...Texas is huge...

Student:  Miss O'Brien, did you know that Texas is bigger than Africa?

I have to turn away because I am laughing so hard.


Student:  I mean, it's not bigger than Africa, but it's bigger than parts of Africa.  It's bigger than Kenya.  It's bigger than Alaska too.


Me:  No, Alaska is bigger than Texas.



Student:  Right, that's what I meant.  I didn't think a state could be bigger than a country.  I mean, Burundi, that is small!


Me:  Yeah, it's just a little thing.


Meanwhile, another student has gone to look at the world map by my desk to verify all of this information.