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प्रश्न
Write a composition (in approximately 400-450 words) on the following subject:
Cooking should be made a compulsory subject in the higher classes. Argue either FOR or AGAINST the given statement.
उत्तर
For the Motion:
Cooking is a need as well as an art. You might like the cooking or gripe and cook. In both respects it fulfils a need. But early scientific awareness of cooking can have a big impact on one's attitude to this vital ability. The best forum for such learning is found in schools. Age-old is the case against making cookery a required course of study in the curriculum of the schools. Critics point out the difficulty of scheduling time from courses judged more important for professional development, the seeming simplicity of cooking that purportedly does not call for formal education, and the necessity of hiring more faculty members. Howevet', I strongly feel that, among other disciplines, the science and art of cuisine are as vital and rich of opportunities.
Cooking is a branch of science. All things can be learnt categorically from school lessons: what ingredients to use in the proper method, what procedures preserve the maximum nutrients, the correct amount of heat to the right food stuff, and which type of food is better eaten- raw or unprocessed? For the newbie, learning under a professional who has perfected the science of culinary art will be invaluable. Add to this the enjoyment group learning offers.
Cooking also provides aesthetic pleasure. Table setup, knife arrangement, and deft garnishing can improve the meal experience and inspire more conscious and pleasurable eating practices. These elements of cooking, stressing the gastronomic and artistic experience, ought to be taught in schools naturally. Moreover, cooking presents work possibilities. Unlike conventional disciplines like physics, chemistry, or mathematics, which are seen as better, home science has become a popular and esteemed field allowing several job paths. Highly sought-after cooks abound in the gastronomic scene whose knowledge not only commands great pay but also improves their social position. This emphasises the need of taste in the enjoyment of life.
One should realise that not all cooking techniques are acquired at home. Many, especially in societies where cooking is not expected of boys, may never walk into the kitchen without official education. Thus, a mandatory cooking curriculum in schools is rather beneficial since it offers fundamental information and skills that everyone may use.
Ultimately, requiring cooking as a mandatory course for higher classes would help to not only improve the quality of life for pupils by imparting necessary life skills but also create new job routes and promote a more inclusive and skillful society. I lay my case and salute the motion.
Against the Motion:
Making any topic required sometimes reduces the enjoyment of learning. Cooking is not something to approach like rocket science. It is a precise mathematical activity without requiring complex methods or significant computation to be accurate. It calls for imagination, feelings, and some common sense. And what better approach than to learn from our seniors in the comfort of our homes instead of following the grind of a boring and mandated activity in a school? Offering it as an optional topic is better suitable for individuals really interested in the finer points of cooking. In upper courses, science and humanities are options; so, insisting on mandatory cookery education seems to be an unduly burden for students. Let pupils pursue cooking as a hobby and you will greatly improve their educational process. A better approach of learning than following theory is tasting, adding, tempering, and garnishing in line with one's taste.
Regarding the career opportunities in cookery, students have the choice to follow hotel management and related studies even after they graduate from their university. There is little significance of a school-level cooking course for admittance in these sectors. Many acclaimed chefs worldwide never taught cooking as a required course of instruction in their schools. Their entrance into the gastronomic scene was either accidental or deliberate, without negative effects for their careers or capacity for creativity. Natural reaction to imposition is resistance. Cooking is intrinsically distinct, even if mandatory education in math, languages, physics, and humanities justifies their broad educational value, which may be difficult for some to appreciate independently. Driven by creativity and mood, it involves our senses-taste, smell, touch-in the making of a food.
Cooking is an art to be appreciated, not a set formula to be adopted everywhere. For those who are passionate about it, it should remain an optional topic rather than a forced one. Let's keep cooking optional in the curriculum so that we may preserve the delight and personal connection it offers.
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