Q&A: George Cromwell Elementary Student Jerry Parker

Patch caught up with fifth-grader Jerry Parker, 10, in December after 's second-annual .

I stopped him to ask .

Glen Burnie Patch: What is your favorite thing about school?
Jerry Parker: My favorite thing about [George Cromwell] is that the school counselor is very nice and doesn't yell. The principal is really nice and is not like one that yells a lot. I like PE and lunch and recess ... and math.

Glen Burnie Patch: What's something you learned recently that was hard or easy to learn?
Jerry: We're learning fractions and how to divide ... I thought it was easy but when I got the paper it was hard for me to do. Multiplication was easy to learn.

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you like to do when you're not at school?
Jerry: When I'm done with my homework I usually play video games or watch TV. Sometimes I go outside with my friends. I mainly spend time with my family.

Glen Burnie Patch: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Jerry: I really want to work in a restaurant and be a chef. I know how to cook eggs and bacon and sausage.

Glen Burnie Patch: What's your favorite thing to cook?
Jerry: I like eggs and bacon and sausage and potatoes—but I don't know how to make potatoes yet.