All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school . Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
[shc_shortcode class=”shc_mybox”]The issue about whether all students should be required to study art and music in secondary school is the one that is open for debate. Some people
believe that students should take these classes. However, others think that it must be up to a student. In this essay I will analyze both these
positions and present my opinion in favor of the people who think that studying art and music should not be required in secondary school.
From the one side, studying art and music brings many benefits to the students. First of all, it extends their range of interests. Second of all,
studying art and music helps to reveal hidden talents and possibilities. In addition to these benefits, it helps a growing child develop his or her
perception of the real world.
However, from the other side, studying art and music also has some negative aspects. Personally, I think that a person who is interested in
mathematics should not spend his or her precious time taking classes in art or music. For example, when I was a student a couple years ago I did
not like to attend some of the art classes because it was too boring for me. I wasted my time and money because I was required to pay for these
classes and attend them. So, my point is that students should have the right to make a decision for themselves whether they should take classes in
art and music or they should not. For instance, there were a couple of optional classes in music in my university. Many students took those classes
and every one was satisfied.
To sum up, I think that studying art and music is very essential for a person. However, I think that classes in art and music must be optional,
because if a student is dreaming about a career of dentist and spends all his spare time reading about the new technologies and inventions in this
field I think it is not fair to make him attend classes when he does not want to. It is like making a person sing when he is good at swimming. 
All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school
All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school
All students should be required to study art and music in secondary school
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