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VICE President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte slayed the gray rhino in the classroom last January 30 during the Basic Education Report 2023. This metaphor is with reference to an earlier column published last Jan. 20, 2023 entitled "The elephant, the rhino and the swan in the classroom." https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/20/opinion/columns/the-elephant-the-rhino-and-the-swan-in-the-classroom/1875005
The gray rhino, as quoted by Michelle Wucker, is used to draw attention to the obvious risks that are neglected despite — and often because of — their size and likelihood. Human vulnerability to cognitive biases within the comfort zone leads to the denial of the threat, then superficial muddling through rationalization to not do anything about it, until the problem is diagnosed, leading to panic in the face of frenzied anxiety amid the imminent crisis, towards, finally, action.
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