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Respondent: 6055

Start time: 2024-11-13 23:54:47 -0800

Completion time: 2024-11-14 00:05:06 -0800

Email: anonymous

Name:

Language: English (United States)‎

Role: Student

Nationality: United Arab Emirates

Grade level: High School (Grades 10-13);

Curriculum: American

Arts value: Neutral

Schools support arts: Neutral

Opportunities for arts: Neutral

Arts skills useful: Neutral

Arts mandatory: Yes, it is mandatory for some students (e.g., specific grades)

Mandatory grade groups: Secondary (Grades 6-9);Primary (Grades 1-5);

Should be mandatory: No, it should be elective

Should be mandatory grades:

Other areas benefit: Extracurricular activities;Elective classes;School events and exhibitions;

Topics in curriculum: Photography;Audiovisual and interactive media;Digital arts;

Benefits: Not beneficial;Provide technical skills relevant to future careers;Improve local and global cultural awareness and appreciation;Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills;

Open ended idea: A transformative idea could be to introduce an "Arts and Design Elective Pathway." Instead of requiring all students to take art, which I hate, schools could offer a range of elective options focused on creativity, self-expression, and cultural education. In this pathway, students would choose to explore different subjects within the arts (visual arts, digital design, or photography) ONLY if they have an interest. Meanwhile, students NOT inclined towards art could select from OTHER elective pathways, like Islamic Sciences, psychology, or business.