Some people think that art is an essential subject for children at school while others think it is a waste of time. Discuss both views and give your opinion

Art is defined as an expression of showing creativity. It is a medium with which an individual can present his thoughts to society. Poets, writers, composers and painters show us a window to their world of limitless imagination, sometimes realistic and at other times completely unimaginable. The ideas which writers and poets sow onto the minds of people leads to curiosity which

further

encourages explanation an a scientific approach.

Thus

, many people believe that children should be exposed to as much artistic

endeavors

a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

endeavours

as possible to create an impression at a young age.

This

explanation can be substantiated from the proof Michelangelo used to draw sketches and paint them before he could even learn to write. Another example is Leonardo Da

Vinci who

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Vinci, who

suffered from dyslexia and

hence

could not read or write like an ordinary

person but

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person, but

could imagine things like

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with intricate working models even hundreds of years before they were actually invented.

On the other hand

, opponents of arts look down upon the trade as a mere form of recreation that lacks substance or any actual contribution to the society.

Thus

, a sane-minded, rational parent only expects his child to do well in science and mathematics while it may be okay to not to score an "A+" in drawing or painting. But, research has proved that all innovators, scientists and inventors were as imaginative as any poet or music composer.

Although

, their application and approach to imagination might have been different. And all of

this

starts when you are in school where your thoughts are not limited by external realities and so you can choose to imagine what you want.