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All Students Should Be Required To Study Art and Music I

The document discusses the debate over making art and music mandatory subjects in school curricula, arguing against their compulsory inclusion. It highlights potential issues such as counterproductive learning environments and financial resource challenges. The author believes that art and music should remain optional for students rather than mandatory.

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All Students Should Be Required To Study Art and Music I

The document discusses the debate over making art and music mandatory subjects in school curricula, arguing against their compulsory inclusion. It highlights potential issues such as counterproductive learning environments and financial resource challenges. The author believes that art and music should remain optional for students rather than mandatory.

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Virtuoso

In this day and age, artistic education has been highly appreciated, leading to
the intensive debate of whether to include art and music as mandatory subjects in
schools’ curricula. While advocates of the compulsory incorporation of art and music
argue that these subjects bring about creativity, critical thinking, and social skills,
others consider them as time-consuming and inessential for non-artistic students. From
my perspective, I agree on the latter view that art and music should not be compulsory
for students.

First of all, the inclusion of standardized art and music in the schools’ curricula
might be counterproductive. With a wide range of learners, it is rather difficult to
stream classes commensurate with their levels. Those unstreamed classes might create
hurdles for both artistically endowed and dull students. Instead of serving as an outlet
of stress from academic subjects and enduring a balanced curriculum, these art and
music clubs require students to meet certain criteria. As a result, some students might
struggle to create good reports, which hinders them from engaging in the subjects. In
other words, what is so-called leisure might become such a nightmare. That is not to
mention that these classes might encompass artistic prodigies, who might disengage
themselves from the classes. This might indeed impede their development.

Furthermore, the question of financial resources has been critically considered.


Making art and music mandatory is synonymous with the need to equip classes with
essential facilities. Some might propose resource allocation from governments.
However, this assumption is superficial, as covering such massive expenses is
inconceivable, especially when the effectiveness is ambiguous. Others might also
consider familial financial support. Although this might be possible, the productivity
might raise opposition from parents. Irrespective of the financial situation, it is hard to
convince parents to invest in such classes when these classes target to meet certain
requirements and extra classes are widely available for talented students.

In conclusion, personally, I believe that turning art and music into compulsory
subjects is unnecessary if the roots of the problem have not been resolved. Instead,
there should be optional for students in need.

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