Post by alanw on Jan 20, 2008 21:26:09 GMT 12
Hi all
My wife found this on a Trademe Board, just had to share it with you ;D ;D
Helen Clark visited a primary school classroom which was in the middle of discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked Prime Minister if she would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy', so the leader asked the class for an example of a tragedy.
One little boy stood up and offered "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that would be a tragedy." "No" says Helen, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raised her hand "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy." "I'm afraid not" explained the Prime Minister "that's what we call a great loss."
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Helen searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said "If a RNZAF plane, carrying you Prime Minister, were struck by a friendly fire missile and blown to smithereens that would be tragedy."
"Fantastic" said Helen. "That's right. Can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" "Well" said the boy "because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great loss' and it probably wouldn't be an 'accident' either."
My wife found this on a Trademe Board, just had to share it with you ;D ;D
Helen Clark visited a primary school classroom which was in the middle of discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked Prime Minister if she would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy', so the leader asked the class for an example of a tragedy.
One little boy stood up and offered "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that would be a tragedy." "No" says Helen, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raised her hand "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy." "I'm afraid not" explained the Prime Minister "that's what we call a great loss."
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Helen searched the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said "If a RNZAF plane, carrying you Prime Minister, were struck by a friendly fire missile and blown to smithereens that would be tragedy."
"Fantastic" said Helen. "That's right. Can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" "Well" said the boy "because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great loss' and it probably wouldn't be an 'accident' either."
