d u c t i o n wasting them on artistic frivolousness like fine arts, music, literature, dance, or theater. These things don’t contribute to the gross national product, they don’t enhance our position in international academics, and they aren’t amenable to measurement by standardized testing. In short, they’re a waste of time and money.” Their major argument is that art and music are a waste of time, time that could be used helping others, and that math and science are more important because they provide more help to others. However, I believe that art and music should be seen as equally valuable to math and science, because they are helping students learn team-building, communication, problem-solving, and many more 21st century skills that, in the long run, will allow these students to find jobs in the future.
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