Our Village Idiot Teaches History
I've often wondered what's wrong with kids today. But I've come to the conclusion that it's not all the kids' fault. (Granted some kids are just bad eggs and need to be flushed.) There are quite a number of teachers out there who, quite frankly, shouldn't be telling our kids anything.The other day my 13-year-old, 8th grade son informs my wife and I where cocaine comes from. The cocao bean! And that's why chocolate can be so addictive. After a mild fit of laughter we ask him where he got this information from. He said it was his History Teacher.
You've got to be kidding me!
First of all, I never new that cocaine was really a part of American History. At least not enough to substantiate a quick lesson on the how to's of extracting cocaine from your Hershey bar. What was this "teacher" thinking? Obviously they weren't.
So we held a short, brain-cleansing debriefing session to undo the potential damage. We let him know that cocaine comes from the coca leaf and chocolate is made from the cocao bean. There isn't any cocaine in chocolate, cocoa, Cocoa Puffs or Coca-Cola. Well, at least not any more. We printed out the facts off of the internet and sent it with him to give to his teacher. Makes me wonder what other complete nonsense this person "teaches" our kids.
So we set the record straight: Cocaine comes from coca leaves, chocolate from cocao beans, and his History Teacher is full of caca.
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