The 14 y.o.: My homework? Well, I have to revise my poem for Honors English. Review the questions for The Raven. Um… My biology packet is done. And I have something I’m supposed to do for math. Oh, and I have to finish my bracket for March Madness.

The Mom: Finishing up your bracket? That’s your homework?

The 14 y.o.: Yeah. For Business Tech. Apparently “filling in the brackets” is an essential skill for success in corporate America. 

The Mom: Ain’t that the truth! So who’d you pick as the overall winner this year?

The 14 y.o.: Well I don’t really know much about college basketball, so I ended up randomly picking the Indiana Hooters.