Some people think that secondary school children should study international news as one of school subjects. Other people think that it is a waste of valuable school time. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Elites are always concerned about subjects studied at school. These days,
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whether
students
should study international
news
at secondary
schools
or not has
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a matter of debate. I reckon
schools
should spend their limited resources on more practical subjects. On one hand, the main purpose of
schools
is to train
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for the industry.
As a result
, the school's authorities have to make sure that
students
gain
usefull
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useful
skills to get a job.
For example
, there is a high demand for computer skills in the industry, and in
this
regard, it suffers from a lack of
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.
Therefore
, if the education system allocates its resources to improve
this
skill at secondary
schools
, it would contribute to the growth of
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in the future.
On the other hand
, teenagers are not mature enough to understand the international
news
.
For instance
, the international
news
is mainly about the macro-economy, politics, cutting-edge technology, and wars.
As a consequence
,
students
, at
this
age, are highly unlikely to
understant
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understand
the concepts behind the
news
. So it will waste all the time and
efforts
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.
Moreover
, it could be
also
harmful to
students
. Imagine a child following international
news
about wars, global warming, or shortage of water. These
news
are stressful
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and may bring about nightmares to him. In conclusion, I am strongly against studying international
news
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secondary
schools
.
Because not
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only education system
has
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more important tasks to achieve but
also
teenagers fail to manage to handle both the concepts and consequences of
the
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international
news
.
Therefore
, it would be a total waste of limited resources at
schools
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • global perspectives
  • cultural understanding
  • interconnected world
  • critical thinking skills
  • discern biases
  • global citizenship
  • curriculum
  • academic development
  • sensitive content
  • news cycles
  • structured curriculum
  • positive developments
  • fostering hope
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