Discovered in an Elementary School Art Room: Mirror at Little-Kid Height as They Enter and Exit Each Day

It's the small things one notices - this is an act of love, indeed, as the room was spaced as a safe place for kids. I knew as soon as I walked in that kids would love this location, the teacher knew what she was doing, and the kids would, without a doubt, learn something new each and every day. 

I can't help but flashback to the Brown School where many of the teachers operated in the same ways. Yet, administration and less vibrant (and educated) teachers began to take over and the first thing they did was paint over all the art and creativity with white and cream paint. They neutralized it. They may it bland. And the leaders that be were simply, "Good job. Delores Umbridge approves." Check.

Sick.

Where do these anti-imagination, anti-thinking, anti-human administrators come from? Give the the ones that allows creative spaces like this to create in the rooms of a school (but these belong to the taxpayers? How does this enhance state assessment objectives?).

There is a war in every school between the two types of educators: those who passionately give their all and are supported by administrators who are smart, clever, and understand kids and those who passionately give their all, but are squashed by bureaucrats, orcs, and simple-minded morons with clipboards. Sometimes I think it is that simple. 

Give me love, color, and funk each and every day. Save the clones for reruns of Star Wars.

May the Force be with us all.