I have a vivid first grade memory.
Teacher distributes a mimeographed worksheet with eight circles drawn on it; each circle has a color word printed below it.
Directions: Use crayons to fill in each circle with the color named below it.
Easy peasy. I recognize the color words. I begin coloring.
Teacher circulates around the room to check on our progress.
Teacher stops me from using a back-and-forth motion with my crayon, informs me that the correct way to color each figure is with a circular motion, insists I do so.
What??!
I am still annoyed.
But! I am now The Boss of Me, and I get to color any which way I choose.
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A Cheerful One-Room Schoolhouse 5.5 x 8"; ink, acrylic, and oil pastel on a book page abstract 2022 |
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