Currently, there is a debate about whether schools should only offer subjects that can help students’ future career success (i.e., subjects such as sports and music are irrelevant). As far as I am concerned, I believe subjects such as music and sports are equally important. Compelling arguments can be made that those seemingly unimportant subjects such as art, music and sports are actually just as important as core subjects like English and maths. The first point with respect to this is that art, music and sports make a student a well-rounded person. There is no denying that a young person who is artistic and athletic is morelikely to be physically and mentally healthy. Furthermore, subjects like art, music and sportshelp students to identify their interests and hobbies early in life. True, if a young person is able to know what they are really passionate about, they can continue doing what they enjoy in their adult life. More importantly, sports, art and music help students strike...