On that day, in the sixth grade, Mrs. Parker, something unusual, which would leave a student with a red face and hold the whole class in a laughter, But none of them knew it yet.
The lesson began as usual, when the students were half-focused on their laptops and doodling, they did not know that the simple question would soon shake the afternoon.
The sixth grade of science was at a meeting when Mrs. Parker asked a question that left her students confused. The room fell into an unpleasant silence when they exchanged confused glances and insecure what to say.
The question was: “Class, can anyone tell me which part of the human body increases ten times higher in size?”
After a short break, Mary, an open and confident student, stood up and was filled with an indignation. “Mrs. Parker, you should not ask the sixth graders such questions! I say to my parents and they will report you to the director. You will be released!” She said.
Mrs. Parker, who was not present, calmly repeated her question.
Mary, still horrified, leaned toward her classmates and whispered, “Oh, now she’s big trouble!”
The rest of the students hesitated, nervous about giving a bad impression. But then, Billy, a clear, but slightly anxious boy, finally spoke. Shakya voice replied, “The pupil of the eye.”
The relief was mistaken around the room when Mrs. Parker smiled and approved.
Then she turned to Mary with a playful flash in her eye and said, “Young lady, I have three things to tell you. One, you have a dirty mind. Two, apparently, you didn’t do your homework. And three – one day, you will be very, very disappointed.”
The class broke out with laughter, a nd Mary, a red-faced, learned a valuable lesson about the assumptions that day.
During the sixth grade science, Mrs. Parker asked the question that left her students confused. The classroom fell silent when they exchanged uncertain views and insecure the right reaction.
The question is: “Can anyone tell me which part of the human body expands to ten times higher in size?”
After a short break, Mary, a courageous and open student, fired. With an outraged tone, she exclaimed, “Mrs. Parker, this is an inappropriate question for the sixth graders! I say to my parents, and they will report you to the director. You will be released!”
Mrs. Parker, who was not present, calmly repeated her question.
Mary, still scandalized, whispered to her classmates, “Oh, now she’s definitely in trouble!”
The rest of the students hesitantly responded for fear of misunderstanding and remained silent – as long as Billy, a clear, but nervous boy, hesitantly spoke. Shakya voice replied, “The pupil of the eye.”
The waves of the relief washed over the classroom when Mrs. Parker smiled and appreciated Billy for his correct answer.
Then she turned to Mary with a mischievous flash in his eye and said, “Young lady, I have three things to say to you: One, you have a dirty mind. Tw apparently did not do homework. And three – one day, you will be very, very disappointed.”
In the end, what began as an unpleasant moment turned into a valuable lesson of perception, assumptions, and the importance of paying attention to something by something. The funny reaction of Mrs. Parker not only lightened the mood, but also served as a funny, but bright reminder that she thought before jumping to conclusions.
Students left the classroom that day with a mixture of laughter and newly discovered consciousness, especially Mary, who learned that sometimes things are not always what they look like.