Tax dollars should be spent on art, music, or theater classes in high school. The creation and appreciation of art is universal across continents, cultures and classes, and at the same time is intensely personal. There is improvement in literacy when young people take part in drama and library activities, and better performance in maths and languages when they take part in structured music activities.
Many experts agree that “with music lessons, because there are so many different facets involved, such as memorizing, expressing emotion, and learning about musical interval and chords, the multidimensional nature of the experience may be motivating to the IQ effect” (“Effect of Music on Children’s Intelligence”). In addition, studying Drama and Performing Arts not only engages with the creative side of the brain, it also provides an ideal balance in students’ patterns of study. Children have the opportunity to celebrate the richness and depth of human expression in all of its forms. Through creative expression students learn to comprehend our world better and are therefore better equipped to navigate the challenges they might be faced with upon graduating from secondary schooling.
The Arts can act as an agent through which a variety of emotions can be learned, rehearsed and practiced. Students can find it difficult to express their emotions and so the Arts provides a great outlet for children to explore a wide range of feeling or emotion. This experience can define a child’s growing sense of independence and interdependence.
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