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? students with arts instruction scored much higher on creative-thinking tests than students who had no arts instruction. dr. smith stated, “students with arts instruction have strong problem-solving skills that them get jobs after school.” 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.” in many school districts across the country, including those with arts education, the dropout rate is over fifty percent.