"Weather Aware"

On a rather cloudy day the second grader entered the bus.  After the usual morning pleasantries he moved to his seat.  Before he sit down he opened his book bag and pulled something out.  In a moment he was sitting as any student should with the exception that he was now wearing a skate board helmet.  So I asked, "Hey, what's that all about?"  "Well, I read that in a tornado a skate board helmet can protect your head and I just want to be ready," he replied.  There was a quiet discussion between him and the other students around him.  I was sure it was about his dilligence in making others aware of the possibilities of weather safety.  Then with a puzzled look on his face he asked, "Mr. Brandon, what's a nit-wit?"  My reply, "Most of the people on this bus."