My Household Nervous System Kyle Garay

My Household Nervous System

The nervous system is like my household. We all work together to meet the same goal. My mom is like the neurons, she tells my brother to do the chores, like taking out the trash And that’s why my brother is like the spinal cord. He gets told to do chores by our bossy mom, Just like how the spinal cord gets signals from the neurons and sends it throughout the body. My dad is like the brain of the house, he pays the bills, and works together with my mom, Like how the brain and the neurons work together. My dad also tells my brother to do the chores. But, sometimes my lazy brother doesn’t feel like doing the chores and tells me to do them. Like how the spinal cord sends the message to the nerves. A stroke is when blood stops flowing into the brain and a certain part of it doesn’t work. A stroke in my household is not having my dad take his medicine, he needs it to calm his heart. When this happens, my brother doesn’t listen to my mom, He doesn’t tell me to do the chores, Like taking out the trash, and cleaning the house. In return the house is a mess, clothes everywhere, dirty dishes in the kitchen, As if a group of 5-year-olds plowed through our house. You see, without everyone doing their part My family wouldn’t be able to live together Just like the nervous system, Without it, your body wouldn’t function.

Kyle Garay, Grade 7 Sanford Middle School, Minneapolis Teaching Artist, Frank Sentwali