Yesterday I sat eating hummus, pita bread and carrots with some kids.
"Kendra, what vitamins are in carrots?"
"Well, I don't know a lot about vitamins, but people say there's vitamin C in carrots."
"Yeah, I'm taking some carrots because they're good for my eyes."
"I've heard that carrots are good for eyes and bubble gum's good for ears."
I had never heard this before, and wasn't sure if I'd heard her right. "You've heard bubble gum is good for ears?"
"Yeah. Maybe not. That's just what I heard." The kid was embarrassed because of my reaction.
Then another teacher remembered that we chew gum on airplanes to help our ears adjust to the pressure. AHA! Eating gums IS good for ears. We all felt better.
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