Do It Right…The First Time

I had to learn this lesson the hard way. I recommend you don't do what I did. Instead, do it right the first time.

Watch the video and have a discussion with your class or someone you know. Below, there are some suggested questions or writing prompts.

Shortcuts can work sometimes, but often they don’t. Over the summer, I tried to shortcut a project and it backfired on me.

Smart people learn from their own mistakes, but wise people learn from other people’s mistakes.

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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:

Have you ever had to redo something because you didn’t do it right the first time? What was it?

I think it’s important to share successes too. Share something that you did right the first time.

What do you think of the quote, “Smart people learn from their own mistakes, but wise people learn from other people’s mistakes”?

What mistakes have you learned from after seeing someone else make the mistake?