My teacher said I was being disrespectful. She'd asked us what our favorite animal was, and I'd said, "fried chicken".<br /><br /> <br /><br />She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right. Everyone else in the class laughed.<br /><br /> <br /><br />My parents told me to always be honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do too. Especially chicken, pork and beef.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened and he laughed too. Then he told me not to do it again.<br /><br /> <br /><br />The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chickens. She asked me why, just like she'd asked the other children. So I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken.<br /><br /> <br /><br />She sent me back to the principal's office again. He laughed, and told me not to do it again.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person we admire most. I told her "Colonel Sanders". She sent me to the principal's office again.<br /><br /> <br /><br />This school stuff is really confusing. <br /><br /> <br /><br />----------------------------------- <br /><br /> <br /><br />Today my teacher asked us to tell her what our favorite holiday was. Mine is Thanksgiving. That's when mama cooks the turkey. It's like a really big chicken.<br /><br /> <br /><br />But I knew my teacher wouldn't like that, so I had to think of something else. She has this thing about eating animals.<br /><br /> <br /><br />When it was my turn, I told her "Labor Day". When she asked me why, I told her that's when dove season begins and I love to hunt with my dad. She looked upset, so I quickly told her it was OK, because we don't eat them. Daddy just shoots them for fun.<br /><br /> <br /><br />She sent me to the principal's office again. <br /><br /> <br /><br />----------------------------------- <br /><br /> <br /><br />My teacher doesn't like me. She made my parents come after school today to talk with her and me and the principal. She told them I was bad. My father told the principal that my teacher was a liberal wacko. He talks about them a lot, but I didn't know she was one until today.<br /><br /> <br /><br />My mother said they should move me to another class. The principal said he would think about it. My teacher said she thought it was a good idea. My dad asked her if we weren't supposed to eat animals, then why were they made out of meat. She told him that meeting him had explained a lot. He told her that meeting her explained a lot too.<br /><br /> <br /><br />It was a really helpful meeting. I think everyone thought it explained a lot of things. My teacher said she understood now, and that it wasn't really my fault.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Tonight for homework we are supposed to write about our favorite sound. Daddy says I should write about the sound a chainsaw makes. Mama said this wouldn't be helpful but didn't say why. I was thinking more along the lines of the sound it makes when mama fries chickens like she was doing tonight. Mama said she didn't think that would be a good idea either. She said I might write about my favorite song.<br /><br /> <br /><br />I finally wrote about a song called "Born Free". I heard it several times on the radio when my dad listened to Rush. When it came on he always turned the radio up real loud. I thought it would make both of them happy because it was a nice song and it had chainsaw sounds in it too.
<br /><br />The teacher said they were exhibiting violent behaviour. 
