Most people believe that children should be taught more in school than just reading, writing, and arithmetic. If kids can learn a few life skills at school, that will help them in every area of their lives. For example, money management and business skills are also great to learn. In addition to that, if kids can learn public speaking, foreign languages, and how to get along well with other people (and other soft skills) that would be great, too. One thing that’s becoming more popular to teach is entrepreneurship. As more and more people in America decide to start their own businesses, schools are learning that they need to help kids learn how to be their own boss. In the hilarious joke below, you’ll see how one teacher did this and how one young boy won the day. Enjoy!
They were very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then share with the class how they were successful.
Little Mary led off, “I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30,” she said proudly, “my sales approach was to appeal to the customer’s civil spirit and I credit that approach for my success.”
“Very good,” said the teacher.
Little Sally was next, “I sold magazines,” she said, “I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them abreast of current events.”
“Very good, Sally,” said the teacher.
Eventually, it was Little Johnny’s turn. The teacher held her breath. Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher’s desk. “$2,467″ he said.
“$2,467!” cried the teacher, “What in the world were you selling?”
“Toothbrushes,” said Little Johnny.
“Toothbrushes?” echoed the teacher, “How could you possibly sell enough toothbrushes to make that much money?”
“I found the busiest corner in town,” said Little Johnny, “I set up a chocolate chip cookie stand and gave everybody who walked by a free sample.
They all said, “This tastes like MUD!”
Then I replied, “It is. Wanna buy a toothbrush?”
