The Need for Arts
The arts have taken blow after blow from schools lately. People
just aren't supporting them. They push them aside and think
there's no use for them in society. But without them society
would fall apart. Without relief, without distractions, we would
be mindless servants following the ever winding path of greed
and corporate business.
The arts come in many different forms. There's painting,
sculpture, drawing, photography, computer graphics, dancing,
performing arts, etc. Music and all its components can be
included in this when it comes to the limiting the more creative
aspects of education. They are not just for entertainment. They
promote creativity, originality, patience and discipline. They
increase intellect, relieve stress, and provide an outlet for
people to be different, to feel welcomed. They are more than
just a hobby. They can be a way of life.
Schools don't want to waste time with this stuff. All that
matters to them is the more prominent curriculum and sports.
That's what seems to make the world go around these days. They
are nice, a good and important part to education of course, but
they shouldn't be the whole thing. People need a range of
understanding in life to truly benefit from its teachings.
The reason schools focus on subjects like science and history
and English is that society is driven on a very business and
corporate track. We focus on that knowledge makes us better
people, that it solves problems and brings us goodness. It does,
but not always. When it fails or lets us down, when it stresses
us out or overwhelms us, we need a break. That is the arts, the
more light-hearted subjects in the world. Society tends to see
these more important subjects as the serious ones that get us
through life. People think they're the ones that make the world
go around. They think that it's what makes the world. But if we
were so serious all the time, so bent on our corporate ways of
greed and power, we'd be a society that would fall apart quickly.
We tend not to see how good we have it until it's gone. Art
isn't gone and won't be any time soon, so it's hard to really
show it's impact. It is a vital part of society though even if
we don't always stress this. It provides business, support,
design, creativity, and entertainment for the world.
The arts a vital part of the growth a child undergoes. It helps
them both with realizing who they are and becoming who they are
meant to be. It doesn't matter if they don't have a full passion
for it or don't pursue it in a career. Just the opportunity to
allow them to define themselves on their own, to create a
personality other than what the real world wants to make them,
allows expression and creativity that will stay with them for
years. They may not appreciate it at the moment, or acknowledge
it later on, but it will become a part of who they are
regardless.
We can't just think that if a child wants to do something they
will do it on their own. This provides little encouragement in
their life. We need to support a variety of education and
experiences in school for children to grow with. Society can't
be serious all the time and it can't just say that business is
the only that matters. It's vital to mankind's well-being to
promote the arts at a young age and allow children to grow and
blossom on their own. They need ways to break free from the
mold, to be given opportunities they may not with other
subjects. It would be a sad day if a child wasn't allowed to
express themselves and be who they really are.