Girl Meets Creativity Essay

As a junior in highschool, I have experienced thirteen years of public schooling, and in those thirteen years I have had one semester of art in the ninth grade, one year of art and music during the sixth, and a couple of periods of art and music during elementary school. Several students are not as fortunate, having no classes in the arts whatsoever. When it comes to curriculars the arts programs are always the first to be cut. You can even see the portrayal of this truth in the T.V. show Girl Meets World. In the episode “Girl Meets Creativity” the middle school threatens to end it’s art programs and several students band together in an effort to save it. They make a plea to the board members and even arrange a makeshift hearing. Then the kids start taking down all the art in the
Districts with lower levels of student participation in art courses reported an average of 1.26 infractions per 100 students compared to an average of .69 incidents for districts with high enrollment in the arts (Scheuler 2010). The YouthARTS Development Project, also reported that the arts help to deter delinquent behavior. It is no secret that low-income communities are subjected to this delinquent behavior, and the arts would helps students develop a sense of craftsmanship, quality task performance, and goal-setting skills (Arts at the Core of Learning 1999). With more dedication to art programs students will be able to grow socially and academically. People need to be aware of these programs importance because many see them as a distraction and easy grade but it is way more than that. “Save The Arts” is an organization that credits themselves to help ensure public schools have these art programs but change is a national effort. Let’s band together to stop anymore art cuts before we all have to unsee and unread our favorite movie and