Art Should Be Taught In Schools Essay

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Budget constraints have caused many school to cut back or cut out the art education programs taught in public schools. Art programs within schools has a positive effect on the students and create ways for them to use their creative outlets to learn.
Art is considered to be an “ objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings: the activity of painting, drawing, and making sculpture: paintings, drawings, and sculptures: an activity through which people express particular ideas(Cambridge Dictionary Editors). “ Therefore any kind of visual, musical, or theatrical performance can be considered art.
Elementary Schools have always included art programs within their schools to increase creativity and create …show more content…

They discovered the process of using the arts to be incorporated into all types classes. For example one of the new techniques is showing students a musical note and use them to teach fractions.This type of hands activities have increased the amount of learning, especially with the students that have trouble learning from a lecture (Fran Smith).
The No Child Left Behind Act pressured schools to increase their test scores by the lowering the amount of time within art, science, and social studies classes and devote that time to math and reading (Fran Smith). Because of this students are losing the highly successful learning techniques that enhance their brains focus and pattern of thought.
Unlike common belief your brain has two sides, and each side has a different task in the thinking process. The right side of your brain is the side that is in charge of visual cues and processing information. “The right brain is nonverbal and intuitive, using pictures rather than words (http://ucmas.ca).” The left side, which dictates speech and reasoning, relies on the right to process ideas and to have original thoughts. Without the right side deciphering your ideas a human being would have no train of …show more content…

The school districts spend the most money on sports programs than any other group. Madison High School spends over $91,700 a year on their sport programs, when programs the the drama department only receive 600 dollars (_______).
The nation's number of injuries received from sports is estimated to be about 1,361,986 (www.ucdenver.edu). That is over a million teenagers that are being injured from these reckless sports. Why are schools paying so much money for their students to receive so many injuries? “On average, football players… scored 220 points lower than classmates[on the SAT](Allison Go).” Why would schools spend so much money supporting those who are on the low end of their academic scale outside of the school instead of spending the money on increasing the programs that would excel the athletes test scores? Schools should focus more on the academics of school rather than the popularity of out of school

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