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Question 11 • **MFISD ENGLISH 1 B 22-23 CR

Read the counterclaim to the claim that arts education is beneficial to students.However, many school districts claim that focusing on the arts is the wrong approach to take.

Answer

Students with arts instruction scored much higher on creative-thinking tests than students who had no arts instruction.

Dr. Smith stated, “Students with arts instruction have strong problem-solving skills that help them get jobs after school.”

One student stated, “In school, it seems like we spend about fifty percent of our time taking tests, and I’d rather study the arts.”

In many school districts across the country, including those with arts education, the dropout rate is over fifty percent.

Explanation

A counterclaim challenges the idea that arts education benefits students. Choice D points out that dropout rates remain over fifty percent even in districts with arts education, which can be used to question whether focusing on the arts helps students. Choices A and B support the benefits of arts education, while C gives a student's preference rather than a counterclaim.

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