Originally Posted by Dazed&Confuzed
OK what is so important about coloring in K? HOw many people actually make a living coloring? ....

thank you for posting this question. It baffles me as well. Maybe I am biased from my son being in Montessori, but there seems to be a million ways to encourage fine motor, pencil grip, etc.

AND what is wrong with just plain not being interested in coloring? At 4/5/6 yrs old?

Amazing!!! Amazing how many stories I've heard of children having to suffer because they don't color "correctly"