3. Children in secondary school study international news as a subject, but some think that’s a waste of time. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Today watching news, a means of learning what is happening around the world, has become a way of life to many people. When the value of news is undisputed, whether it is necessary to include international news as part of school curriculum. I am of the opinion that it will be an enheartening/exciting change.

The first point to support the importance of international news is that In today’s world, businesses operated beyond borders and countries are closely connected with each other. Any country that fails to recognise this would miss out on（错失了） the benefits of globalisation. To young people, watching international news leads them to develop a global perspective and world vision. They learn to elicit（抽出） information from news and use it in decision making, for example, studying abroad，career option, and so forth. It is of critical importance as

Another benefit obtained from studying international news is enhancing young people’s capabilities and skills, such as critical thinking skills. Living in , many people have become lost in search for useful information and unable to understand and absorb information. Studying international news drives them to explore perspectives and get a view of every aspect of an international event. Reading editorials allow them to

Despite those benefits, integrating international news into curriculum requires educators to address several issues in advance. First, students might be distracted by a great variety of conflicting arguments produced by different experts. However, as mentioned above, it is immensely conducive to the development of their analytical skills. Meanwhile, it could be time-consuming for students to read those new stories that are identical with each other in essence, although they appear in different papers. It, therefore, requires teachers to select news in advance and play an active role.

In conclusion, one has reasons to believe that international news deserves a place in school curriculum. By reading, watching and analysing international news, future generations will acquire knowledge of the whole world and enrich a variety of skills.

第二篇：学生会新生见面会新闻范文

我院学生会新生见面会顺利举行

为了让12级新生更好的融入大学生活和了解学生会，艺术学院学生会于10月x日下午在西校区民干楼506举行了新生见面会。艺术学院党委副书记吴正明与团委负责人门媛媛老师作为嘉宾出席了见面会。

艺术学院学生会的全体干部与艺术学院12级部分新生进行了会面，在见面会上两位领导对新生们表示了衷心的祝贺与欢迎，并就在大学中学生会这个组织的重要性等问题与学生会临时理事们展开交流。全场气氛异常热烈，临时理事们倍感亲切。

见面会开始后，吴正明副书记发表了讲话，欢迎同学们加入艺术学院学生会，这对于大家来说是一个很好的锻炼机会，希望新一届的理事们可以利用这个平台来提升自己，服务广大同学，为艺术学院贡献自己的力量。接着，门媛媛老师也发表了感想。她总结了艺术学院这个学期即将要开展的各项活动，并对新生们给予了勉励，希望大家处理好学习与工作之间的关系。随后是学生会主席团以及各部门部长分别从学生会的部门特点、成员构成、工作职能、特色活动和招新要求等方面向临时理事们进行了详细介绍。学生会主席史越在最后说道：“希望在看到大家为工作忙碌的同时也能看到那一张张收获的笑脸。”

艺术学院学生会新生见面会的召开，让新一届理事们对于艺术学院学生会有了进一步的了解，有助于新生尽快融入学生会这个大家庭并为日后学生会工作的顺利开展奠定了基础。

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