Today I’m going to discuss whether schools should be obliged to these students technical skills like cooking or first aid or not. First of all, I believe that learning practical skills as well as academic skills, learning practical skills is vital as learning academic skills because it helps people in their jobs and in learning in socializing and helps enhance their social skills. Also I believe that practical skills are better learned from parents as for me I tend to believe what my parents teach me or or use it in life rather than my what my colleagues or my teachers or my school teaches me. Lost but not least, I believe that it’s not a good idea to learn practical skills at school as if I believe it distracts students and deviate them from academic performance or academic education, which is the main role of these educational institutions. All in all, I believe that practical skills are integral for any person who aims to flourish in their work and jobs.
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Today I'm going to discuss whether schools should be obliged to teach students practical skills like cooking or first aid. First of all, I believe that learning practical skills is as vital as learning academic skills because it helps people in their jobs, in learning, and in socializing, and it helps enhance their social skills. Also, I believe that practical skills are better learned from parents. For me, I tend to believe what my parents teach me or use in life rather than what my colleagues, teachers, or school teach me. Last but not least, I believe that it's not a good idea to learn practical skills at school, as I believe it distracts students and diverts them from academic performance or education, which is the main role of these educational institutions. All in all, I believe that practical skills are integral for any person who aims to flourish in their work and jobs.
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