| Teaching programs for arts and athletics is an | | | | important to a student's nourishment. Athletic |
| integral part of properly educating today's youth. | | | | education is an integral part of a student's |
| The importance of teaching art and athletics is | | | | curriculum for a number of reasons including |
| often overlooked relative to core subjects such | | | | educating students on good physical and mental |
| as English, math and science. Education in arts and | | | | health, the importance of fair play and |
| athletics is critical in nourishing an individual's | | | | sportsmanship as well as a number of other |
| intellectual, personal and social development. | | | | reasons. |
| Teaching programs and the arts are a critical part | | | | Teaching students athletics allows them to |
| of every child's education, this is why the No Child | | | | develop and maintain good physical and mental |
| Left Behind Act (NCLB) places art as one of its | | | | health, which is a critical part of everyday life. It |
| core academic subjects. However, some schools, | | | | also teaches students the importance of |
| which are facing tight local budgets, have been | | | | competition, fair play and sportsmanship as well as |
| forced to cut art programs due to lack of funds. | | | | the ability to deal with failure or loss in a |
| Similar to math, English, science and other core | | | | respectable and responsible manner. |
| subjects, the arts (music dance, visual arts, | | | | Teaching students athletics contributes directly to |
| theater etc.) can be extremely challenging | | | | the various responsibilities that education has to |
| subjects with rigorous achievement standards and | | | | society and to the individual. Athletic education |
| content at the national and stated levels. The arts | | | | provides real life situations in skilled performance in |
| require highly educated teachers who can | | | | which students learn the importance of working |
| challenge all students, not just those students who | | | | under fire, respecting opponents or competitors, |
| are considered artistically talented, to create their | | | | the acceptance of results that are determined by |
| own works, to perform works of art and | | | | officials or are out of their control and participating |
| respond to artwork and the ideas that they | | | | fairly or playing the game according to its rules. |
| impart. | | | | Teaching students athletics also prepares them |
| In addition to teaching programs teach students | | | | for the rugged competition, which is a critical part |
| arts for their own sake, teaching students to | | | | of our democracy. |
| make and experience art is extremely beneficial | | | | Teaching programs for athletics can do so much |
| to a student's personal, intellectual and social | | | | for a student and our community. Athletic |
| development. Art education can be particularly | | | | education assists in building human resources, |
| beneficial for those students who come form | | | | preserving and extending democracy, acquiring a |
| economically disadvantaged circumstances as well | | | | respect for our fellow human beings and |
| as those students who are at risk of being | | | | developing physical and emotional stability. |
| unsuccessful in school. Many studies provide | | | | Art and athletic education is often overlooked |
| evidence that there is a strong relationship | | | | relative to the core subjects but is equally |
| between art education and fundamental cognitive | | | | important in developing a well-rounded individual. |
| skills and capacities used to master the other core | | | | Art and athletic education nourishes an individual |
| subjects, including mathematics, science, reading | | | | intellectually, personally and socially and greater |
| and writing. | | | | prepares them for the real world. |
| Teaching programs for athletics is equally | | | | |