200 dropped wallets- the 20 MOST and LEAST HONEST cities
From Mark Rober
8 min4th5th6thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Mark 'loses' 200 wallets across many cities to test how often strangers return them, then shares the honesty data. It's a real-world look at integrity — and reading data.
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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one is watching. Mark's wallet test turns honesty into something you can actually see and count.
- What does it mean to have integrity when no one is watching?
- Were you surprised by how many wallets were returned? Why?
- What would you do if you found a wallet, and why?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: honesty, integrity, choice, data.
Try it: Write about a time you did the right thing even though it was hard. What helped you choose honesty?