Some people suggest that international news should study as a subject in secondary school. However, others say that it will be a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your opinion

The importance of global
news
is at its peak nowadays. While a number of people believe that it must be added as an academic
subject
in
secondary
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level of formal educational institutes, others disagree by arguing that it will destroy valuable academic time. I will discuss both perspectives and opine for the latter group. With regards to studying international
news
, as an academic
subject
will give exposure to the events going on around the
world
in terms of economics, politics, technology etc. All those topics are closely connected to almost everything happening in our lives and
country
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as a whole because it’s a global
world
and there is no way to deny it.
For example
, the computers we use on a daily basis for accomplishing almost every academic or professional task of our lives, are made of components produced in various parts of the
world
. So one small change in those manufacturing areas can have
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impact on our daily lives and
therefore
everything we do. So it's really important that we make every citizen
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be aware of changes going on globally, and introducing the topic at an earlier age will make it easier for everyone to learn.
On the other hand
, there are a lot of important subjects like
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mathematics, language, science etc. where students should seriously focus on and ensure enough time and effort so that they become true experts in those respective fields. A nation depends on its experts in various fields, so academic institutions need to put sufficient emphasis on those topics in the existing class schedules. If there is a new
subject
introduced which have no direct implications on
nations
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overall development,
then
it might build pressure on schools existing tight time schedule.
Moreover
, other subjects might get negatively affected to allocate space for the aforementioned
subject
.
Also
, if schools try to incorporate every new thing available out there that would be impossible because there are an unlimited number of useful topics like programming, personal finance and others. I
nevertheless
believe that the significance of knowing about what’s going around the
world
is critically important for any nation as it has a serious impact on almost every aspect of life. It is unlike any other just useful category which can be left for people’s own interest,
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international
news
has value for a nation’s collective interest.
Therefore
, the advantages clearly supersede the negative aspects, and
as a
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I think it's appropriate to introduce international
news
as a new
subject
at secondary levels. To sum up, there is no dispute about the importance of international
news
, but contradictory views exist
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it should be inaugurated as a
subject
at the secondary level or not. From the above discussion, I think the suggested
subject
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academic education at the secondary school level as its benefits far exceed the negative side effects.
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