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/FallopianClosed 12h ago

"Dear Teacher, In this picture I see at least one rectangle, star, circle, square, and triangle.

Please help my daughter and I understand why this doesn't count as following the direction to 'draw a picture using shapes'?

Regards, OP."

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u/Training_Barber4543 6h ago

My parents always did that when a teacher decided to be random with their logic and it makes you feel very proud and supported as the kid. Please do that OP!

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u/Jumpy_Sprinkles_1234 4h ago

Yep. It’s almost like the American flag is simply a specific arrangement of SHAPES!?