The Rabbit who Never Tried

A response to the Misunderstood Activity
created by Emily Lejeune (@lejeunee)

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The misunderstood concept I chose is that students believe some subjects (math, language, science) are more important than other subjects (art, music, gym). I think this is a problem because students do not tend to put as much effort into a subject that they deem unimportant, and thus, they do not learn as much. In order to encourage my students to have an open mind to all subjects, I would tell them a story about two rabbits. One rabbit only ate carrots. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, it did not matter. The rabbit would not try any other food because they believed that carrots were the best. The other rabbit liked to try all kinds of different foods. In fact, there were plenty of foods that the rabbit thought was much tastier than carrots. Unfortunately, the first rabbit would never know what these foods taste like because he refused to even try them.

After telling my students this story, I would ask students if they would rather be like rabbit one or rabbit two. I would then explain to students why it is important to have an open mind when it comes to all things, whether it be food or school subjects, just like the second rabbit. I would tell them that we act like the first rabbit when we only work hard on a couple of subjects and ignore the rest. If we keep doing this, we will never know what the other subjects have to offer, and we could be missing something that we might find really interesting. But if we act like the second rabbit, and do our best in all school subjects, we will know for sure what we like and what we do not like.

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One Response to “The Rabbit who Never Tried”

  1. Alissa Bigelow

    This is a great example and story to share! It is very applicable to many areas of our lives. For some, it’s a really good way to bring awareness of the importance of open-mindedness to the table. Many folks may not have considered themselves to be stuck in a rut or routine and this reflective prompt may help bring some out of their shells and explore the possibilities that await them. Thank you!

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