Anime studies should be offered in American high schools

REBUTTALS:PurposeMy oppoenent made a point to the purpose of Anime, being to provide alternative ways of looking at problems. I am going to refute this with realism. When a teenager watches an Anime, what are they getting from the Anime? Are they looking at the art in the Anime (which by all means, I am not saying isn't there), or are they looking for the comedy, action, or the drama? Let's face it, Anime's in the form of TV shows, and Comic books are meant for entertainment purposes only. They are marketed for entertainment purposes. And ultimately that is what these students care about. Yes there are similar filler classes to Anime studies (like film studies for a prime example), that could essentially say the same thing. While yes, there are students who will milk the class for entertainment, and there are also students who will actually gain something out of it, I tie priority back to this. Aren't there better classes that students can gain this same type of exposure to, that are probably a little bit more beneficial to their education? Point is, everything has to do with entertainment value. The history channel is a prime example of how something meant to be a learning source, was manipulated into entertainment disguised under a learning gesture (IE aliens, and bigfoot). "We want subjects that inspire students to want to learn"The problem is that the type of students who take this class, ware going to be taking it for other reasons. Students will see this type of a class as a relaxing way to pursue their own interests, and be entertained. Does passing or failing this class matter to a student? Will it effect their graduation? Probably not. No one is going to look at a student taking anime classes in high school for a job application, rather than a student who took Financial Literature in the extra curricular activities.http://www.youtube.com...1. Taking youth seriously. Just to clear up the point on Ramna, My general question is this: While teenagers may or may not replicate his actions, what inherant benefit do students gain from watching this is an educational environment? I mean yes, you can find a way to twist some sort of value on to it, (as you can with nearly anything, see my point on the porno) but overall are kids going to learn something from Ramna, or just laugh and continue on the inevitable high school immaturity that is sure to follow the viewing of the video? Again realism. Are high school students really going to care anout the respecting elders just because some fictional characters in a cartoon do?2. Hypermodern SocietyI find this kind of a rather low impact point, as I pointed out initially, however I the there was a thought or two that may have been mis-contrued. I am not trying to compare and contrast current commonly studied literature to Anime. The point of the examples was to prove that we already had similar stuff to that, in contention to my opponent's thought's that Shakespeare was outdated.Anyways I am having a hard time finding the significant importance to how justify how a human loving a robot is justification for an entire Anime class to be taught in high school. Is it worth the money, the cutting out of curriculum, and is there benefit to the class enough to support hosting a class like this? I think not.3. Anime and ReligionMy opponent asked why I believe religion is not beneficial in schools, so I will briefly elaborate. As I explained in R2, The main purpose of school is to set a student up for a future in the following categories I provided, and sourced. But how does teaching religion benefit students? My opponent talks about cutting out classes to make room for classes like Anime studies. But why would it be a wise decision for a school to cut out classes, for something that can better easily be taught at a free religious organiztion on the students own time? Why hire teachers, pay for the course, and subject students to something that is faith based? School should deal with facts, not popular opinions, as it is the best way to progress a student's education. That aside, the connection between anime and religion being beneficial to school is missing to me. Even if anime and religion tie together, why does that make it an important class for high schoolers?4. Multi-CulturismAgain, we are talking about how the japanese cultures expodentially helps students make better choices, and live a better lfestyle. You are advocating that learning more about the japanese lifestyle is beneficial to High school Students, and I couldn't agree more. But what does Anime focus on that shows significant realistic Japanse culture? You say that it is beneficial so that studens can understand moral choices and see things from a futristic fictional fanbase (say that 3 times fast) idea of what a culture should be like. But the Beautiful dreamer, while definitely interesting, doesn't seem to answer my question of: Why this opposed to a world studies class? Couldn't this world studies class do everthying the anime classes would supposedly do, but more? I understand that there are benefits to really understanding Anime as a means of self pursuing interest, in the inevitable free time you cna spend watching this, but is what can be learned and derived from anime really enough to justify an entire course study to it? I contend, that it is impossible for the majority of students who would be interested in taking this class, to actually get more out of it than a bit of interesting knowledge, that will not really benefit them much in their lifes, other than add to an interesting bit of know-it-all conversations with their friends.MY CASE:C1 And 2: Priorities, and fitting classesI am not trying to say that the class couldn't fit in with a students schedule. I am asking why, it should take priority over a different elective class that may offer a student a bit more intellectually, and realisticly? Which class could better benefit a student's future? I feel Anime Studies falls a bit lower on the priority list. Also the pool of resources that would spend to go into the class wouldn't be worth it, as opposed to some of the other options I had listed. I don't deny that other electives like personal finance ought to be advanced, but I wonder how much students will actually learn when they don't face many of the actual money situations discussed. But honestly, will taking an anime class teach them how to overcome very likely potential problems they may face in the future? Maybe A student can be inspired by something they learned from an anime, but Learning how to stay out of debt, keep fair credit, and stablize themselves seems a bit more important than devoloping a cool moral philosophy from a fictional story, does it not?I am going to end my response on this conclusion.Anime is very entertaining, artistic, and even exciting. But it does not make a good High school class. If anything, Anime is probably one of the major causes towards students bad grades, and distractions. I know I've imagined myself as a super saiyan as my teachers have ranted on about things I cared less about. But Other than entertain me, Anime never really benefitted me or my education. And of the anime's I personally have watched, I am not sure how philosophical's intelligent I have become from watching characters extreme over reactions to simple statements, silly antics, and intense violence. Anime will forever hold a place in my heart, But given the realistic aspect of what Anime actually offers me, or others, I conlude that Anime is overall not beneficial in Highschools.