Children are not cookie cutters
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span>.” <span word="Cookie">Cookie</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="height">height</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temperament">temperament</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="try">try</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> – <span word="each">each</span> <span word="cute">cute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lovely">lovely</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Cookie">Cookie</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="moulds">moulds</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="molds">molds</span> (<span word="American">American</span> <span word="spelling">spelling</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="industrially">industrially</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flattened">flattened</span> <span word="dough">dough</span>.</p><p><span word="Use">Use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutter">cutter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutter">cutter</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invention">invention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="suits">suits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span>.</p><p><span word="Metaphorically">Metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="liken">liken</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutters">cutters</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="identical">identical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> – <span word="lacking">lacking</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>, <span word="individuality">individuality</span>, <span word="freshness">freshness</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mold">mold</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="cookie">cookie</span> <span word="cutter">cutter</span>” <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>:</p>
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