Student should be taught academic knowledge so that they can pass the exam, and skills such as cooking or dressing should not be taught. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Schools have been a place where concepts,
trainings
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and information about certain aspects of
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or subjects are inculcated into people. Recently there
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been an argument that teaching non-academic courses like cooking and dressing should be eliminated
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students
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undergo tutoring for the subjects considered "academic" in order to succeed in their exam. I disagree with
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proposition because of the advantages that having both sides of
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education offer to
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. Amongst the numerous benefits is the fact that
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acquire training
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life
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skills. Learning about some
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subjects
involve
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moments of teamwork, resilience, determination and
problem solving
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. All these are vital skills individuals are to possess so as to live wholly in
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society, have good working experience with co-workers and achieve more in
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.
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, high school
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who learnt how to cook in school may be able to make their own meals when they are in college.
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, it promotes
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,
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and creativity. Many academic courses are regimental in their pattern and
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entails that these patterns are adhered to.
Whereas
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, cooking and dressing have a bit more flexible pattern which encourages the actualization of these benefits mentioned. An example can be seen among
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who decide to use varying styles for their
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because it identifies their personality.
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, having
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undergo both aspects of formal education has more positive prospects than
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because of the
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skills and personal development that they may acquire alongside their academic knowledge.

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