Our education system consists of a myriad of themes that expand from the sciences to the arts. A proportion of the population believes that tough subjects like mathematics and philosophy should not be made mandatory for young students. This topic will discuss the pros and cons of making them obligatory, and why I believe that it should still be made mandatory.
Supporters of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum would support that challenging themes of philosophy have no use for students who wish to pursue their career in STEM. They argue that if students were to be exposed to such challenging topics, they may fail and become demoralised. Hence, their grades may affect their future as they will be wrongly penalised for a subject that they have no need to excel in. A study on current STEM professionals show that half of them do not ace their arts electives like philosophy. Rather than adversely affecting eventual prospects, these subjects should not be forced on the child.
However, many would disagree that these challenging subjects be made electives, as there are advantages to exposing them to our children. By exposing young students to different subjects, they would have a broader understanding of the world, and be able to find their interest early in life. If they were only confined to specific themes as dictated by their parents of teachers, they could lose their potential to be successful mathematicians or philosophers. A recent survey conducted by professionals with mid-career switch showed that 70% of the participants wished they were exposed to a variety of themes in their education as it would have helped them make a better decision in terms of their career choices.
Moreover, even if these subjects were deemed to be burdensome, a little stress will help the youths exercise their minds and prepare them for the future. Consulting firms conducted a survey on the preparedness of the workforce of millennials, and found that 60% of job hoppers from the group cited reasons like not being able to handle work related stress. If they are constantly sheltered, it may impede their development and our future generation will not be ready in their working lives.
Being exposed to challenging subjects has its advantages and disadvantages. This essay discussed on both sides of the argument on whether they should be made mandatory, and I fully support that it should as the pros outweigh the cons.
Our education system consists of a myriad of
themes
that expand from the sciences to the arts. A proportion of the population believes that tough
subjects
like mathematics and philosophy should not
be made
mandatory for young
students
. This topic will discuss the pros and cons of making them obligatory, and why I believe that it should
still
be made
mandatory.
Supporters of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) curriculum would support that
challenging
themes
of philosophy have no
use
for
students
who wish to pursue their career in STEM. They argue that if
students
were to
be exposed
to such
challenging
topics, they may fail and become
demoralised
.
Hence
, their grades may affect their future as they will be
wrongly
penalised
for a
subject
that they have no need to excel in. A study on
current
STEM professionals
show
that half of them do not ace their arts electives like philosophy.
Rather
than
adversely
affecting eventual prospects, these
subjects
should not
be forced
on the child.
However
,
many
would disagree that these
challenging
subjects
be made
electives, as there are advantages to exposing them to our children. By exposing young
students
to
different
subjects
, they would have a broader understanding of the world, and be able to find their interest early in life. If they were
only
confined to specific
themes
as dictated by their parents of teachers, they could lose their potential to be successful mathematicians or philosophers. A recent survey conducted by professionals with mid-career switch
showed
that 70% of the participants wished they
were exposed
to a variety of
themes
in their education as it would have
helped
them
make
a better decision in terms of their career choices.
Moreover
, even if these
subjects
were deemed
to be burdensome, a
little
stress
will
help
the youths exercise their minds and prepare them for the future. Consulting firms conducted a survey on the preparedness of the workforce of millennials, and found that 60% of job hoppers from the group cited reasons like not being able to handle work related
stress
. If they are
constantly
sheltered, it may impede their development and our future generation will not be ready in their working
lives
.
Being exposed
to
challenging
subjects
has its advantages and disadvantages. This essay discussed on both sides of the argument on whether they should
be made
mandatory, and I
fully
support that it should as the pros outweigh the cons.