Not in this little town...

I began teaching math at First Lutheran's summer program last week.
As one of my ice breakers, I thought it would be fun to do a little math "mind reader" game with them.
Let's see if it works on you:

As quickly as you can, add these problems mentally:

1+1=
2+2=
3+3=
4+4=
5+5=
6+6=
7+7=
8+8=
9+9=
10+10=

Now, quick!  What's the first vegetable that comes to mind?










If you answered carrot, you're among the 95% or so of Americans who think this way.  I thought it would be fun if I could "read the minds" of my students and impress them by knowing they would answer carrot.

Well, not in this little town.

Sometimes, I forget that I'm in the minority around here.

When I asked them to tell me what vegetable first popped into their minds, the number one answer I got was "cabbage."  The runner up was kimchi.  Does that even count as a vegetable?