"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 work force. Period." This is a quote that we were given, and told to give our opinion on. Well, I have some choice words to say about this. But before I argue my point, I want to ask you this question. What is art to you? This can go many ways, but generally speaking, art is a medium of expressing an idea or belief in ways that satisfy our natural senses (sight, ears, etc.) yet still conveying meaning in an impactful way. Or at least, that's how I define it. So with that being said, why do people want art to disappear from public high schools? They argue that art is useless and that we should spend our time taking more academic classes. And while yes, academic classes are very important for the success of students, I don't think the people making these claims about art classes are seeing this the ...