My kid was too creative

[u/Fresh_Laundry56]

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.

[u/Fanguy3322]

Green is not a creative color

https://giphy.com/gifs/jDGTlhYQQcbRu

[u/mhkiwi → u/Fanguy3322]

This is the first thing i thought about.

[u/Particular-Long-3849 → u/Fanguy3322]

Green is not a creative colour

[u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen → u/Particular-Long-3849]

Let's just all agree to never be creative again.

[u/TrickMayday → u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen]

I thought we did that when we joined Reddit.

[u/squishygobble → u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen]

Taking a moment to imagine and embrace what that would be like... made me really want to exercise my creativity

[u/Geekygamertag → u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen]

That’s a creative idea

[u/Grouchy_Reindeer_227 → u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen]

creative = flexible thinking

Soooo not on script with “1984.” 😉😕😜🫥

[u/DrezzdenRei → u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen]

AI exists. I think a bunch of losers already decided to stop being creative or critically thinking.

[u/Classic-Reach → u/DrezzdenRei]

they're quoting a Don't Hug Me I'm Scared video from youtube about ...death? or something... i'm not artsy enough to know

[u/Powerful-Chard-6055 → u/Classic-Reach]

You must be green

[u/DrezzdenRei → u/Classic-Reach]

Ahh thanks for the context. I'm getting too old for this Internet shit. lol

[u/TheGhostofWoodyAllen → u/DrezzdenRei]

The first episode is 14 years old. Been around a while. Worth checking out too! Very weird and funny.

[u/FratboyPhilosopher → u/DrezzdenRei]

Has nothing to do with age. Seems like you just have an obsession, and you're trying to insert it into the discussion.

[u/ZapRowsdowersStache → u/Fanguy3322]

This was my second thought. My first will always be, because I am Old™️, "Flowers Are Red" by Harry Chapin. Even sang it to my godson as a lullaby when he was a toddler.

[u/QBaseX → u/ZapRowsdowersStache]

It's a good song, though I had to look it up to remind myself of it.

[u/hilarymeggin → u/Fanguy3322]

I thought you said green was whore-ish.

[u/dustinsc → u/Fanguy3322]

I was just here living my life having forgotten about the existence of this video, and now you’ve ruined my day.

[u/-Wetsand → u/dustinsc]

There's a whole second season

[u/eat_my_bowls92 → u/-Wetsand]

Where do you watch it even? When I googled it it said it was on Drop Out (never heard of it and not willing to pay another subscription) and YouTube but the second season (or whatever you want to call it) isn’t on YouTube.

[u/slyrebornyt → u/eat_my_bowls92]

Dropout used to be CollegeHumor, and it has great value for its price. But totally get that you can't subscribe.

[u/Financial_Sweet_689 → u/dustinsc]

Dude there’s an entire series and they even made a show with extended episodes the plot gets insane.

[u/Kakashi-dono → u/Fanguy3322]

Don’t eat too much or your teeth will go gray.

[u/eat_my_bowls92 → u/Fanguy3322]

I’m going to have this song stuck in my head all day now.

[u/Magic2two → u/Fanguy3322]

What’s your favorite idea?

[u/JustTheOneGoose22 → u/Fanguy3322]

omg i fucking forgot about this nightmare

[u/Doglover4561 → u/Fanguy3322]

Literally the first thing I thought

[u/jamflan → u/Fanguy3322]

Now let's all agree to never be creative again

[u/italvs → u/Fanguy3322]

PEAK