Some people say that art is an essential subject and every child should learn it in school. Do you agree or disagree?

It is argued by some that

art

should be made a mandatory subject in the classroom for every young

one

. In my opinion, I completely disagree with

this

statement because enforcing a subject might affect a

child

's academic performance and

also

prevent them from getting decent jobs later in life.

Firstly

,

art

should not be made compulsory in school because forcing a

child

to learn

this

could affect the youngster if he is not interested in the course.

In other words

, a

child

might have a flair for other subjects like science, mathematics and if he attends a school where

art

is essential, the academic capabilities of

this

young

one

will not be fully maximized, and

this

will drastically result in the

child

performing badly in school.

Furthermore

, other important subjects like science and technology are more beneficial because they will increase the

child

's ability of getting decent jobs in the future.

That is

, limiting a

child

to focus on

art

cripples the little

one

's future prospects as areas

such

as science and technology increases

one

's chances of getting high paying careers in the future.

Moreover

, most parents would rather prefer their offsprings studying subjects that improve their career prospects than courses related to arts which might not yield as much as technological courses.

For example

, it has been reported by the Nigerian Labour Congress in 2019 that graduates have better chances of getting offers in scientific and technical fields than other counterparts. To conclude, it is highly necessary that subjects like

art

is not forced on children as

this

might affect the performance of the offspring in the classroom and

also

limit the

child

's ability of getting lucrative jobs down the line.