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Practice Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) ID: #36558 School literature
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Are  school  initiatives  aimed  at  developing  pupils  so-called  employability  skills  a  waste  of  vital  school  resources?  After  all,  what  companies  actually  expect  from  prospective  employees  can  be    to  one  thing,  namely  critical  thinking  skills.  If  schools  spend  more  time  focusing  on  this,  then  students  will  be    to  enter  the  job  market.
With  this  in  mind,  literature  has  to  be  at  the  forefront  of  the  national  curriculum.  No  other  subject  encourages  students  to  evaluate,  assess  and  imagine  issues  from  such  a  wide  variety  of  perspectives  .
While  recent  efforts  to  extend  the  school  literature  syllabus  are  laudable,  many  education  authorities  seem  to  be  missing  the  point.  At  present,  literature  classes  are    into  the  school  schedule  with  the  direct  purpose  of  filling  students  with  memorised  facts,  rather  than  focusing  on  developing  students  long-term  critical  thinking  skills,  presumably  because  the  latter  would  require  too  much  time.  And  far  more  resources.  This  is  a  missed  opportunity  for  schools,  students  and  society.

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