BTB: Theater Education Programs Are in Demand for Workforce Creativity

"These programs have shown me that enriching the nation's youth through drama is inextricably linked to preparing a robust creative workforce of tomorrow." I am so grateful to be in a community with a steel-toed drama program. We have the best facilities, great supplies and materials and a kick-butt team of dedicated students and teachers passionate in the realm of theatre. It seems to me that in the Asian environment we're placed in, too much of our attention is directed towards perfect test grades and a flawless GPA. We spend too much of our time centered on numbers that we often forget the importance of creativity. In theatre, whether it be IB or a play, we are exposed to skills that are not introduced in many classes. These skills, in the future, are going to buttress my workplace experience and help me function better in the environments I'm placed in. Yeah, sure Mr. Valedictorian, you may be really good at math and maintaining a perfect 4.0, but you will not have what I learned in IB theatre.