In some countries, secondary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of subjects. In others, children focus on a narrow range of subjects related to a particular career. Which of these two systems is more appropriate in today’s world?

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The education system and the structure of the daily curriculum taught in schools differ vastly from region to region. It has been observed that secondary education is dominated by two major approaches, wherein a broad variety of subjects are taught in the course of study by several institutes, in others a more specialized range of disciplines is followed.