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
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