Weekly Blogging Assignment #3

12/2/2012

What do you think?

Click on the button below. It will take you to an article by Scholastic about requiring art and music classes in school. Read that article (page 14), and then give your opinion in the comment section below. BE SURE TO PROOFREAD YOUR WORK-This is 50% of your grade!

Your response is due by Friday, 12/7

Scholastic Article: 12/5

Should art and music classes
be required in school?

27 Comments

mccarjos

12/2/2012 11:33:26 pm

Yes because it gives you skills that you can use later on. Also because its fun to do. Its something to do that most people enjoy.

marfiche

12/2/2012 11:33:42 pm

I say yes for both. Because for music because you could learn to sing and learn. Yes for art because they could learn to draw because they could do fun activity's like: clay,paint,and draw like fun. We get to paint sometimes but we never get to finish it.

lundlind

12/2/2012 11:34:04 pm

No. Art and Music should be optional, because what if somebody has no talent? That could embarrass them. They should be allowed to have a choice. I mean, sure if you are really hard on them, they could learn, but what if they crack under pressure instead? But also, what if you didn't like the teacher either?

mindhpar

12/2/2012 11:34:45 pm

nope. beacause lets see what if you dont like art or music. and what if you dont have a talent. and what if you dont like the teacher and the teacher doesnt like you. so they could say your not talented and stuff like that.so no you chould have a choice

kracheri

12/2/2012 11:34:52 pm

No,because if people don't want to take it they should be able to pick if they want to take those classes. The people who think the class is fun can be allowed to take the class but if they don't want to then they don't have to. Some people may not like the class because of the teacher. They may not make the class fun for the student. They may treat the student with disrespect. If the student feels uncomfortable then the teacher should have to do something to make them feel comfortable.

benisnat

12/2/2012 11:35:13 pm

No because if you don't want to have those jobs it's not going to help you in life. If you want to take those classes you should take them to learn how to do that job but if you don't it won't help

regalmar

12/2/2012 11:36:06 pm

NO, because we never finish anything we start in art we would start something one day then we wouldnt have any other days to finish it.

YES, because i like music and it is fun, sometimes we do cool things with our songs like what we are doing now.

summer

12/2/2012 11:37:43 pm

I say that art and music classes should not be required in school. You should have the choice if you want to do it. The school shouldn't make you take the class if you dont want to. What if you dont like art or music, you shouldn't have to do it, it should be our decision.

summer

12/2/2012 11:41:00 pm

I love band, but sometimes I wish we didn't have to do art, sometimes art isn't all that fun. We spend most of our time in the back of the room talking about what we are going to do. So, we have very little time to work.

atkinhal

12/2/2012 11:40:23 pm

I think that art and music should not be required. I think that because it is something some people like but not all. Kids should be able to pick if they want to be in a class or not. Even though at our school we get our schedeule and we follow that, but we should have a say in it because if we son't like the subject it's just wasting our time because we could be learning about somehting that we like. It is also a waste of the teacher's time because they are the ones who have to deal with us and their the ones responsible for us.

atkinhal

12/2/2012 11:42:53 pm

Even if we DON'T like the subject. (correction don't insttead of son't)

bartetri

12/2/2012 11:43:07 pm

I think that you should be able to work for art and music because teacers give you more time to work on it. Also for srt people can think about what your going to draw. In music i think people like it because they get to play some instroments sometimes.

martigab

12/2/2012 11:43:52 pm

No it should not be required because if you are not good at it and/or you don't like it, you shouldn't be required. You need to focus on more reliable things like math and language. Music and art can be done after school. Plus, if you don't like the teacher, that doesn't help with being better either. Yes because it gives you a break from math and language. If you are really good at it, you can be moved to a higher class.

TEYNOALA

12/2/2012 11:44:03 pm

I THINK YES, because sometimes people say they are bad at art it takes time to get the hang of it and if you like music well there you got it but kids could have a choice if they want to join or not so it could be FUN and you could learn some stuff. But if we start something fun our teacher might not want to finish it so we should get to pick what to do.

crowlpre

12/2/2012 11:44:17 pm

Yes because it gives you chance to get to be a good singer if to be a singer when you grow up.

lundlind

12/12/2012 11:36:24 pm

But if you don't want to be a good singer or an artist?

benisnic

12/3/2012 11:32:47 pm

No, because people don't like music and art i think it should be a choice. If I had a choice it would be no.

benisnic

12/3/2012 11:37:07 pm

but it should be optional

marxkale

12/3/2012 11:37:14 pm

NO because, art and music should be after or before school activities. Because some poelple doen't like art or music and if they doen't want to be in art or music they could be in a study hall instead.

gillitan

12/3/2012 11:37:15 pm

I agree with nick we should have a choice cause your forceing kids to do stuff they do not want to do!!!!!!

waltetyl

12/3/2012 11:39:22 pm

yes but, no people should have to be in art in pre-k troughout 4th grade because people might need it in their job. But people should be able to have a chioce in being in band because the odds of someone to be in a famous orchestra.

waltetyl

12/3/2012 11:42:35 pm

the odds of someone being in a famous orchestra are not very good.

bedtkash

12/5/2012 11:27:36 pm

i think that it should be opsional. because if you dont like to draw then you should be able to have a study hall instead. in music i also think it sould be opsional because you might not want to play a instrument.

mccarjen

12/9/2012 11:53:41 pm

No, because not all kids like music or art. It should not be required that kids have to take one of those classes. It should be optional that they can take it or not. Because if kids are getting bad grades and there in an arts or music program that is taking away time they could be spending on the subjects that they are failing. Kids that don’t like art or music could spend more time on the stuff they do like for instanced math or science.

marfihun

12/10/2012 09:34:27 am

I think that it should be optional so kids,if they want can become singers\artists. Then we could use the extra time to work on homework, sports, ect.

marfihun

12/10/2012 09:37:44 am

cause some kids do not want to take BAND/ART/CHOIR!!!!

martiada

12/13/2012 12:09:59 am

I beleive Art and Music should be required in school. They allow children to better understand different art styles and to appreciate composers throughout history. Both art and music allow you to have fun, achive goals and be very creative in your own way.