Is the Art that Needs Education in Order to Be Understand Really an Art

I am not an art expert. If it comes to that in fact the only piece of art in my house that I can guess right now are the turtles metal wall hangings in my lobby. But I want to write down a little about art. What is art, who decides that something is art? And why they are such majors in the universities that study about art. In my thinking the art speaks for itself alone. There is no need of people to analyze, criticize or put on pedestal some items. Art speaks for itself – no books no experts can tell you what to feel when you see it. And I think whoever tries to study about art is simply wasting his/her time. Like my daughter for instance.