I like the idea to keep the art work at school (with few exceptions) and recycle it.

OP, this is a request for art teachers, not classroom teachers.
And it's pretty ridiculous.
Do you want your child to only read books that fit on your bookshelf? Do math with numbers that are less than your age? Kids need as much out-of-the-box as possible, and art is great for that.

Hey, I just want books that will fit in DC's back pack without giving them curvature of the spine once they're all loaded in...

Anonymous wrote:You are alone in this complaint. This has never crossed my mind.

Not alone by a long shot. It is a simple request. A simple, no, would be fine. Just not popular in the DCUM land where parents should do what their told and not speak unless spoken to.

If you don't like engaged parents, go live and/or teach in SE DC where parents couldn't care less about education.

Some parents are proud of their kids [que snowflake lady] nothing wrong with that.....

Buy poster sized frames that can accommodate large or irregular sized art. Problem solved.

Anonymous wrote:Not ridic at all. NP here, and I, too, frame really good art work for my kids. Sometimes, I have to cut out part of the work, as the paper is too big for the traditional Michael's frame.

I think there is an easy fix...School administrators, please order the more traditional sized paper for art class. Easy peasy resolution. Nothing hard about it. Done!

Go back to the first response--not always developmentally appropriate. Asking a 7 year old to paint on a piece of paper that's 11 x 14"??? You're kidding right? Adults generally don't paint on spaces this small.

Anonymous wrote:I agree with OP.

I hate those big pieces.

I will go one step further and ask teachers to encourage kids to not bring home every piece of art. Teach kids its ok to recycle the pieces they don't love.

I disagree. Recycling of art projects should be done at home.

I agree with OP.

I hate those big pieces.

I will go one step further and ask teachers to encourage kids to not bring home every piece of art. Teach kids its ok to recycle the pieces they don't love.

Not ridic at all. NP here, and I, too, frame really good art work for my kids. Sometimes, I have to cut out part of the work, as the paper is too big for the traditional Michael's frame.

I think there is an easy fix...School administrators, please order the more traditional sized paper for art class. Easy peasy resolution. Nothing hard about it. Done!

Anonymous wrote:OP, this is a request for art teachers, not classroom teachers.
And it's pretty ridiculous.
Do you want your child to only read books that fit on your bookshelf? Do math with numbers that are less than your age? Kids need as much out-of-the-box as possible, and art is great for that.

Actually, your examples are what's ridiculous.

OP, this is a request for art teachers, not classroom teachers.
And it's pretty ridiculous.
Do you want your child to only read books that fit on your bookshelf? Do math with numbers that are less than your age? Kids need as much out-of-the-box as possible, and art is great for that.

Anonymous wrote:I think OP's request is valid.

Agree with OP. Assuming there is no pedagogical reason for using 16x20 paper instead of 11x14, why not use 11x14? I have a great painting one of my kids did but the dimensions are really weird and while I'd happily pay $20 to get a frame at Target, I'm not going to pay $100 to get it professionally done.

Although I don't know how much control teachers have over these kinds of supplies...

Dude. Who frames ES artwork?
Ours comes home crumpled in the backpack. We oogle over it for a few minutes, put it on the fridge for a few days until something else comes home to take it's place, and into the trash it goes.

We have saved a few pieces over the years, but they're not the FCPS art class "everybody make a tree that looks JUST LIKE THIS" kind of artwork. The real creativity happens at home.

My sister is a teacher. She would laugh if I ever showed her your request. I would be emabrassed to, frankly. Go find a real problem, or a bigger frame.

Dear FCPS elementary school teacher: My DD is the one with brown hair and glasses. Her name is Elizabeth. Try to remember that. I know you LOVE little boys, but ...

I think OP's request is valid.