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.

Talents of

children

lie not only in reading, writing and memorizing concepts. The tastes in developing ideas and creating new arts should be quantified in schools for the proper physical and mental growth of

children

. The traditional concept of teaching

art

as a

subject

plays an integral role in forming talented generations.

However

, there are those who complain it consume considerable study time of the school

children

.

Both

the views are discussed as follows. On the one hand, learning and practising

art

requires immense concentration, dedication and determination.

This

seems to be the prime reason behind the addition of

art

as a

subject

in a number of educational institutions.

For instance

, practising

art

forms like mural painting has proven to improve student concentration and it is one of the best relaxation techniques. Mural

art

involves intricate lines and curves that improve the hand flexibility of

children

who practice it. Apart from the benefit of mental relaxation,

students

grow well-disciplined and physically fit by practising arts

such

as dance and aerobics on a daily basis.

Hence

,

both

the

parents

and teachers, intend to maintain an

art

subject

in the school curriculum for

both

the academic and fitness progression of the

students

. Sometimes, many

parents

neglect the aforementioned benefits knowingly or unknowingly and claim it as a wastage of time. The reason might be some curious

children

may spend a considerable amount of time solely on the artwork without occupying themselves for study purposes.

This

can affect their academic performance and

parents

are worried about failures in the formal assessments.

Moreover

,

art

-based jobs or careers do not offer extreme incomes and job insecurity sustains unless they become famous. Professional and technical courses can aid in securing well-paid jobs easily and

hence

some people consider replacing

art

subjects with courses of

such

types. To summarize, I feel the outcomes of studying

art

subjects always outweigh and the best is to never eliminate any

art

subject

from the school syllabus. There are

students

who are capable of pursuing

both

career and

art

talents parallelly and

such

multi-tasking capabilities should be encouraged by

parents

and trainers for their career development rather than compelling

students

to concentrate only on certain subjects.