Some people say that schools should concentrate on teaching students academic subjets that will be useful for their future careers. Other people say that subjects such as music and sports are also necessary. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

One school of thought holds that schools should give precedence to core

subjects

,

while

some assert that non-academic

subjects

such

as music and sport should

also

be included in the curriculum.

This

essay attempts to shed light on both perspectives before concluding that I am in favour of the latter notion. On the one hand, focusing on academic

subjects

may be beneficial in several ways. First and foremost,

such

courses can offer learners various scholarships from reputable universities. Those

students

who are underprivileged,

therefore

, can share financial burdens with their parents by means of having good academic performance.

Secondly

, possessing great academic background could guarantee

students

’ financially viable careers.

For instance

, programmers in big firms, namely Google or Microsoft can have high salaries

besides

a range of perks in their jobs.

On the other hand

, there exists a host of reasons why I am convinced that the aforementioned merits pale in comparison with the enormous benefits that non-academic

subjects

could offer. One key rationale is that partaking in music and art can reduce mental health problems

such

as stress, and depression by the fact that they provide

students

with a way to express their emotions, thereby reducing the high suicide rate caused by mental health problems. Another justification is that learning non-academic

subjects

can help the student reach their full potential. It is noteworthy that focusing excessively on academic

subjects

is eroding the creativity of

students

because those courses limit the participation of the right hemisphere.

This

is the reason why humans lose more and more geniuses

such

as Leonardo da Vinci. In a nutshell, even though it is irrefutable that concentrating on core

subjects

may benefit a bulk of

students

, I would contend that teaching artistic and athletic

subjects

would be of paramount importance to the healthy development of

students

.