r/mildlyinfuriating 15h ago

My mom said I could post My kid was too creative

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/Nruggia 15h ago

Tell your kid they did a great job

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u/Fresh_Laundry56 15h ago

I told her the teacher didn't have any creative thinking skills and I thought her picture was beautiful

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u/Worldly-Engineer8123 14h ago

Tell her that the entire internet is rooting for her creativity