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Nowadays，it has been common that parents send their kids to various art classes such as music, drawing dancing ,etc. at weekend or during holiday.
Some people take it for granted and think through this method, their kids can make use of leisure time to learn more skills and be prepared for the future fierce competition in the adult world. Nevertheless, there are still some sounds against this phenomenon, saying that it shouldn’t be encouraged.
As far as I’m concerned, I stand by the latter side, because its disadvantages far outweigh than the advantages. Above all, for children, play is their nature. It will do great harm to both their physical and mental health if they are deprived of the right to have enough free time. For another thing, most kids are sent to art schools to learn thing they are not even interested in. Consequently, they will be reluctant to cooperate with the teachers resulting only in the waste of time and energy. Thus, obviously, it is better to set children free to do things in which they passion actually lies, rather than forcing then to go to art classes.
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Art is as necessary as any other class offered in school. Children are all different in one way or another. They may have barriers that block them from achieving things many others can and thus they may feel left out. But in art, there is no right or wrong answer. There is only thought and expression. Passion and love can go into the art in a way unlike any other.
Art isn't the only form of expression, either. Creative writing and music are other ways children can reach out and show their true potential. Taking any of these away from society is taking away and hopes or dreams a child has at showing who they really are.