Mrs. Parks, a sixth-grade science teacher, knew how to make her lessons memorable. One day, she asked her class a question that seemed straightforward but ended up teaching them about more than just biology.
“Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?” she asked.
Mary, one of her students, immediately reacted with outrage. “That’s not appropriate!” she said. “I’m telling my parents, and you’ll get in trouble!”
Unfazed, Mrs. Parks repeated the question. Mary huffed, muttering to her friends about how the teacher was going to regret it.
Finally, Billy—usually quiet—spoke up. “The pupil,” he said. “It gets bigger in low light.”
“Correct,” Mrs. Parks said. Then, with a knowing look at Mary, she added, “And for the record, jumping to conclusions can lead to embarrassing mistakes.”
The class giggled, and Mary sank into her seat. The lesson? Sometimes, the simplest questions reveal the most—about science and about ourselves.
