There is a lot of pressure on young people today to succeed academically. As a result, some people believe that non-academic subjects, such as physical education and cookery, should be removed from the school syllabus so that children can concentrate on academic work. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Academic success has been discussed for many years. It is easy to see that there is a lot of pressure on young
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to achieve high grades in different
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.
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of
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pressure, some
people
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believe that non-academic
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should be removed from the school curriculum so that
children
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can concentrate more on their academic work. In
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essay, I will discuss
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idea and present my own viewpoint. In my opinion, non-academic
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give
children
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several advantages and they can survive in the extremely competitive educational field. On the one hand, some
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believe that non-academic
subjects
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can steal
children
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's precious time and have no reasonable impact on their educational life.
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,
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idea can be overlooked to some extent, as non-academic teaching not only gives
children
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cognitive and self-confidence
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but
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evaluates their abilities and gives them ideas for their next steps. To illustrate, students who are talented in sports can express their ability in physical education so that they can apply for all kinds of sports scholarships offered by highly recommended universities and find massive opportunities to get a proper job for their post-education life.
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,
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may show an interest in cooking and may want to continue in
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field and may become
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well-known
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chefs
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instead
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of being
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average
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or potential middle-class
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.
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, academic life can be quite a high-pressure atmosphere and
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can be damaged physiologically and it can cause dangerous depression or other mental problems. There is no hesitation that having a kind of mental
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can affect their academic success and it turns into a kind of circle from which they cannot escape.
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, through non-academic
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, students can breathe a different air, which is not competitive and pressured, and
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can improve their mental health. All in all, some
people
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think that non-academic
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are a total waste of time,
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students can find various opportunities with non-academic
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. For these reasons, I totally disagree with
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idea.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • pressure
  • succeed
  • academically
  • non-academic
  • physical education
  • cookery
  • school syllabus
  • concentrate
  • academic work
  • well-rounded
  • enhancement
  • practical skills
  • balanced education system
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