The story goes that a teacher decided it would make a great lesson in arts and biology to have the kids paint their own little ceramic clown…
Then they each added some purchased cactus potting mix, and planted one cactus seed that someone had donated from a little packet they had picked up in the southwest on vacation.
The little plants grew, and for the entire school year they cared for the young seedlings…
Until someone decided they weren’t growing the way they wanted them to….
So they were removed from the classroom. The administrators purchased little ivy sprigs to substitute for the cactus, and the kids got to take their project home with them at the end of the year.
