Mrs. Parks, a sixth-grade science teacher, posed a challenging question to her biology class: “Which part of the human body increases to ten times its original size when stimulated?”
The classroom fell into a dead, awkward silence.
Suddenly, little Mary stood up, completely outraged. “You shouldn’t be asking sixth graders a filthy question like that! I’m going to tell my parents, they’ll tell the principal, and you are going to get fired!”
Completely unfazed by the dramatic outburst, Mrs. Parks ignored her and calmly repeated the question to the rest of the room.
Finally, Billy raised his hand nervously. “The part of the body that expands ten times its size when stimulated is the pupil of the eye, ma’am.”
“Excellent job, Billy,” Mrs. Parks smiled.
She then turned her attention directly to Mary, who was still crossing her arms and huffing in her seat.
“As for you, young lady, I have three things to say: First, you have a thoroughly dirty mind. Second, you clearly didn’t do last night’s reading homework. And third…”
“…I’m afraid that one day, you are going to be very, very disappointed.”
