General Art at school?

[Nebulous]

Do you think all children should study art at school?

Should it be mandatory?

What are the pros of cons of art class?

Did you like your art teacher(s)?

 

[Catsmother]

I was never interested in art. I don't think it should be mandatory.

 

[The Jason]

I think some art and music should be mandatory but only some intro class cause some might not like it.

And as for myself, I love art and music, but I never took art in school, except elementary school.

But as an adult, I got into computer generated art and found it as interesting as performing music.

 

[Gizmo]

I'm no artist. I tried an art course through tertiary studies but gave up.

 

[The Jason]

I love Bob Ross stuff. But it would be difficult to learn and I've not prioritized the time.

 

[uptrend]

During my school days, art classes were genuinely enjoyable for me even though I opted for sciences layer. I wasn’t an artist but I liked the liberty of sketching and painting without stress. It was among the subjects where you could unwind and pour your mind and simply show how creative you have become.

 

[The Jason]

I find computer programs like Poser and Blender to be incredibly fun. Unfortunately, that stuff didn't exist in the pre-internet days when I was in public school.

 

[Shawn]

I did art in school.

While I found it to be a great class, it gave me nothing for my future as an adult.

Mandatory? No. But available? Of course.

Art might be someone's calling. Coding might be as well. I think schools should teach coding and even AI.

 

[MamaFrankie]

No. Art is enjoyable but irrelevant.

 

[The Jason]

I found art can be just as fun as music performance. I think both of them should be required to some extent but not forced beyond some intro course.

 

[Kera]

I actually did Arts in my first years in high school. It was specifically a course in music. I think we stopped in our third year in high school. I think it was very valuable to elicit interest from students. And I think that arts can still be taught in early high schools.

 

[Nomad]

I think art should be mandatory in school but if the kids are no good at art or do not have any interest, they shouldn't forced. I am against forcing anything to kids, learning should introduce through choice and passion.