Mrs. Parks, a 6th-grade science teacher, asked her class, “Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?” The room fell silent. She pointed at a student at random.
Little Mary stood up, arms crossed, and protested, “You should not be asking sixth graders dirty questions like that! I’m telling my parents, and they’ll have you fired!” Ignoring her, Mrs. Parks repeated the question. Mary gasped, pointing at her teacher. “You’re gonna get in big trouble!”
Finally, Billy hesitantly answered, “The pupil of the eye.” Mrs. Parks smiled. “Very good, Billy.” Then she turned to Mary and said, “One, you have a dirty mind. Two, you didn’t read your homework. And three, one day, you’re going to be very, very disappointed.”
