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I agree that art and music should be essential to learn in school.

Well I will start out by attacking this case on two levels. I'm not sure exactly how you intended this so we will just have to see. Level 1 You state that, "I agree that art and music should be essential to learn in schools, public or private. It is a way to bring culture and education into children minds." Yet you offer me no one that you agree with. Were you simply intending to say that "Art and music should be essential to learn in schools"? Level 2 (Assuming you are trying to argue that they should be.) You say that it should be in schools because it brings culture and education into children minds. However what the community needs to keep in mind is the fact that many things do this all to different degrees. Music: Yes it brings some education. It also brings a lot of culture. Music goes back a very long way. Art: Maybe not as much education? Has quite a bit of culture. Foreign Languages: Lots of education, and a very great deal of foreign culture. Debate: Lots of education, a lot of culture (you need to know about every society to potentially debate well) Soccer: Not so much education, lots of culture though if you would like to get into it. Religion: Lots of education no matter what religion you choose, lots of culture obviously. World cultures: Same. Dance: Some education, lots of culture. Cheer leading: Nothing. Anyways my point is this. There are a great deal of activities that offer education and culture but clearly there is not enough time to do every single one of them in school. You say that it is essential yet I disagree and advocate instead for the freedom of choice. For some people art and music just isn't their thing, they need the opportunity to branch out. For some, having these classes mandated would simply be an aggravation every day. I would say instead that joining extracurricular activities should be strongly encouraged because of educational, cultural, and physical value. Thank you.

Art and Music programs should be mandatory for students in Grade School

You misunderstand my argument; I'm not saying there shouldn't be any music and art programs, I'm just saying students shouldn't be forced to take them. You stated that "If they don't like it then they don't have to continue the next Quarter." In Elementary School, they take music and art year round; they can't just try it, and if they dislike it drop it in a month or two. They're forced to take music and art lessons for the duration of the school year. And it's not typically just one school year; it's 1st- 5th grade. That's up to 5 years of doing something they dislike! In most of the Middle Schools I've visited, art and music is completely optional, and students only have to enroll in them if they chose to. But I've yet to find an Elementary school that doesn't make it mandatory for students to take these courses year-long. It's a waste of schools funding, to have to provide for so many unwilling students. It'd be much better for schools at an economic standpoint, to only provide musical education for the children who want it. Also, you say that "if they need money/a job they have a talent to fall back on." Have you ever heard of the term "starving artist"?Statistically speaking, becoming a musician or an artist is one of the lowest paying jobs in America, and you have to be extraordinarily gifted to make a decent living. Unfortunately, most people aren't extraordinarily gifted. You can't master an instrument at school anyhow, it takes hours upon hours of practice to get into a school of The Arts such as Julliard; spending a mere hour each day won't get you there. Many Julliard students practice over 5 hours each day.

Football is an art not a science.

Goal Line Technology such as GoalRef is instantaneous. The project intended only for a signal to be immediately sent to the system it's hooked up to and into the referees watches. Upon receiving this signal (all this happening in a split second), the referee would know for sure the ball crossed the line. HawkEye also takes a literal split second, unlike your typical video review. While HawkEye requires a request to spit out its "Goal" or "No Goal" answer, it is still lightning fast. A coaches appeals system to the 4th official would work nicely here. Both of these methods are in the final levels of testing for use in professional play. I am a referee myself. I understand it's an art. This debate is over GOAL LINE technology though. Not "fix every call the players don't agree with" technology. *No* Article wrote:Do we want to stop the game for every debatable decision." *No* Article wrote:"Was it a handball, did the defender play the ball or take out the man, which way should the throw in be awarded, should it be a corner or a goal kick, was the forward marginally offside or not etc..." These are all subject to the interpretation of the official. Do we want to stop the game for every debatable decision? Of course not! Flow of the game. But is the ball going over the line a debatable decision? No. There is no gray area. It is either all the way over the line or it is not. There is LITERALLY a line. Calls on the field: Interpretation of the referee. Examples: "Was there intent?" "Will the player gain advantage?" "Was that shoulder to shoulder contact or did he push off with force with his hand to send the player down?" BUT, with all this in mind: Ball going over a line (ESPECIALLY a goal line) is this or that. It did go over or it didnt. White team did earn that goal, red keeper did fail to save that goal. OR. White team did not earn that game winner, good save by the red keeper. Goal line calls are this or that. Because the human eye is sometimes incapable of seeing it, this is one area where technology can improve our skills. Are we asking the technology to make the calls on the field for us? No. They are to the interpretation of the official, as always. But over the line or not? There is no interpretation. It is, or is not.

Mandatory art/music education in high-school is good!!

I thank my opponent for this debate. First, some definitions: High School: In the United States a high school is an upper secondary school which educates children from grade nine through grade twelve, in other words, from the age of 15 to 17 or 18. [1] Mandatory: Authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory [2] Good: healthful; beneficial [3] In this debate Pro has to prove two things: 1) That Art\ Music education is beneficial, or "good", for a student. 2) That it should be mandatory for all students. Failure to prove both of these means the resolution has not been affirmed. Indeed, I shall now show why Art\ Music shouldn't be compulsory in high school. == As a Mandatory Subject == Students should be free while in school to choose subjects which they enjoy and should not be forced to take any subjects by force. If the students does not desire to be learning that subjects it ll hinder their overall education. As discussed here, "Many learning theorists believe learning is most profound, satisfying, and thorough when students engage in it for intrinsic reasons. " [4] It's logical that a student would be far more interested in learning a subject of their choice than one forced upon them. To do otherwise would be detrimental to their education, as well as beg a misuse of their time while in school. The aim of a schools are to teach students, as per the definition of school, "A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the supervision of teachers." [5]. If schools do not teach a student as deficiently as possible than it is contradictory to the idea of a school. == Mandatory Education == Indeed, there is no reason why high school education should be compulsory at all. If a student opts to not do high school that is completley their choice. They will have to bear the consequences of not completing high school, which effects them and only them. There is no necessity to send some to learn with the threat of force, as this would mean student is in a school in which he does not want to learn, becoming a problem for their teacher and their fellow students. I await my opponents response. [1] = http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] = http://dictionary.reference.com... [3] = http://dictionary.reference.com... [4] = http://www.publicschoolrenewal.org... [5] = http://en.wikipedia.org...

Digital art is a lesser form of art then traditional art

Sadly, but for understandable reasons my opponent has to forfeit this debate. I ask that he not have conduct points deducted for this; and otherwise ask for the vote in this debate.