Some people think that it is a waste of time for high school students to study literature, such as novels and poems. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

While

nobody can deny the importance of

education

, especially in high school, some argue that studying literature,

such

as novels and poems, is a waste of

time

for our

children

. I strongly agree with

this

statement because of the importance of other science subjects.

Education

is considered one leg society stands on, where the nation’s development will depend on the

education

outcomes.

Therefore

, it is recommended to shift our focus on teaching scientific

topics

in high schools rather than literature

topics

,

this

will improve the knowledge of our

children

in these critical

topics

, which will eventually benefit the community by having more doctors and engineers.

For instance

, the Ministry of

Education

in Egypt established a new policy in their schools, when the country was suffering from a shortage of doctors. The Ministry of

Education

has reduced the

time

allocated for studying literature and increased the

time

for teaching medical sciences for the ninth and tenth grades

such

as mathematics and biology.

As a result

of that, they found out after 20 years that they have enough clinicians in their country. Another factor worth mentioning is the

future

of our students, and there is a question that arises, why should we spend so much

time

teaching our

children

subjects that will not benefit them in their

future

jobs? Poetry, in my opinion, could be learned as an extracurricular activity for those students who have a passion to be a poet. Most

children

should be taught necessary lessons that will have an impact on their

future

careers. A great example of

that is

my brother, who taught in his school about mathematics in detail, and that led him to be a lecturer at a well-known university in London, and because of the high salary he receives from his university, he bought a new house and lives a life free from economic difficulties. Considering the matter in depth, it seems reasonable to say that

education

is the key to our student's

future

, and wasting our

children

’s

time

in learning unessential

topics

such

as novels should be avoided.