Classics
The Tortoise and the Hare
A hare who is so sure he'll win that he lies down for a nap mid-race, and a slow tortoise who just keeps going.
This Week · Humility
Humility: is it okay to be wrong — and what do you do next?
For littler ones: If you make a mistake, what's a good thing to do next?
This week we're wondering about being wrong. Not the big part — is it okay? — but the part right after: what do you do next? Grown-ups get it wrong too — it comes up in the car, at the table, anywhere, really.
This week's stories
American
Norman Borlaug and the Wheat That Fed the World
A man who grew wheat in his fields, got it wrong, got it wrong again, and kept on trying — until his wheat fed an awful lot of hungry people.
Talk about it
- When you find out you were wrong about something, what's the first thing you feel?
- The hare was sure he'd win, and Norman got his wheat wrong again and again. What's different about how each of them handled being wrong?
- Is there something you got wrong once, then tried again at? How did the second try go?
A new question every week.
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