Nowadays, many pupils receive education in arts like drawing or painting. However, whether this field should be added to their compulsory curriculum has caused a heated debate. I agree with the view that subjects of arts should not be seen as an obligation for students to learn, but they can serve as an extracurricular.
Currently, there has been lots of compellent subjects for high school learners. If art courses are still on the list of compulsory classes, students may find it challenging to keep abreast with their other fundamental subjects such as English, science and math, which are of great of significance to their further education and even career path. Therefore, removing drawing classes from pupils’ required classes is a for their basic learning.
It will be beneficial to schoolchildren if they can select optional public art classes, instead of making these subjects obligatory. For instance, a high school student is not fond of things like painting, carving, or sketching. If this student is required to take these courses, he or she may suffer from pains and would not concentrate on other foundation subjects, leading to bad academic performance in other courses. Education per se should not force students to engage in learning anything, let alone compel them to choose subjects that are not so crucial as other compulsory subjects.
Of course, this is not to say that art curriculums should not be valued. A good art course can pique students’ new interests, unleash their imagination, and spark their spatial awareness. If school pupils have high proficiency in art skills, but not at the expense of sacrificing other obligatory courses, they are likely to gain self-assurance and stand out from their peers, which is conducive to their future growth.
Overall, it will be salutary for educational institutes to set up some arts-relevant classes, if these courses are not forced to learn.