#or when fictional preschool/kindergarten teachers don't assign coloring between the lines

[birdsofash]

Pet peeve: when people complain about kids having to color between the lines.

teaching small children to color between the lines isn't about stifling their creativity, it's about developing fine motor skills!

#fine if the conversation is about not expecting it to be perfect #and about parents being obsessive about a 2-5 year's (or older but mostly this age) art project ''looking good'' #and i think it's really important to have free drawing time #but when i hear the whole stifling creativity thing #or when fictional preschool/kindergarten teachers don't assign coloring between the lines #because it's ''boring'' #i want to scream #it's missing the whole point!! the point is building important fine motor skills!! in a fun way!! #it's LEARNING especially in a school setting!! #(yes there are bad art teachers this isn't about that)