Academic vs non-academic subjects Question: With the pressures on today’s young people to succeed academically, some people believe that non-academic subjects at school(eg: physical education and cookery) should be removed from the syllabus so that children can concentrate wholly on academic subjects. To what extend do you agree or disagree? Nowadays, young people have an amount of pressure with achieving their academic goals. Although some people argue that having non-academic subjects is a waste of time and energy, I believe that non-academic subjects should be added into syllabus.I will argue that non-academic subjects improve people’s creative skills, and secondly, some young people can be succeed in non-academic field which should be encouraged. Non-academic subjects such as art and physic education can develop young people’s creativity. This means that people can get more inspiration from music, paintings, novels and sports games which can help people to broaden their minds. A recent survey by Beijing University in 2016 showed that children who learned art were more likely to be creative than others. As a result, they have more ideas about designing and organizing activity in their work when they grow up. Secondly, there is no need for everyone to succeed academically. Some people could success their careers in non-academic field. Teenagers should have chance and experience to find out what really interests them. Furthermore, The responsibility of school is providing a well-rounded education to help students to achieve their potential.Schools should not take learning opportunities away from children who want to continue with non-academic subjects as a profession. In conclusion, despite academic subjects are vital for students, it is also important to develop their mental abilities. As a result, I believe that schools should provide a broad and balanced curriculum to cultivate students to become useful and creative members of society.