RELUCTANT STUDENT
Did you hear about the little first grader on the first day of school? At lunch time, he packed up his crayons, papers, scissors, and paste and was ready to head out the door. His teacher stopped him and said, “It’s time for lunch, Tommy. Why aren’t you with the other children?” “I always go home when the other kids go to eat,” he replied. “I’ll come back tomorrow.” “No, Tommy, that was last year when you were in kindergarten. This year you get to stay all day. You go to lunch, then come back here in the afternoon to study and do more work. You’re only half through for the day… there’s lots more,” so said the teacher. Tommy thought about this for a moment, then shook his head in frustration. “Who signed me up for that?” he demanded.
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