some people say that in all levels of education, from primary schools to universities, too much time spent on learning facts and not enough on learning practical skills. do you agree or disagree?

Education has played a significant role in promoting the understanding and

skills

of individuals from primary school to university. Some people argue that

students

tend to spend excessive amounts of time learning about the truth

instead

of gaining practical

skills

. I personally agree with

this

view for the following reasons. On the one hand, it is an undoubted fact that schools put more emphasis on academic knowledge than useful

skills

with the increasing of new subjects embedded into school curriculums.

For example

, it has become compulsory for

students

to enrol in both biology and physics in Japan

while

they used to take either of them in the past.

In other words

, there is growing pressure from the government to acquire more knowledge so the young are better prepared for changing demands of modern society.

On the other hand

, in spite of the rising pressure to learn facts in schools, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of practical

skills

.

In addition

to the conventional learning styles to focus on knowledge, schools demand

students

should gain convenient

skills

such

as computer and language

skills

.

Furthermore

,

students

today are promoted to learn more interactively through working in groups and presentations to improve their communication

skills

which are essential in all aspects of life. In fact, these changes reflect in the evaluation as

students

are not only graded through written exams but

also

their output performance plays an essential role. In conclusion, there are increasing demands to gain academic information today.

However

,

students

have more opportunities to gain useful

skills

to adapt to a more complicated and rapidly changing society.