The short and funny story is...
A couple of my girls asked me yesterday if I would teach them how to play poker.
The story with a little bit of context is...
Because it was so cold outside, we had inside recess, and it was my day to host it in my room. So I had about 75 kids crammed into my classroom, all of them playing with the available materials -- dominoes, flash cards, bingo games, puzzles, and of course, playing cards.
As I was walking around, I noticed two girls playing go fish, and I saw that one of the girls had an Ace, a King, a Queen, and a Jack. I commented that she had a really good poker hand, and both girls looked at me quizically. I then saw the other girl had three 4s and two 3s, so I told her that she had one of the highest poker hands there was!
A few minutes later (enough time for me to have forgotten our conversation), those two girls came up and asked me to teach them how to play poker.
I declined, saying their parents might not be too happy if the math teacher was showing them how to gamble...
Cards, anyone?
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