It's what you do with it that counts. There is no must in art because art is free. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams. The painting has a life of its own. There are as many solutions as there are human beings.
Every child is an artist.
The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. The arts humanize the curriculum while affirming the interconnectedness of all forms of knowing. They are a powerful means to imporve general education. The arts provide a more comprehensive and insightful education because they invite students to explore the emotional, intuituve, and irrational aspects of life that science is hard pressed to explain.