Reading And Writing Should Be Taught In Schools Essay

Ever since formal education became more than teaching kids how to read and write, a particular issue started to become more and more evident: English, mathematics and the sciences are more valued in schools than artistic abilities and disciplines like music and art, just to name a few. Kids are forced to study the core academic subjects well past the basic level, while the arts are completely neglected after middle school, and in some cases, elementary school. Only when both, creative and academic subjects are taught in balance, will students receive a wholesome education they deserve.
Historically, reading and writing have always been a priority in schools. If a family had sufficient funds to teach a child, they first focused on teaching him or her reading and writing. As time went on, families had more opportunities to educate their kids: math and science become more prominent in schools. In our time, students are able to learn even more than that; reading and writing are no longer the only desired skills. A modern student learns a lot more in school, than students, even thirty or forty years ago. The progress in the sciences, engineering and health care now allows students to have bigger dreams …show more content…
The public school focuses too much on statistics and SAT scores to see the problem with the modern educational system. Subjects like English and mathematics are studied every year for twelve years. Some of these subjects are so advanced that most students, neither use nor remember the material after the class is over. Yet the arts education usually stops after the eighth grade. By doing this, the school board reinforces the idea that the arts are not as important as other fields, and therefore not only discourages students from being interested in the arts, but also forces thousands of students to study subjects that they don’t have a natural inclination