Many children struggle working their mathematics exercises or try to grasp some esoteric ideologies of philosophy every day. While I recognize that making Mathematics and Philosophy optional subjects may ease the school life of a number of students, I believe that those kind of subjects should be kept compulsory to a certain level.
Mathematics and Philosophy had been never easy subjects at school. To be good at Maths, one needs to have great numerical skills while Philosophy would require learners to have a good analytical ability and deep social knowledge. Apparently not all children were born with such innate abilities. Furthermore, in a society of high specialization, some people do not need to know much about formulas or ideologies to be successful. A potential football player or an aspiring musician evidently do not need extensive knowledge of maths or philosophy. It would actually be a waste of talents if they are forced to divert their time into studying those subjects. Therefore, it is not necessary that everyone should follow the same structure of education with Maths and Philosophy at the core.
However, I would argue that certain foundations of mathematics and philosophy are critical. Science subjects like mathematics and society play an important part in the intellectual development of a child. Beyond numbers, calculations or tenets, math enables children to think logically whereas philosophy cultivates in them a rightful mindset and guides them on how they perceive the world. All of them have enormous impacts on the children’s entire life. Besides, children are normally not mature enough to be able to make choices regarding their education. Thereby a compulsory set of subjects until a certain age, for example a fixed course for all primary schools, is reasonable.
In conclusion, math and philosophy should not be completely optional at school, but preferably remain a compulsion to an extent.
Many
children
struggle working their
mathematics
exercises or try to grasp
some
esoteric ideologies of
philosophy
every day. While I recognize that making
Mathematics
and
Philosophy
optional
subjects
may
ease
the
school
life of a number of students, I believe that
those kind
of
subjects
should be
kept
compulsory to a certain level.
Mathematics and
Philosophy
had been never easy
subjects
at
school
. To be
good
at
Maths
, one needs to have great numerical
skills
while
Philosophy
would require learners to have a
good
analytical ability and deep social knowledge.
Apparently
not all
children
were born
with such innate abilities.
Furthermore
, in a society of high specialization,
some
people
do not need to know much about formulas or ideologies to be successful. A potential football player or an aspiring musician
evidently
do not need extensive knowledge of
maths
or
philosophy
. It would actually be a waste of talents if they
are forced
to divert their time into studying those
subjects
.
Therefore
, it is not necessary that everyone should follow the same structure of education with
Maths
and
Philosophy
at the core.
However
, I would argue that certain foundations of
mathematics
and
philosophy
are critical. Science
subjects
like
mathematics
and society play an
important
part in the intellectual development of a child. Beyond numbers, calculations or tenets,
math
enables
children
to
think
logically
whereas
philosophy
cultivates in them a rightful mindset and guides them on how they perceive the world. All of them have enormous impacts on the
children’s
entire life.
Besides
,
children
are
normally
not mature
enough
to be able to
make
choices regarding their education. Thereby a compulsory set of
subjects
until a certain age,
for example
a
fixed
course for all primary
schools
, is reasonable.
In conclusion
,
math
and
philosophy
should not be completely optional at
school
,
but
preferably
remain a compulsion to an extent.