[lodwick]

Is this a government school?

It sounds very controlled to me - I thought art was in the mind of the artist and whatever they dreamed it to be.

It's been a half a century ago, but I do not recall doing cutout thingies in class - ours was drawing and coloring, which I loved to do. Didn't the girls do the dollie cutouts?

I'm with the kid on this one - he doesn't want to be sissified as instructed. Give the guy some crayons and lotsa paper. mytwocents. ;-)

[pubmom]

Yes, it's a government school, but a very good one. (I know it's hard to believe) Since the children have been discussing shapes and colors in kindergarten, they integrated that into their project.

Coloring with crayons is what he wanted to do. He loves to draw pictures of himself sporting a big smile.

My idea of art class is putting on a raincoat and allowing the fingerpaint to fly.