Today, learning about the news from different parts of the world is essential to manypeople, and it has been suggested that international news should become a high school subject.
Some educationalists argue that reviewing global news is vital for high school students as it would definitely improve their general knowledge in areas like geography. This is because the news come from around the world and often present significant details about different regions and their features, which means students would possibly gain a better understanding of the world.
It also seems that studying the news can develop the students’ ability to analyzesophisticated situations because when they follow a story, say, about a political rift between two countries, they could observe how it develops or escalates, how the parties involved act and what its consequences are.
However, another group believe that the violence portrayed in many of today’s news stories could affect students’ conduct. For instance, almost every newspaper and news website these days is filled with images and stories of the ISIS executions in Iraq and Syria, which are likely to make youngsters feel insecure or make unreasonable judgement about any Arab friends they might have. Furthermore, reading and analyzing the news would probably be a time-consuming activity, as a result of which insufficient time may remain for more important subjects and activities like sciences, math or physical education.
Personally, I believe it is wise for secondary school students to study global news at school. This could be an important factor in developing their ability to understand and analyse the world they live in, including its more unpleasant elements and features.
Today
, learning about the
news
from
different
parts of the world is essential to
manypeople
, and it has
been suggested
that international
news
should become a high
school
subject.
Some
educationalists argue that reviewing global
news
is vital for high
school
students
as it would definitely
improve
their general knowledge in areas like geography. This is
because
the
news
come
from around the world and
often
present significant
details
about
different
regions and their features, which means
students
would
possibly
gain a better understanding of the world.
It
also
seems that studying the
news
can develop the
students’
ability to
analyzesophisticated
situations
because
when they follow a story, say, about a political rift between two countries, they could observe how it develops or escalates, how the parties involved act and what its consequences are.
However
, another group believe that the violence portrayed in
many
of
today
’s
news
stories could affect
students’
conduct.
For instance
, almost every newspaper and
news
website these days
is filled
with images and stories of the ISIS executions in Iraq and Syria, which are likely to
make
youngsters feel insecure or
make
unreasonable judgement about any Arab friends they might have.
Furthermore
, reading and analyzing the
news
would
probably
be a time-consuming activity,
as a result
of which insufficient time may remain for more
important
subjects and activities like sciences, math or physical education.
Personally
, I believe it is wise for secondary
school
students
to study global
news
at
school
. This could be an
important
factor in developing their ability to understand and
analyse
the world they
live
in, including its more unpleasant elements and features.