▶ Your Answer : Some people say that High school students
do not have to learn basic economics. However, in my opinion, I think it should
be a must for all High school students to learn basic economics. This is
because this would ensure them to not be ignored by others.
As I mentioned
earlier, students would not be ignored by others if they learn basic economics.
To explain, after graduating, students will meet many people and interact with
them. They will talk about many different topics, and since they are adults and
are a part of the society, they will often talk about the economy. If students
did not learn basic economics, will they be able to fit in and talk with these people
about this topic? The answer would be no. In this competitive world we live in,
if people do not know basic economics, they would be simply ignored by other people.
The only key to not be ignored by others would be to have basic knowledge about
economics. For example, when my cousin was in High school, he was told to
choose whether he would take the economy class or not. He chose not to,
thinking that he would not be needing the knowledge since he is going to be
majoring in Visual Communication design. His friend, in the other hand, chose
to take the class even if he was thinking of majoring in the same field as my
cousin. After graduation, both of them went to the same design agency which was
famous for graphic designs. It seemed like everything was going fine, but
things began to change when they started to talk with other co-workers. They
were talking about the recent economical problem going on in Korea, and my
cousin's friend talked about his thoughts related to the situation. However, my
cousin did not understand what they were talking about, so he could not fit in.
His co-workers got shocked that he did not understand what they were talking
about, and started to ignore him. Other people got to know about this, and in
the end, my cousin got out of the agency because he could not stand other
people ignoring him and watching his friend fitting in very well.
To sum up, students would not be ignored by
others. In this regard, I strongly believe that High school students should
learn basic economics.
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