Some people argue that because the Internet makes it so easy for children to access facts, schools should not focus on teaching facts. Instead, they should focus on developing children's skills and potential, and their relationships with other people. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is often argued that because of internet it is easy to access information, that’s why schools should focus on children’s skills and potential rather than teaching facts. I partially agree with this statement, if schools should not focus on teaching facts then practical subjects are not learned and schools should also focus on children’s […]

As information is now so accessible online, it can be argued that schools should move away from fact-based teaching and towards work on skills and relationship building. I completely agree with this idea. There are two main reasons why I believe that school teachers should no longer focus on presenting factual information to their students. […]