Life on the Screen: Visual Literacy in Education

I am a huge fan of George Lucas' work. From Star Wars to Indiana Jones, he is/was a creative genius. (I will not count the new Star Wars or Indiana Jones against him.) However, I do not agree with his assessment of education. I feel he puts too much value in the graphic arts and music. Obviously, they are very important, but this article places them at the same level as language arts and math. These subjects are more important because they are used in everyday life. You need to learn how to create a complete sentence way more than you need to know how to create a musical piece. There are only a limited amount of fields that music and graphic arts are used in, but almost every field of work uses language arts. In most schools, students already have the option to explore these more arts oriented classes if they would like. This is the way I believe it should stay, as there is already a ton to teach in school without adding those subjects as well.