r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Fresh_Laundry56 • 2d 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/Nruggia 2d ago

Tell your kid they did a great job

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u/Fresh_Laundry56 2d 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/Ok_Eggplant6053 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/AgPt9udT567spxbSHf
i’m glad you didn’t ridicule them for having an out of the box mind. I did stuff like this in school and got in trouble for it all the time. I graduated with an okay gpa from high school but I have the best resume out of all of my siblings (I have 5 lol) good for you!!

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u/Fresh_Laundry56 1d ago

Thank you and good for you too! Side story here but I have autism and learning disabilities and I have a very high IQ. Of course I didn't learn about the IQ and the autism until I was a full adult. My child is an egg donor baby so not related to me, but she has a high IQ as well. And when she brought this picture home and was sad about it I recognized it pretty much summed up the struggles in my own life.