Critique on Mr. Hollands Opus

Mr. Holland?s Opus In the late 1980s and early 1990s shortages of funds caused public school districts to drastically reduce spending on arts and music education. Many parents, students and educators felt that this was shortsighted. Arts education has many positive effects, teaching children discipline and teamwork, giving them an opportunity to excel, etc. The arts are fundamental to children?s' education and they are fundamental because the art is fundamental to human nature, …

…I for instance, I would somehow incorporate a themed aspect of music and movement to spark up prior knowledge or interest on a new, difficult or abstract subject to be thought. I?m not exactly a music/art teacher, but I would use those needed locomotor and non-locomotor exercises to help the children grasp their thought on the subject being thought and at the same time giving them time to express themselves through the art.