Some people believe that students should be taught international news as a subject at school. Others feel that this would be a waste of valuable school time. Discuss both views and give your opinion

The idea of teaching global news as a subject in school is a divisive issue. While some advocate that it has numerous benefits, others state that it is nothing but a waste of time. I firmly believe that in spite of some drawbacks, learning about the world will go a long way in making these students
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denizens. No country is an island. Globalization has made nations interconnected and interdependent. What happens in one state is going to affect the other and
therefore
keeping up to date with all the happenings around the world will make students understand their implications on their country and lives.
For instance
, if the oil prices plummet in the gulf, the oil prices in our country correspondingly decrease.
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ost of goods and services decrease.
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, fluctuating forex exchange rates have a direct impact on gold and silver prices. If we look on
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ocial front, many movements
such
as #Metoo and #BlackLivesMatter have transcended the national boundaries of their countries and have led to other similar protests in other states.
Thus
, students can learn and gain insights into the intricacies of the social, economic, and political international events and their impacts on their lives. Notwithstanding the benefits, there are some shortcomings as well. It is a well-founded argument that international news doesn't carry significant value in school students' lives- it
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in fact, steals time away from studies and extra-curricular activities. Busy with test preps, students will be unnecessarily burdened with a new subject that has no direct impact on them right now.
Moreover
, they can easily follow international news on the web, television or newspaper and
thus
avoid taxing school resources.
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