*Will you please correct me ?* On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Elham Moazzen <[email protected]>wrote:
> Elementary schools boost children knowledge greatly. It is the stage where > they are exposed to different materials which founds their future interests. > During the years, many topics have been taught to them such as history, > geography and recently science and technology. In spite of the fact that all > these subjects are interesting and useful, there has not been a consensus on > categorizing them into compulsory and optional courses. Some people argue > that subjects like history and geography are a waste of time whilst other > modern subjects like science and technology are mandatory issues for them. > In my opinion, none of them is a waste of time and students must learn a > mixture of those subjects. > > By studying history, primary school students get familiar with the past and > learn from their ancestors. They also increase their knowledge about other > ancient nations as well as their attitudes towards each other. As a result, > They learn by stories and evidence about their predecessors' fate on account > of their way of life. So I believe students can learn the way of good living > by listening to the stories that history tells them. On the other hand, > their knowledge about countries, different climates in the world and also > how different people make their living in various regions of the world will > be increased if they study geography. > > Due to the fact that nowadays all children have access to various high-tech > equipment at home from the very beginning of their lives, they should be > taught about how this equipment was invented and what changes they caused in > human lives. It is also necessary to expose them to some scientific > experiences and provide them with simple laboratories to experience some > facts of nature by themselves. > > Because of all these mentioned reasons, personally, I believe that neither > history and geography nor science and technology are waste of time to be > taught in primary schools. Instead, each one contributes to development of > one aspect of their minds and children in primary schools had better to be > offered at least one unit of them compulsorily. > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Elham Moazzen <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Some people think that in primary schools science and technology should be >> compulsory subjects rather than history and geography, because these >> subjects are a waste of time. What is your opinion? >> -- >> >> "When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll find a >> way to get it." >> >> "Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others >> hesitate." >> > > > > -- > > "When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll find a way > to get it." > > "Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate." > -- "When you know what you want,and you want it badly enough,you'll find a way to get it." "Successful leaders have the courage to take action while others hesitate." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
