Gotta say, in retrospect, the diorama arc was poorly written. The writing was too strawman-y and exaggerated. It’s one thing to say that just this once, Colin should be forgiven not having the exact right size of shoebox. It’s another to claim that forgetting to use the right size somehow makes Colin a Very Creative Child.
Then there’s Abby saying, basically, “If you don’t give Colin the grade I’ve decided you’ll give him, it means you hate creativity and independent thinking.”
And having the teacher actually say that yes, she does indeed want to stop children from thinking for themselves… Come on. Strawman much?
In short, that arc really came off as the cartoonists satirizing something that happened to them for real. It was like one of those political cartoons where some candidate you dislike says “I hate freedom.”
ChaosandMayhem 6 months ago
Just realized that Patty never finished the story family menorah arc.
Katsuro Premium Member 6 months ago
Gotta say, in retrospect, the diorama arc was poorly written. The writing was too strawman-y and exaggerated. It’s one thing to say that just this once, Colin should be forgiven not having the exact right size of shoebox. It’s another to claim that forgetting to use the right size somehow makes Colin a Very Creative Child.
Then there’s Abby saying, basically, “If you don’t give Colin the grade I’ve decided you’ll give him, it means you hate creativity and independent thinking.”
And having the teacher actually say that yes, she does indeed want to stop children from thinking for themselves… Come on. Strawman much?
In short, that arc really came off as the cartoonists satirizing something that happened to them for real. It was like one of those political cartoons where some candidate you dislike says “I hate freedom.”
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 6 months ago
Freedom to follow your dreams, the ones they picked, the ones you’ll go by.