For want of a nail...

[sarastro_us]

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

So back in 7th grade, my science teacher once sent me to the shop teacher to retrieve a nail. He handed me

Comments

[princessgeek]

As a math teacher, I've sent students on walkabout to other teachers to retrieve the integers or something like that. Most math teachers in my school knew what was going on. If they didn't, they would just send them back. Sometimes a kid just needs to have a reason to take a walk.