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Some people argue that high school students should be allowed to choose some of their classes. In fact, there were several attempts to let this happen in the high school that I attended. However, in my opinion, I don’t agree with the statement that high school students should choose their own classes. This is because they have not enough ideas about the curriculum. Moreover, they will choose only classes in which they just want to participate.
To begin with, high school students can’t fully follow the curriculum. There are required subjects that they should take, but they can ignore it by any chance. If that happens, they can’t graduate, and have to attend a school for more years. In addition, teachers should always educate how the curriculum students should follow, but teachers can’t always stick to them to educate each student. Considering even university students have difficulties to understand the curriculum of a college, people can realize how it is irrational to let high school students to choose some of their classes.
On top of that they will choose only classes that they want. Still, high school students are too young to choose required classes in the high school. They will choose only the subject carried away by a momentary impulse. If that happens, they will lack knowledge that need to be fulfilled to entering a university or getting a job. As stated above, they also probably attend the high school for more years to fulfill their required subjects that a university or a job may require.
To sum up, allowing high school students to choose some of their classes has disadvantages. They have difficulties to follow the curriculum and they tempt to choose only classes in which they want to take part. In this regard, I firmly believe that high school students should not be allowed to choose their own classes. |