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Pluto Does Drugs, Drops Out

With the recent news of Pluto not being a planet anymore, I started to think what might be in store for elementary classrooms around the U.S. (yes I'm sure China studies the planets as well). Anyway, the amazing newsource that is, CNN, has did a little investigative reporting into this very matter. In a quote from the smoke-filled teachers lounge, Rich Hogan had this to say:

"It's exciting. It's a chance to teach kids that this is the nature of science. Things are always changing," said Rich Hogen, who taught fourth grade for 32 years in the Arizona school system.

Yea I can see about 1 kid out of every classroom thinking how sweet this is. The other 29 are thinking lunch-recess, lunch-recess, lunch-recess, lunch-recess. But how much of an impact can this really have on a classroom of youngsters. This is how I would think most teachers would bring this up:

Mr. Flannegan: Well kids, Pluto has been demoted and is no longer a planet (short pause) let's do some fucking math.

posted by James @ 1:15 PM