"He's in the freezer!"

Jon's fourth grade teacher has a Friday afternoon half hour set aside for one student to be "star of the week." The student gets up in front of the class and tells the class about his family or other favorite things he or she likes to do.

Today Jon was the star, and I got to attend. Attached to the blackboard Jon had a poster filled with family pictures and adventures. The other students got to ask him questions after his presentation. Despite the fact that he is consistently on the honor roll, Jon does not really like school. I got a clue today as to why that might be. For starters, there are ten girls, and only four boys in his class!

Jon pointed to a picture of one of our cows, and said, "This is Spot. He's in our freezer now!" One little girl was aghast, because her dog is named Spot, and she thought our Spot was also a dog and that we had killed our dog and put him in the freezer. Then, an anemic little girl stood up and proudly stated that she is a vegetarian and so is her mother, so she would never put her cow in the freezer! This brought a lecture from the teacher about how there was not really anything wrong with slaughtering cows.

The star also gets to bring treats. Jon chose to make Rice Krispie candy. An obnoxious girl wearing an obnoxious "Girls Rule" tee shirt, proudly announced that she does not eat Rice Krispie candy. Jon could not have cared less, as he proceeded to proudly serve each student and made sure to get some for himself.