The Way of the Ninja

This morning, Mariah and I were sitting at our work table in the 1st grade classroom that we are doing our practicum in. At 8:40, the kids all bustled in, cheeks and noses flushed from the cold, and started hanging up their coats and backpacks. Duncan, one of the smartest kids in the class, made his way over to me.

"Miss Connor!" he said breathlessly. "Today I'm doing the way of the ninja! Because they don't eat breakfast so I didn't eat breakfast! And I'm not even that hungry!"

After a quick lesson on the benefits of a healthy breakfast, I realized that he wasn't interested in health if it wasn't going to make him a better ninja. I gave up and congratulated him.