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Importance of Art
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"Tax dollars should not be wasted on art, music or theater classes in high school. Public high schools should be about training young people to enter the workforce. Period." In short, this statement could not be more wrong. First of all, the workforce is not what it used to be. Years ago, going to work usually meant working in a factory, where you needed to have a basic knowledge of things, followed bells (like in school), and sat down for long periods of time. Nowadays, it is more common for people to make a living out of art. More kids are going to an art institution for their postsecondary education now more than ever, so saying that "tax dollars should not be wasted on art" and "p ublic high schools should be about training young people to enter the workforce" is contradictory. In addition, even if the students taking these art classes do not choose to pursue a career in the arts, tax dollars should not be considered "wasted" on them. Art