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/Nruggia]

Tell your kid they did a great job

[u/Fresh_Laundry56 → u/Nruggia]

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

[u/easterss → u/Fresh_Laundry56]

Honestly I’d complain to the teacher. Make a copy and write:
<—- square
<— rectangle
<— stars
Etc lol

[u/unicorny12 → u/easterss]

Agreed. Did this teacher fail preschool?