Cooking should be considered as art just like any other activity which requires skills and knowledge.It is often said that students should learn scientific facts as well as how to prepare meals.The following will explain why cooking should be taught in schools.
   Cooking is an important skill in life.
   Schools should teach knowledge to the students so that they can lead successful independent（獨立的）lives when they are out of school.Also，they can step into the world knowing how to make a living.
   Cooking helps discover a future career（職業(yè)）.
   When schools offer cooking lessons，students will show an interest in it and might take cooking as career.This will give them the chance to perfect their basic skills and be creative in the kitchen.
   Cooking avoids wasting money.
   One of the main reasons why cooking should be taught in schools is that the students always use a lot of money to buy ready-made food，while in the real sense they could prepare a nice meal with less cost by buying the required ingredients（食材）.
   Cooking betters math learning.
   Schools do not just teach how to prepare delicious meals.Students are also taught to follow the instructions without any mistakes when mixing ingredients.If it is"add 1/4 spoon of salt，"students should only add that amount.So there is no more or less.

Cooking Should Be Taught in School
Opinion	Students should learn scientific knowledge and cooking skills.
（1） Reasons Reasons	An important skill in life	●Students can lead independent lives successfully when they are out of school. ●Also，they can step into the world knowing how to （2） make a living make a living .
	Discovering future career	●Students might be （3） interested interested in taking cooking as a career. ●Students can perfect their basic skills and be creative In the kitchen.
	（4） Saving Saving money	Students can prepare nice dishes with less cost.
	Bettering math learning	●Schools do not just teach how to prepare delicious meals. ●Schools（5） teach teach students to follow the instructions correctly.