Cucu Diana-Elena, 11 H

Arts subjects are of very little use in today’s world

Nowadays almost all schools include such subjects as art, and music in their
educational program. Therefore, by the time when children graduate school they
have general understanding and basic knowledge in all of them. In my opinion, it
is a positive tendency and these subjects should indeed be a part of every children
education. I would like to introduce several reasons and examples that I believe it
would support my viewpoint.
Firstly, teaching of subjects such as art, and music is very crucial in forming of a
thoroughly developed and educated individual who is well aware not only of
science and related fields but also of arts in wide sense of this word. Completely
educated person should have skills or at least knowledge in and understanding of
art, music and drama as well, because these subjects develop creativity and
artistic approach to life and surrounding world. Even though if a child will not
pursue any of these fields of arts, he will be able to comprehend and appreciate
them, by making his input to preservation and promotion of these subjects in
future. For example, I did not attend any specialized music or art school, but my
basic knowledge obtained at school assist me in apprehension and evaluation of
pieces of art. In addition, I can hold discussion in any of these subjects without
any difficulties due to my background, received at school.
Furthermore, teaching of these subjects helps parents in detection of hidden
talents and special aptitudes of their child, because usually parents take their
children to specialized art or music schools after discovering interest and
abilities toward any of the mentioned subjects. For instance, my neighbours
decided to send their daughter to fine art courses because she was doing very
well in her art class, especially in painting.
Moreover, teaching of these subjects enrich the inside world of any child and
assist in expression of ideas, thoughts and feelings that a child is unable to due to
the traits of character. Usually people who cannot convey their feelings through
words are successfully express them by playing music, drawing, creating
sculptures and so on.
In contrary, too much propagation of music or art may shift a child away from
the other subjects that constitute an important part of education as well. Only few
of children display special aptitude to the mentioned subjects and mere interest
in, let us say, music may persuade parents and a child to believe falsely that the
latter has talent to it and drift him away from studying other subjects, causing
serious gaps in education.
In conclusion, I would like to emphasize, that teaching of music, art, and drama
are critical in revealing hidden abilities of children toward these subjects and in
forming completely educated and thoroughly developed individual with rich
inside world. That is why I adhere to opinion that art should be a part of every
children education.