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There has been a controversy over whether
children should have art and music as mendatory school subjects along with math,
history, science, and language. Some people might thinkg children do not have
to learn art and music because they are already busy to learn other subjects
such as science and math. However, I disaree with this notion and strongly
believe that art and music are necessary for children for two reasons.
First of all, art and music are helpful for
reducing stress. Some people, whether they are adult or children, watch musical
performance or listen to music when they have lots of stress. They
unconsciously know enjoying art and music is a good way to remove their stress.
This is one of advantage of these subjects because art and music are creative
works. So, when children learn art and music and actively participate in
creative works, they can handle their stress appropriately. This is necessary,
not optional, for children, because children get lots of stress from their
school works. They are forced to learn lots of subjects and to spend almost all
of their time to study. To keep their mental health, learning art and music is
needed. Children can concentrate on their study by removing their stress. In
long term, children who learn art and music in their school will be successful
people because they know how to get rid of their stress and they can work
efficiently.
Second, art and music are beneficial for
emotional development. This is because art and music base on human emotion and
feeling than intelligence, and it is a main diffence between these two subject
and the other subjects. Children can learn how to express their feeling and to
share their emotion with others. From the subjects, children will become
sensitive people. As a result, children will have good social relationship
because they can share their feeling with others and understand other’s emotion.
It is obvious that understanding others is the first step to make a good
relationship. For instance, art and music are mendatory subjects when I was in
an elementary school. I was taught to express my feeling and share my ideas
with my classmates. It was memorable experience and I have been a sensitive
person. In present, I have good social relationship in both workplace and home,
and believe that this is because of the lessons in my elementary school.
In conlcusion, I maintains that learning
art and music is necessary for two reasons. Firstly, it helps children to
reduce stress. Secondly, it has a positive effect on emotional development. |