Some people think that art lessons, such as painting and drawing lessons, should be compulsory in secondary schools. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Art
subjects
should be taught to every student in high school. I strongly oppose
this
view because these
subjects
are not the subject everyone keens to learn about, and there are
also
students
who are afraid of studying these kinds of
subjects
. Being forced to learn some lessons that the pupils do not have an interest in, obviously, will have some effects on them. It can make them hate everything about
art
if they have to draw or paint something every week.
Moreover
, some
students
will feel that they do not obtain any knowledge and it will even make them feel that they are wasting time.
For example
, in my experience, I did not have any interest in those
subjects
but I had to study about them, since they were compulsory
subjects
, and the consequence from
this
was I cannot remember any content I learnt.
In addition
, some pupils are scared of studying about
art
subject, due to the method of evaluation. Most of the time, teachers will grade
students
by their
art
performance. The pupils who are not an expert on these
subjects
,
such
as drawing, will not be able to cope with some situations. When their teachers make a criticism about their own works and the teachers may show their works to the other
students
or even make fun of them, so it would be better for the
students
to have a choice to choose what subject they desire to learn. In conclusion, I believe that the
students
do not have to study about
art
lessons, as there are some
students
who do not want to know how to do
art
, and there are
also
some people who do not have the courage to study about it.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • foster
  • creativity
  • self-expression
  • curriculum
  • mental well-being
  • stress reduction
  • unearth
  • hidden talents
  • compulsory
  • equality
  • disengagement
  • motivation
  • additional resources
  • financial strain
  • core subjects
  • well-rounded
  • critical thinking
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