Why Art is important in Education?
Have you ever imagined if your children are not allowed to play any longer? It would be an unthinkable situation for many of us, as playing is one of the truly most authentic ways for a child to express him/herself. The same happens with arts at school, this subject implies creating, a process which is inevitably necessary throughout every child emotional development. It’s scientifically proven that children have the need to put into their own words or even express through their paintings or music compositions, not only how do they feel, but also how do they conceive the world that surrounds them. Bearing this mind, could we really promote the removal of arts from children’s curricula?
On the one hand, in today’s world most employers demand cooperative skills over and above all else. That’s why, Arts education should be included in our schools’ curricula, as they help children learn vital skills like being able to collaborate, cooperate and always keep a perseverant attitude towards life obstacles. As a result, this priceless mindset will definitely help our children to fit in nowadays competitive working market.
Difficult as it may be to accept, the creativity and innovation used in the artistic process are highly valued by employers all around the world, as they enable employees to successfully overcome either challenging or difficult situations which usually arise at work. For instance, creating a new product, coming up with new sales strategies such as cutting-edge advertising campaigns or even find the way to avoid that their company goes bankruptcy. Therefore I feel that, the stimulation of the art experience, plays a key role when it comes to effectively training tomorrow’s world adults for a working world which changes at an exponential rate.
Most importantly, arts education provides the opportunity to children to discover their inner selves, internalize as well as put across a personalized