Mrs. Parks, a sixth-grade science teacher, posed a question that left her students stunned: “Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?” The class fell silent, with no one daring to answer.
But Mary, a feisty student, stood up and accused the teacher of asking an inappropriate question. She threatened to report Mrs. Parks to her parents and the principal, convinced that she would get in trouble.
Undeterred, Mrs. Parks repeated the question, and eventually, Billy tentatively answered, “The pupil of the eye.” Mrs. Parks praised Billy for his correct response.
Then, she turned to Mary and said, “You have three things to learn: first, your mind is too quick to jump to conclusions; second, you didn’t do your homework; and third, one day you’ll be surprised by the answer.” Mary was left speechless, realizing that she had misinterpreted the question entirely.”
