The 7 Wonders of the Modern World … a Classroom Story

I like to network with school teachers because they often have great stories to tell about incidents in the classroom and what they learn from students. The following story came from one of those school teachers.

In this story, a class of students was asked to list what they thought were the current ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. While there were certainly some differences in the lists created, the following received the most votes:

Egypt’s Great Pyramids

The Taj Mahal

Grand Canyon

Panama Canal

Empire State Building

St. Peter’s Basilica

The Great Wall of China

While gathering the student lists, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet. So she asked the young girl if she was having trouble creating her list.

The girl replied: Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many.

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The teacher told her: Well tell us what you have and maybe we can help.

The girl hesitated and then read her list to the class:

To see

To hear

To touch

To taste

To feel

To laugh

And to love

The classroom got so quiet that you could have heard a pin drop.

The things we overlook as too simple and ordinary are the easiest to take for granted, aren’t they?

Yet they are truly the most wondrous of all!

Mike Schoultz is a digital marketing and customer service expert. With 48 years of business experience, he consults on and writes about topics to help improve the performance of the small business. Find him on G+, Facebook, Twitter, Digital Spark Marketing, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.