"All students should be required to take at least one course in ethics, even if taking the course means a decreased emphasis on academic subjects." -
Present your perspective on the above issue, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views.
What should be more important while educating a child - academics or human values? The argument presented here tries to address this issue, insisting that the teaching of ethics should be concentrated upon, even if it involves the sacrifice of academics. With this background, I'd like to begin by disagreeing with the argument. The importance of educating a growing student about human morals and ethics is no doubt paramount, as it enables him not only to become successful in life but to do so in a fair and correct manner, but there's no need to suggest that we should concentrate on any one - be...
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Sentence: Thirdly, if academics are sacrificed in favour of ethics - even if its for a single semester - there remains a risk that the student's education will be incomplete.
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Sentence: Instead of obsoletely trying to establish which should be given a higher status, we should recognize that they are meant to balance and complement each other, being of exactly equal importance.
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