A brand-new teacher noticed that the kids kept teasing one boy, calling him “Mikey the Moron.”
During recess, the teacher asked why.
One of the boys said, “Because he is a moron! Watch this…”
He held out a large 50-cent coin and a smaller one-dollar coin, inviting Mikey to take one.
Mikey looked at both and, just like the kids expected, took the 50-cent piece.
Later, the teacher pulled Mikey aside and gently said, “Mikey, the 50-cent coin may be bigger, but the one-dollar coin is worth more. You understand that, right?”
Mikey sighed and replied, “Of course, I understand that, sir.”
“Then why do you always choose the 50-cent coin?” the teacher asked.
Mikey grinned and said,