I have a friend who is a teacher of seven years old children. These children are not the bright sparks who will excel and become our leaders, they are the future factory workers on which the economy relies.

Yesterday they were doing shapes. Circle, then square. My firend upped the ante and showed them a five sided shape. The pentagon, no one guessed it. Then he showed them a six sided shape and one of the girls raised her hand, "Is it a mexican, sir?" Ooooooh, so close.