“And we learned to multiply the number of wheels on a skateboard,” said Neil.

“And we learned about germs,” said Michael.

Hmmm. Come to think of it, we did learn a lot of stuff.

“Wonderful! Now, where’s that list of questions I left you?” asked Mr. Cooper. “There were some other important things I wanted you to learn today.”

Nobody wanted to tell Mr. Cooper that Miss Daisy ripped up his list and said it was ridiculous.

“Oh, I took a picture of your list with my smartphone,” Andrea finally said, taking out her phone. “We did some research.”

“And what did you find out?” asked Mr. Cooper.

“Kitty litter was invented by a man named Ed Lowe in 1947,” Andrea read from her notes. “Jupiter has the most moons. The Statue of Liberty turned green because of chemical reactions between the copper coating and water. Cows have four stomachs. And a footnote is some words at the bottom of a page that explain something above it.”

Wow! When did Andrea have the time to look all that stuff up?

“Very good, Andrea!” said Mr. Cooper. “I’m glad you didn’t waste your time while I was away.”

“Oh, I never waste time, Mr. Cooper!”

Andrea smiled the smile she smiles to let everybody know that she knows something nobody else knows. What is her problem?

“Fantastic!” Mr. Cooper said, clapping his hands. “Now let’s get back to work! Turn to page twenty-three in your—”

But Mr. Cooper didn’t have the chance to finish his sentence, because at that moment the most amazing thing in the history of the world happened.

BRING! BRING! BRING!

It was three o’clock! Time for dismissal! Yay!

When I got home, my parents asked me what happened at school during the day.

“Nothing,” I replied.

Any time your parents ask you what happened at school during the day, always say “Nothing.” That’s the first rule of being a kid.