Teacher gave Nephew a bag of kale. AIBU to think this is strange?

[CyanSnake]

Was speaking to my nephew last night, and he proudly showed me a bag of kale his teacher had given him...

He’s at secondary school; and apparently it was a prize for winning the tutor competition. He picked a prize out of a hat and ended up with the gag prize.

Honestly not making this up. AIBU to think this is a bit weird?

Kale is a wonderful veg. We(me, dh, ds) all love them.
It may also strike a conversation about what it is, some children may get intrigued and may ask parents to buy and cook it for them.
If it was my ds who received it, I'm sure he may have gave others a lesson how to cook them and how lovely it is.

Nice little boost to the immune system in these times

Huh? Prizes are meant to be an incentive & nice: why is it funny to be not nice? I never get slapstick stuff like that. And I love stand up comedy & comedy in general.

These are really delicious

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/spiced-kale-crisps

He should make these and take them in to school. Be sure to offer some to Miss.

I've never heard of a gag prize in the context of school so tbh I'd have been a bit bemused if DS came home with kale

I think a bag of kale is the 2020 middle class version of a cabbage

😂

Huh? Prizes are meant to be an incentive & nice: why is it funny to be not nice? I

What’s not nice about winning a bag of kale? Would you feel the same way about a bag of apples?

I’d understand your issue if it was a bag of rabbit poop for example 😂

I clearly live under a large stone, as I have never heard of this so I voted YANBU as you may be the same.

Now it's been explained, though, it's quite funny. Nice to hear about some inventive / inspiring teachers.

@FAQs

My dd English Language teacher pretended to have a heart attack last week, (he does am dram) clutched his chest, dramatically fell against desks sending papers across the floor and laid on the floor motionless because they all got something correct. they all love that teacher and work so hard for him, he also drops the odd swear word (A-Levels) shock horror! He always gets the best results out of the class.

Wow ❤️

I guess I just can’t imagine a professional educator dishing out kale... it just seems surreal to me!

When things were normal, my ds school used to hold a Prizegiving ceremony at the nearby Cathedral every year with compulsory attendance for all pupils. (Never been myself. Said I'd go when one of them won a prize - hasnt happened yet ) Traditionally, to alleviate the boredom, vegetables used to be smuggled in, to be passed surreptitiously along the rows while trying to avoid the attention of teachers. One year an eagle eyed 'professional educator' managed to confiscate quite a haul of veg which she stuffed in her large handbag. Last seen walking out down the aisle with a parsnip top poking out of her bag, much to the amusement of the pupils, and presumably with a nourishing soup in mind! The ds still love reminiscing about the 'surreal' things which their teachers sometimes did! That's what makes for fond memories of schooldays. I bet your nephew and his friends will always remember his bag of kale

@CyanSnake

I guess I just can’t imagine a professional educator dishing out kale... it just seems surreal to me!

Just think about the fact that teachers have to come up with all kinds of wacky ideas to keep their pupils engaged. I think it’s actually a great idea as a gag prize because at the end of the day it’s a healthy food... which is a bonus! Hopefully he eats it 😆

We need a bit of daftness!

@FAQs @Radiatornoise

I’ve made that recipe before and it was delicious and very easy!

Gag Prize = Joke

The teacher sounds funny with a touch of absurd humour. It's lovely that with everything going on they still have the energy to have a laugh with the class. A booby prize is supposed to be daft but kale is actually pretty useful

Well I've never heard of a "gag" prize - to me the word means something like retching or heaving, possibly before being sick! Round here it would be the booby prize or wooden spoon. Anyway ...... no problem with the concept and think OP is being a bit over the top in reaction.

@CyanSnake

I guess I just can’t imagine a professional educator dishing out kale... it just seems surreal to me!

But it was the joke prize so of course it would be a bit wacky - what would an acceptable gag prize be then OP?

This diagram explains it all for you

Whatever ! It's a good prize, I can't get any kale this week, I eat it all the time.

It's a gag prize! It's meant to be weird.

Besides, you said your nephew said he 'proudly' showed you which means he wasn't bothered by it.

@ladybee28 *You wondered if anyone had specifically had their teacher give them a bag of kale?

It is probably a fairly niche experience, to be fair.*

This properly made me laugh - thank you!

@eddiemairswife

I've never heard of a gag prize. Is it the same as a booby prize?

Yes.

@SWnewstart

Well I've never heard of a "gag" prize - to me the word means something like retching or heaving, possibly before being sick! Round here it would be the booby prize or wooden spoon. Anyway ...... no problem with the concept and think OP is being a bit over the top in reaction.

Gag also means joke.

Aha! 130 degrees. That’s where I’m going wrong. I bake them for 20 minutes on 200degrees