I've got to honest ... all this Rainbow drawing is just bullshite.
Who draws a Rainbow? Maybe someone under the age of ten?
Do you really think that the majority of 9 year olds have the slightest concept of a Global Pandemic?
Of course you will say yes ... but it's not the reality.
Doing the Rainbow drawing en-masse is simply catering to the Parents idea of what should be happening.
The Parent/Teacher is stressed and assumes the kid is stressed also.
Is the kid happy to draw the Rainbow ... sure.
Does the kid drawing the Rainbow and have a common bond with another kid who also drew one ... probably.
Does the kid have any idea of the 'world wide movement' the Parent/Teacher has artificially imposed .. NFI
Something to hang from the window and take a photo and share it with friends on Social Media ... ditto the current 'Bear in the Window' craze.
... it's all BS.
Sort of like taking a photo of your Kid wearing an expensive YSL Polo Shirt.
The kid really wants a Ben10 shirt or a Dinosaur T-Shirt or a Hello Kitty dress, but Mum dresses him in the YSL shirt for the photo op ... it's all BS.
Bit different the 8 O'Clock clapping thing ... that's the real deal.
MM, I'm not having a pop at you, but there is a different perspective to the one you espouse.