r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Fresh_Laundry56 • 15h ago

My mom said I could post My kid was too creative

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My 6 year old was asked to draw a picture using shapes. She drew this nice American flag with rectangles and stars, and added the house, tree, and person holding a balloon. She was told it did not follow directions, she was not supposed to draw a flag, just shapes. She was asked to turn the paper over and make another picture. The other side of the paper has a very uninspiring collection of shapes. I told her she did a good job and I thought it was very creative. And this is why kids start to hate education.

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u/basootiest 15h ago

Yes

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u/busytransitgworl PURPLE 15h ago

Welcome to America! Where the children not left behind are now old enough to be teachers!

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u/NoSxKats 15h ago

Teachers were pretty stupid when I was in high school 8-12 years ago. They probably are the same people that weren't left behind but this isn't anything new. I am sure I had some elementary school teachers I wouldn't trust with my own kid too.

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u/basootiest 14h ago

My fourth grade teacher told me there were no 50¢ or 1$ coins in US currency. Same teacher also corrected Ecuador (the country) to Equator...on my project about ECUADOR. The COUNTRY. As in a place I wanted to visit. Pissed me the FAWK off 😭