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Mulkey, Mary – Teaching PreK-8, 1995
Suggests that asking children to color within the lines does not stifle their creativity but is similar to expecting children to stand in line for the bus or write neatly. Proposes that expecting students to color within the lines is establishing a basis of knowledge and control from which they can eventually explore more creative avenues of…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Expression, Childrens Art, Creative Expression
