“Draw a scenery’, the Art Teacher would say, and we would
all whip out our drawing books and spend the rest of the period finishing near identical
pictures. A mountain range with three triangular peaks. A river snaking down to drain at the bottom of
the page; trees lining it banks. The Sun peeking out from behind the hills; its
rays arranged in perfect formation.
That was the ‘scenery’ we saw. That is the scenery we have taught
our children to see. If we do it long enough, will the Sun grow straight line
rays, and mountains develop triangular peaks?
____I saw the rays of the sun leaving behind streaks of light in February
2014: The Year That Was
1 comment:
Natasha - That's a really interesting question! How do we pass along our views of what's 'supposed to' be? I wonder what that does to children's creativity...
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