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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a ridiculous thread. It’s like saying there should be no oral presentations in class because some kids freak out and do a terrible job while other kids are naturally gifted speakers. The point of school is to stretch kids and push them out of their comfort zone. That’s when real growth and development happens. As long as only a minority of assignments require art, these types of assignments are perfectly fine in any class. [/quote]

Exactly.

I’m an English teacher. The bulk of my assignments are paragraphs and essays. Occasionally I throw in some creative options so students can illustrate (literally) that they understand a text’s theme, use of imagery, etc.

I learned long ago that I’ll have critics no matter what I do. I’ll assign too much, too little. My grades and comments will be too harsh or not harsh enough. I’ll be too rigid or too accommodating.

So now I do what feels right and I don’t worry if I miss someone’s boat every now and then. OP, can your kid’s stick figures show me understanding of the social anxiety present in Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? If so, we’re good.[/quote]

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