As I was walking up the stairs at school I encountered one of my 8th grade students heading up to ESL class. What followed was a very unexpected discussion:
Han: “Are you a heterotroph?”
Me: Not understanding, “Am I a what?”
H: “A heterotroph. Are you a heterotroph?”
M: “I’m sorry, I still didn’t understand you.”
H: “Mr. Elwell says you are a heterotroph because you can’t make your own food.”
It appears Mr. Elwell knows me all too well.