你觉得艺术课程是否应该成为高中生的必修课程，关于这个问题，我相信很多同学和家长都觉得应该加入日常教学内容，但是在面对各种的教育环境，加入必修课程还是选修课程，的确短期内是无法产生定论的，如果是你，你会怎么看？

题目

Art classes like painting and drawing are important to students’ development and should be made compulsory in high school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

解析

本题关键词为：art classes, compulsory, high school，需要围绕艺术课在高中应该成为必修课这个观点进行讨论。

写作范文

When the news came that art classes such as music, painting and drawing would be made mandatory in my high school, it was met with both approvals and objections. This mixed responses reflect the different attitudes towards the role of art in the education of high school students.

Those who stand up for art classes argue that art is so important to the students’ development that it should be made compulsory. By taking art classes, students may come out of their own world and make friends with those with similar interests. Furthermore, rather than a waste of time, taking art classes can actually help students with other subjects such as maths and physics. The theory is that art can help exercise our mental power (imagination, for example) and make us smarter. More importantly, art calls for persistent practice and unyielding stamina, which are also important qualities that we expect our students to possess.

Objections of art classes as required mainly come from those who think art classes are a waste of time because they are not useful to students. Except for the very few who may take art as their lifelong career, the great majority of students will not get a job in relation to art when they finish their high school. Besides, what is the point of compelling a student who has no interest in art to spend many hours restlessly in the art classes?

To my mind, art classes should become compulsory in high school. The objective of education is not just to give students the basic practical survival skills, but to prepare them for the future life, both physically and mentally. With this in mind, we can safely conclude that the time spent on art will be rewarding in the long run. Of course, the schools should be very careful when deciding on the required hours that should be spent on art classes.