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    The issue with teaching art is that what you teach, more...

    Should art be taught more seriously

    I will accept the challenge with the assumption you are referring to a more serious art programme in school. As a kid who grew up with possible schizophrenia, clinical depression, post trauma and autism; my response will be quite odd. I have never had any artistic ability and the only form of "art" I could manage, per se, was cartography, et caetera. Albeit, I wasn't interested in art in the first place. The issue with teaching art is that what you teach, more than likely, will never be used and could only penalize and hold back unfortunate students. If you are as interested in art as I would assume, even you should understand that art is something not learned but something that comes to you naturally. If it is being forced, there is a problem. I would even go as far to say that art should be purely optional.