Practically Intelligent

(I’m 17 years old and attending a practical program aimed towards handling food and baked goods. There is a saying that students attending the practical programs do it because they are less smart and lazier than those attending the theoretical programs. I’m in a mandatory performance meeting with the teacher responsible for my program. We talk about school and the teacher is looking over my grades looking surprised.)

Teacher: “Why are you attending this program?! You are INTELLIGENT!”