the importance of art

"Tax dollars should not be waster on art, music, or theater classes in high school. Public high schools should be about training young people to enter the workforce. Period." 

I think that this quote means that the school funding should be more towards the regular core classes, than it should be for arts. I don't really agree with this because art classes are necessary in schools because it promotes creativity, and provides a break for students from their difficult classes. The only way to give these classes to students is to pay for them. Without providing money to these classes, they will not be able to function.

However, I agree that public high schools should be about training young people for the workforce because that promotes working and helping the economy. High schools do not have many classes about training people for the workforce. Classes such as history and chemistry provide no benefit towards the workforce and should have less funding. Art classes do train people for certain careers involving art and performing.