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.

Which evidence is the best support for this counterclaim?

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

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

c. 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.”

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

The evidence which best supports the counterclaim is D. In many school districts across the country, including those with arts education, the dropout rate is over fifty percent.

What is a counterclaim?

This is known as a claim made to refute a previous claim.

Hence, we can see that the counterclaim to the claim of schools claiming focus on the arts is not a wrong approach to take because we can see that arts education is beneficial. Schools with arts education, however, the dropout rate is massive and should not be so.