Achieving Success With The Arts - 3446 Words

Achieving Success with the Arts Sabrina M. Gemmer Professor Bernard Jefferson Community Technical College The Arts and Us Different forms of art have been around since the beginning of time. Art, comes from a cultures specific way of life that has been passed down from generations. Art helps mold people into creative individuals. It helps people stand out, be their own person, and increase their imagination. Art surrounds us from the time we are young children to adults. As a young child, the song your parent may use to sing you to sleep is a form of an art. The building blocks you played with in kindergarten are a form of art. The dance you preformed for your cheerleading squad in high school is an art. Art helps us learn†¦show more content†¦The art programs contribute towards helping a student learn more successfully in the classroom and prepare them for adulthood. Without these programs children will not receive the full artistic and creative experience that will help them succeed as adults. Art education should be kept in schools because they benefit students in an academic setting, teachi ng then study patterns, helping promote creativity and growing into successful adults. Not Making the Cut Art Education Programs may not bring in enough money to help provide the programs with new supplies and equipment. Even though there may be a shortage of money, the students should be able to vote which program goes. The shortage of money made by art programs may have caused schools to become annoyed with having to pay for new equipment yearly. Many schools believe that by cutting arts programs money could be used for something else more important. An art show may cost $3 to attend and only 10 people may show up. A sports event may cost $3 to attend, but more than half the school attends, including parents, sports fans and coaches. In an online article, Arsenault (2009) concludes that It s fair to generalize that athletics last longer. They are universally recognized as representative of the school and generate revenue. We have had schools that have totally cut athletic programs, although those tend to be the last things on the chopping block because of sports