“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women are merely players,” (Shakespeare), meaning the whole world is like a stage show and humans are the actors. The quote proves that life can imitate art even when it’s not recognized, art is everywhere you look, in places you never thought to look. Theater is represented in any imaginable way, so why is it not good enough for a simple required subject in school? Fine arts such as drama, dance, and art programs get cut from high schools due to the expenses that go into them. People say theater is not needed for the future, no help in the “real world”, and it’s not a life skill. However, theater is much more than an elective or an “easy A”, theater is something that will stick with you for the rest of your …show more content…
To add on, some people might say “theater is not a necessity in life”. So what? Theater just gets taken away, which is too heartbreaking to understand when it’s not within people’s grasps. Theater might not be an essential for survival, but the importance of this argument is that it can improve in the educational system. And isn’t that what it is all about? It shouldn’t matter how we choose to learn the lecture, material, or lesson, but as long as we understand the concept to the fullest capacity can fit. According to Dr. Wu, “To change behavior, it 's important to give children brief and powerful messages several times and consistently” (Wu), as he explains how the child 's brain is still developing and needs brief and powerful messages consistently. Which theater is the perfect remedy for what Dr. Wu is explaining. Everyday people walk by, not noticing the small things that make up life and so it 's easy to take things for granted. The importance of education is to empower one’s mind of knowledge but does it matter the process of how you achieve that? The point is, it shouldn’t matter the ways education can be taught to an individual as long as they are getting the right information to help them in