At Restore St. Louis, the theme this summer was Health & Nutrition. During the week I volunteered, the emphasis was exercise, so as you might expect, one of the students' vocabulary words was "endorphines." When the teacher asked if anyone knew the meaning, the most adorable 8-year-old from Burma raised his hand and said, "Isn't that when a boy or girl doesn't have any home because their parents died?" It was simultaneously pitiful and hilarious. We grown-ups all looked wide-eyed at one another and contained our laughter as the teacher gently corrected him. I simply had to make it my Wednesday Word!
Endorphine (n) - fr. endogenous morphine - neurotransmitters that are produced in the brain and have a pain-killing effect
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