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The government should reduce the budget on the arts and spend more funds on education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Some people are of the opinion that the government should increase their
budget
 for
education
 and decrease it for entertainment. I partly agree and disagree with
this
 statement. The following essay will outline the reasons why I feel that both academia and the arts are equally important and thereby should share an equal
budget
.
To begin
 with,
education
 is the key to developing a nation. The reason why I partly agree with their statement is because of the lack of importance the authorities usually give to the academia of the country.
For instance
, public schools in Bangladesh rarely take
children
 out on field trips
,
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 or foreign visits or provide quality reading materials to their students. Despite teachers giving their best efforts to accommodate a good learning environment, they are incapable of doing
further
as a result
 of low funding. The government certainly need to invest more in
children
 through their
education
 as the next leaders of the nation will be shaped by
education
, from the new generation.
On the other hand
, it would be unfair to argue that
education
 is everything.
As a consequence
, I
also
 partly disagree with
this
 statement because art equals creativity and creativity is
also
 important for
children
. Employers in a job interview
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 example, will often select the candidate with the most versatile qualities and experiences.
In other words
,
children
 should be taught to think outside of academia by honing other skills should they want to be truly successful in life.
For
this
 reason, I believe that different forms of entertainment
such
 as movies, painting, theatre, extracurriculars etc will make the youth more meaningful creative and ready for the future.
Thus
, creative knowledge is as important, if not more, than theoretical knowledge.
To conclude
, there are merits and demerits to the claim that the government should lower their
budget
 for arts and increase it for
education
instead
.
Although
,
this
 may result in a better academic environment for the youth; it will severely impact their creativity skills. Rather, I recommend that the
budget
 be distributed in equal portions for both subjects.
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