost their entire lives. The accumulated evidence has reasoned that fewer

subjects

for

students

after

age

15 are a safeguard for a child's future career. Albeit conceding the presented merits, I would contend that a diverse range of skills and interests is a better catalyst for future success. Research has elucidated that pupils increasingly engaging in assorted skill sets allow them for increased creativity and being more sociable.

This

can be most apparently seen in the rising populations of

students

in international schools, who have to balance between compulsory

subjects

such

as maths and science and other electives like music and arts.

This

educational reform does wonders for not only opening the other side of the brain but

also

the interaction between their peers.

Therefore

, equipping teenagers aged over 15 with a diversionary set of skills confers a valid standpoint as

students

will have more autonomy over their lives and not feel that they are harnessed to a single career and purpose. In conclusion, the beneficial values of reduced subject choices cannot outweigh those of educating

students

to be well-rounded from the

age

of 15 as it points to the diversionary experience at

school

. In my final thought, educators and

school

principals should propose a more holistic approach in order to strike some balance in distributing evenly mandatory and elective disciplines in the timetable.