It is common for subject to be used as a synonym for matter.
The subjects (from the Latin assignatus ) are the subjects that form a career or a study plan , and that are taught in educational centers. Some examples of subjects are literature , biology and chemistry .
Although in many countries the words subjects and subjects are used as synonyms , certain differences can be established. Studies, whether Basic, Secondary or Higher Education, are divided into subjects. Each subject usually has a classroom assigned to it where classes are taught, its own teachers, certain schedules, etc. That is to say, each subject focuses on a differentiated area of knowledge .
On the other hand, when a student carries out a specific study , research or project, which revolves around a single central topic , it is a subject of study.
Difference between subject and matter
The difference that could be established between subject and subject, therefore, is the following: a subject is made up of one or more subjects structured within a study plan or academic course. Outside of this context, the object of study alone can be known as matter.
The subjects, therefore, represent the essence of educational systems , constituting the pillar of the study plans. The set of subjects make up the basic studies and also the undergraduate or postgraduate courses.
The number of subjects per level depends on each educational system.
Particularities of each educational system
Although there are certain limits set by the educational systems of each country regarding the minimum and maximum number of subjects at each level, that number may be different in each institution. For example, two contemporary secondary schools can have a difference of five or more subjects without this representing a fault from a legal point of view.
However, if the one that offers more subjects to its students turns out to be more competent, then it can be argued that the other should rethink its program with a view to potential expansion at the academic level. One of the most common cases is the "compression" of two subjects into one, as can happen with physics and chemistry, which in some schools are merged. This may be convenient to reduce the budget, given that a lower salary must be paid, but inconvenient for the students, who - in the best of cases - receive fifty percent less content for both subjects.
Traditionally, the student must complete the school year (the period stipulated for carrying out school activities ) with an average that equals or exceeds the minimum grade considered positive to move on to the next one, until he finishes the last one and finally receives the official title that he credit all your effort. For this, it is normal to require passing a certain number of exams, both written and oral, theoretical or practical, which serve to control the precision with which the contents have been learned.
Pending subject
On the other hand, when someone refers to a pending issue , they are talking about a project or an ideal that is still pending resolution. For example: "My pending subject is to study Chinese, but I always find some excuse to keep putting it off" , "I know I will leave some pending subjects, but I hope to solve most of them" , "Traveling to the Caribbean is a pending subject for me" .
Generally, the concept of unfinished business is not considered until we overcome youth and reach the first stage of adulthood. Until that moment, our vital energy tends to overwhelm us and we are not aware that there will be many things that we cannot do before we die. This is not negative, but natural, but human beings always want more than what we have, and it is that insatiable thirst that moves us forward.