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Schools decreasing funding for arts and performing arts is a very common premise of movies and TV shows, the lead actor or actress would be greatly affected by this lack of money and get right on trying to save their beloved program with a, just crazy enough to work plane and quirky situations they get themselves into, such as someone being stuck in a tuba. These movies and shows are light hearted and in the end of course they get all their funding back and can restart their lives just as before. The unfortunate fact is that this situation of school officials taking away the Arts and Performing Arts budget is actually happening right now in many schools all across the nation.

            My school wasn’t affected as much as some schools. Basically we just had to do some extra fundraising to pay for our costumes for show choir. A lot of schools do not have as much money as we do to start with anyway. Some schools don’t have any art programs or any music programs either. And I think that that is such a sad thing because learning about, and making art is more than just listening to some lecture and putting some paint on a canvas.

            Art can help you express yourself, weather through photography, painting, dancing, drawing, or singing. If kids express themselves through art there is less of a chance of them becoming angry, and thus becoming violent. Without a way to express themselves students could also become sad and depressed. Which would lead to a bad school environment.

            Students also like extracurricular activities because it gives them a mental break from math…science…social studies…language…language, in a different language… all these classes require thinking inside the box and they have a structured lesson plan. I know, that kids can express themselves through written word like in Language arts classes, but most of the time it’s about learning the structure of a periodic sentence or listening the teacher talk about an essay they just read. It’s not so much about giving the students a chance to write their thoughts on paper just to get them out of their heads.

            This is why people should help and support performing arts and the arts in schools, it also why the school board shouldn’t take away funding from hard working kids.