All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Pablo Picasso
I have a very vivid memory from first grade when Mrs. Duffy, my teacher (whom looked like a witch or maybe my memory is tainted), called me out in front of the whole class for not coloring in the lines. It was so embarrassing. She announced to the class that my brain was not fully developed. Can you believe that? I remember trying to do anything to blend in with everyone else from that moment on. There was no way that I would be called out like that again. What she didn't know is that I had been taught in preschool and kindergarten that coloring in the lines confined your creativity. I heard this quote last night in class and immediately this memory came to mind. It is sad that people feel the need to make someone feel inadequate for being different.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteMrs Duffy was obviously in the wrong profession ...what a bitch.....I would have so taken her to task and enjoyed each and every minute of the berating I would have given her.....PLEASE continue to color outside the lines....I love the whimsy of it alland love you too! Patty DeGrofft