Some schools prefer to teach specialised subjects to students after the age of 15, while others suggest that all the subjects should be taught throughout school life. What are the benefits of these 2 approaches? Which one is better, in your opinion?

There is no question that
schools
are the foundation of society.
While
a number of people believe that specialised
subjects
should be taught from the beginning, others argue that it is better to start specialised
subjects
for mature pupils over 15 years of
age
. I believe the latter is better and
this
essay is a discussion of my thoughts. Teaching
students
specialised
subjects
throughout school life will allow them to have a more in-depth knowledge of the subject at an early
age
but will induce undue pressure on children, which will result in high-stress levels and unhappy childhood.
Schools
will have to reduce the time from more general
subjects
to make room for the advanced material, and pupils have to spend more time studying reducing the time spent on sports and other activities.
Therefore
young adults will be more
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with low or no empathy towards the
community
. Even though the process will produce high flyers as a
community
the income gap will widen, the crime rate will increase and citizens in the society will be unhappy. For ,example one can observe the high suicide rate with the release of key exam results, which depicts the painful reality of stress and depression in the schooling population.
This
makes teaching specialised
subjects
at an early
age
a bad choice.
Schools
should teach general
subjects
to young
students
and the main enforcement should be given to teamwork and the fundamental skill set required for a better
community
.
Although
people adapt to the environment, it is difficult to shred the habits we pick along the way,
this
makes it very important to pick good habits at an early
age
and
schools
should facilitate
this
by including appropriate
subjects
and activities.
Due to
the reduction in study pressure
students
will be more active in sports, which will result in a healthy society. For ,instance nearly in all developed ,countries initial education has more focus on
community
, which helps the children to grow into happy adults. With the increased intellectual capacity of a 15-year-old teenager,
schools
can start teaching specialised
subjects
and progress rapidly, resulting in a similar level of understanding of the subject to
students
who learnt specialised
subjects
from the beginning, but with a totally different set of attitudes which will contribute to a happy life and a
community
.
To conclude
,
according to
what we discussed both student groups would have the same level of subject matter expertise,
while
the group who started learning specialised
subjects
in mid-teens had a more fulfilled life
while
supporting the
community
. So I strongly believe that
schools
should only teach specialised
subjects
to
students
older than 15 years.
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