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some people think secondary school students should learn international news as one of their subjects, while others believe that this is a waste of valuable time. Discuss both views ang give your opinion

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Nowadays, at some secondary schools, students are encouraged to study a new
subject
, called ‘international
news
’. There
also
 have some controversial opinions saying that adding
this
subject
 in education at secondary school is time-wasting. I will discuss both of these views in my essay below.
To begin
 with, learning international
news
 is considered to be a waste of time. Perhaps it comes from
management
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 of time. As usual, students usually deal with lots of homework and exams for their main subjects at school.
This
 may cause some fatigue and stress which lead to losing the ability
of concentrating
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 on lessons.
Next
, encouraging secondary pupils to get access to
new
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subject
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 is a hasty decision. Children at these ages are not mature and old enough to confidently discuss
about
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a variety of current issues as their understanding is one of the deficiencies.
This
 should be allowed and demanded at universities or some higher levels of study.
Besides
, it is true that studying
news
 about foreign countries can bring some good points.
First
, it helps to discover some external problems asides from compulsory subjects. Pupils are able to get useful information and improve their ways of thinking clearly and well.
Second
, were
this
 to be applied to education at present, children could easily be more connectable to
global
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trend
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. It can be seen that those who are
knowledgeabe
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knowledgeable
 about both national and international
news
 have the ability to not only have
better
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 understanding but
also
 fluently integrate into social life.
As a result
, they will confidently communicate to everyone around them and achieve well at some essay-writing lessons relating to politics and government
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 In my view, suggesting global
news
 as a
subject
 at secondary schools has its pros and con. I believe it will give more benefits than its drawbacks.
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