good one tunnu.. this is very intelligent.. On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:16 PM, MANMEET SINGH KOHLI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> This goes for some of my friends > > Tunnu > > INTERESTING STORY… > > > > A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old Arnav asked him, "If I give you > one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" > Within a few seconds Arnav replied confidently, "Four!" > > The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three). > She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen properly," she > thought. She repeated, "Arnav, listen carefully. If I give you one apple and > one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?" > > Arnav had seen the disappointment on his teacher's face. He calculated > again on his fingers. But within him he was also searching for the answer > that will make the teacher happy. His search for the answer was not for the > correct one, but the one that will make his teacher happy. This time > hesitatingly he replied, "Four..." > > The disappointment stayed on the teacher's face. She remembered that Arnav > liked strawberries. She thought maybe he doesn't like apples and that is > making him loose focus. This time with an exaggerated excitement and > twinkling in her eyes she asked, "If I give you one strawberry and one > strawberry and one strawberry, then how many you will have?" > > Seeing the teacher happy, young Arnav calculated on his fingers again. > There was no pressure on him, but a little on the teacher. She wanted her > new approach to succeed. With a hesitating smile young Arnav enquired, > "Three?" > > The teacher now had a victorious smile. Her approach had succeeded. She > wanted to congratulate herself. But one last thing remained. Once again she > asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple how > many will you have?" > > Promptly Arnav answered, "Four!" > > The teacher was aghast. "How Arnav, how?" she demanded in a little stern > and irritated voice. > > In a voice that was low and hesitating young Arnav replied, "Because I > already have one apple in my bag." > * > Moral:* > > "When someone gives you an answer that is different from what you expected, > don't think they are wrong. There may be an angle that you have not > understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen > with a predetermined notion." > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EX,GHPS,1988,V.V" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/exghps1988v_v?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
