Monday, February 18, 2013
Class Discussion About Liberal Arts Classes
I believe that liberal arts classes are necessary for developing a well rounded, knowledgable student. Classes like theatre, dance, history, and vocational courses may not be most important compared to the essential english, math, and science classes but they do influence students in some way or another. These classes are out of some student's comfort zones and that is what more children need in today's society. In the future with college and the work force, students are going to be pushed out of their comfort zones and, through these liberal arts classes, they will be comfortable being in a new atmosphere. Also, these courses build character and let the student find their true talent. For example, a theatre class builds self confidence because you have to perform your play at the end of the semester in front of an audience. These classes give students a chance to find their discourses and their skills that they might not have known they had. I believe these liberal arts classes are extremely helpful and necessary.
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I can agree with your statements on how liberal arts courses are important to making a well rounded person. I feel like it is good for us to gain knowledge of some of the subjects that are pushed more to the side. These classes give us a better understanding of how the different arts work, such as theater and dance. Another benefits of classes such as those is that it could give us a better understanding of emotion, and how people deal with those emotions. Theater conducts plays in which are meant to convey important message and portray certain emotions. If you do not have much knowledge of the literature used in these plays, you probably do not know how to absorb the message that they are trying to get across to you. I also think that they would help you in your job to a small extent. They could help you deal with some situations that you aren't necessarily familiar and comfortable with . However would these classes help everyone achieve their true talent? What if someone simply enjoys something else and has a true talent for those courses? I do agree with the fact that these classes may help one discover an interest or talent they may not have known they had before. All in all, I think that these courses should not be mandatory, however I think it is something that everyone should consider doing.
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