Re: [Lovers India] Apple in the bag

Thanks, broken heart.


On 6/10/12, BROKEN HEART <nocure4brokenheart@gmail.com> wrote:
> Apple in the bag
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> A teacher teaching Maths to seven-year-old student asked him, "If I give
> you one apple and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you
> have?"Within a few seconds the student replied confidently, "Four!"
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> * The dismayed teacher was expecting an effortless correct answer (three).
> She was disappointed. "Maybe the child did not listen properly," she
> thought. She repeated, "My boy, listen carefully. If I give you one apple
> and one apple and one apple, how many apples will you have?"*
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> * The student 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…"*
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> *The disappointment stayed on the teacher's face. She remembered that this
> student 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?"*
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> * Seeing the teacher happy, the boy 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 the student enquired,
> "Three?"
> *
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> * 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 the student answered, "Four!"*
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> * The teacher was aghast. "How my boy, how?" she demanded in a little
> stern and irritated voice.* *In a voice that was low and hesitating
> young student replied, "Because I already have one apple in my bag."*
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> *When **someone gives you an answer that is different from what you
> expect. Don't think they are wrong. There maybe an angle that you have not
> understood at all. You will have to listen and understand, but never listen
> with a predetermined notion.*
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