Going Viral
A few parents asked if they could share the drawings on social media. Mrs. Higgins agreed, censoring the kids’ names for privacy. It didn’t take long.
A compilation video of the drawings, set to jaunty music, was uploaded to TikTok by one of the moms. The caption read: “The teacher asked for portraits. The kids delivered savagery.” The algorithm grabbed hold of it. The views started climbing—10,000, then 50,000, then half a million overnight. The world was ready to see Mrs. Higgins through the eyes of her third graders.