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Some people say that in all levels of education, from primary schools to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not on learning practical skills Do you agree or disagree? v.9

Some people say that in all levels of education, from primary schools to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not on learning practical skills v. 9
One of they key factors in providing a rich and modern educational experience is balancing the teaching of knowledge and practical skills. Both are important aspects of a quality education, but recently people have been arguing that too much time is being spent teaching factual information at the expense of the development of hands-on skills. I certainly feel that this is the case during compulsory education up to the age of 16, although it’s less of an issue when it comes to university. The main reason for my view is that skills, which are an essential part of education, tend to be neglected when the learning of factual knowledge is over-emphasised. This has become a problem in the era of standardised testing, especially in the area of pre-16 compulsory education, where many governments around the world have started to introduce more examinations as a way of measuring student progress. Tests, by their very nature, tend to ask questions about facts, and this has led to a reduction in emphasis on skills. For example, I used to teach in a school where hands-on scientific experiments were neglected in favour of learning scientific facts from textbooks, something which was entirely due to the importance placed on science examinations. However, I feel that the problem of balancing skills and knowledge teaching at the post-16 level is less of a concern. Many university courses, by their very nature, tend to emphasise theoretical, rather than practical, knowledge, and there are plenty of vocational courses available in less academic higher education institutions. For example, there is a local college in my town which has a curriculum rich in practical skills development, with courses available in everything from photography to bricklaying. The increasing emphasis on teaching factual information over skills-based approaches is certainly a problem in our schools. The huge pressure on teachers to secure good exam results means practical lessons and experiments are being dropped, and children’s backpacks are being increasingly weighed down by textbooks. If we are to provide our young people with skills suited for the 21st century, we will need to address this imbalance.
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teaching
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knowledge
and
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practical
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skills
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important
aspects of a quality
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education
,
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people
have been arguing that too much time is
being spent
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teaching
factual information at the expense of the development of hands-on
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skills
. I
certainly
feel that this is the case during compulsory
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education
up to the age of 16, although it’s less of an issue when it
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comes
to university.

The main reason for my view is that
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skills
, which are an essential part of
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education
, tend to
be neglected
when the learning of factual
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knowledge
is
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over-emphasised
. This has become a problem in the era of
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standardised
testing,
especially
in the area of pre-16 compulsory
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education
, where
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many
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governments
around the world have
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started
to introduce more examinations as a way of measuring student progress.
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, by their
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very
nature, tend to ask questions about facts, and this has led to a reduction in emphasis on
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skills
.
For example
, I
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used
to teach in a school where hands-on scientific experiments
were neglected
in
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favour
of learning scientific facts from textbooks, something which was
entirely
due to the importance placed on science examinations.

However
, I feel that the problem of balancing
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skills
and
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knowledge
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teaching
at the post-16 level is less of a concern.
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Many
university courses, by their
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very
nature, tend to
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emphasise
theoretical,
rather
than
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practical
,
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knowledge
, and there are
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plenty
of vocational courses available in less academic higher
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education
institutions.
For example
, there is a local college in my town which has a curriculum rich in
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practical
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skills
development, with courses available in everything from photography to bricklaying.

The increasing emphasis on
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teaching
factual information over
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skills
-based approaches is
certainly
a problem in our schools. The huge pressure on teachers to secure
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good
exam results means
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practical
lessons and experiments are
being dropped
, and children’s backpacks are being
increasingly
weighed down by textbooks. If we are to provide our young
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people
with
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skills
suited for the 21st century, we will need to address this imbalance.
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IELTS essay Some people say that in all levels of education, from primary schools to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not on learning practical skills v. 9

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351 words
6.5
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