Lesson 24:
Attitude &
Perception
Objective: To show that point of view and perception are an important part of character, success, and life
in general.
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Sometimes, truth is in perception. If two people saw the same car accident, both of them would probably not
report the same events, because they would each have a different view of the accident. One might be positive,
while the other may be negative; one may be from the left, while the other may be from the right; one may be
optimistic, while the other may be pessimistic; and so on.
Activities
1.) Optical Illusions. At first glance, what do you see? - Could it be a person's profile or is it something
more? I would definitely give this one a second look! (In portrait version, it looks like a face; in
landscape version, it spells out the word liar in cursive or script.) So, you see, even if you see it with your
own eyes - in black and white even - it is not always true. Give the other guy a chance before you lose
trust so quickly.
Use other optical illusions to emphasize this point and to add a little bit of fun.
2.) Add it up. Ask the students to assign a number value to each letter in the alphabet beginning with one.
Or, to make it easier, you could already have this written out on chart paper or a transparency.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Begin with word knowledge. Ask the students to assign a numeric value to each of the letters, then add
them up.
K N O W L E D G E
11+14+15+22+12+5+ 4 + 7 + 5 = 95
Explain that knowledge will them 95% of the way toward their goal. Now, that's good. It's an "A" in
school. But, is it good enough for life? Encourage the students to want to do their best - to get 100%.
Ask the students to try hard work.
H A R D W O R K
8 + 1+18+4 + 22+15+18+11 = 97.
Well, now, that's better. We're getting closer, but still not quite at 100%.
Ask the students to try attitude.
A T T I T U D E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+ 5 = 100
The only way to get to 100% is with the right attitude. Knowledge will get yo 95%; hard work will get you
97%; but a good attitude will get you 100%.
Ask the students if they want to get extra credit. (Isn't that always the question?!) Let them try
Teamwork.
T E A M W O R K
20+5+ 1+13+22+ 15+18+11 = 105
If you choose to work as a team, you can get above 100%. A good attitude in a team with knowledge
and hard work is hardly destructible!
