ENG4U yes or no? That is the question.

Education/ English/High School/ University/ Grade12/ School 

For a dramatic amount of time, there have been a lot of debates over the matter of university requirements. Aside from the monetary expenses, the educational necessities have been issues and obstacles in the students' way as well. One of these requirements is the famous high school course "ENG4U" which is the grade 12 University level English course in Ontario. 

Some people like literature. Some people hate literature. Either way, nowadays, if you want to go to the university and be enrolled in a university program, you most likely have to have successfully passed the grade 12 English course. 

However, should that really be a requirement? 

In my impression, there are a lot of things in this world that are not in the right place with the right sense. In this case, the mere state of saying "everyone should pass ENG4U" is wrong. Not everyone really needs it. Of course, it's better to be more educated in the right way, but it doesn't necessarily mean that everyone needs to be educated. Even if everyone needs to be educated, not everyone wants to be educated and even if everyone wants to be educated, not everyone has to be educated. As you see, that seems to make a lot of sense! 

For instance, if you are going to be a computer programmer, you don't need to know what a motif is. 

If you are going to be a dentist, you will have to help people to talk better by implanting new sets of teeth in their mouth so that they can use them to explain to each other what a motif is, but still, you don't have to know what they are talking about!

Thus, as of now, whether you are a supporter or a dissident, you can remember this phrase:

"Not everyone needs to know everything"

To sum it up, in my impression, grade 12 University level English should not be a requirement for entry to all university programs.

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