Argumentative Essay-It's Time To Cut The Music Program

When it comes to funding school programs and cutting other programs people should not be so quick to cut the music program. While groups of people may ask why we should fund one of the more expensive programs. There are other ways of getting the money that is needed for programs rather than just cutting the program itself. The schools always have the capability to get a sponsor. There is a school in the Anaheim district of California. That is trying to rebuild their music program that had been nonexistent for twenty-five years. The school partnered up with a school in Tennessee to see how they started their music programs. They found that a number of the schools in Tennessee have partnered up with local business and were better able to more …show more content…
This would give the students a teacher who cares and would help the kids to find music as more of a passion and it is a a more enjoyable part of their day that they are able to look forward to everyday. Students who partake in the music program would benefit in all learning departments which would benefit the school. According to (“News reports finds big gaps in provisions of music education”) “The evidence suggests that rather than viewing music education as a distraction, policymakers need to see it as a vital tool in improving student outcomes in a range of areas, including literacy and numeracy. Music is a catalyst for better performance in many aspects of education” (“News reports finds big gaps in provisions of music education” paragraph 4). This just goes to show that when a student is in a music class they do much better in classes and if the music classes were to be taken away then the students would not have that help in those classes and would not be able to reap those benefits. In short the music program should not just be cut because schools do not have the money because that would be taking so much away from the