Paisley Brothers Quiz

The biggest mistake that anyone can ever make is:

• A terrible mistake that makes someone terribly ashamed and embarrassed

• Falling flat on your face and finishing a race or challenge in last place

• Giving the most incorrect answer to a question

• Never putting oneself into a position or situation to allow for any mistakes

When you feel nervous or afraid, what do these feelings usually mean?

• These feelings mean that something terrible is about to happen

• These feelings are very uncomfortable and should be avoided at all costs

• These feelings mean that you had better get the candy quickly before the ghosties catch you and destroy you

• Fear and anxiety usually mean that you have put yourself into a position that might result in something amazing or wonderful happening

When a leader with life experience and success witnesses a young person who avoids challenges, the leader is thinking:

• "Boy I'm sure glad that this young kid is avoiding doing anything risky!"

• "That young kid is so smart to avoid a challenge, because then they will never fail at anything!"

• "It would have been nice for that kid to give it a try, but at least they succeeded in not making a mistake!"

• "This kid has it all wrong. I want them to find out what they are made of. Even if they fall short, I will be so proud of them that they gave it their best!"

The Nintendo Corporation is incredibly successful because:

• They create video games with nothing but Goombas because everyone loves crushing Goombas all day

• They create video games with levels that are so easy, that everyone plays them all day to feel warm and fuzzy about how great they are at stuff

• They create video games that are impossible to beat so that everyone learns that there is no point in trying anything at all because life is an impossible challenge

• They have perfected their creation of Super Mario levels in order to make them fun and challenging so that people can feel satisfaction from accomplishing something challenging

When a student is in the classroom, if they continue to create "Level 3" work, which of the following outcomes are possible?

• Their teacher will say "good job", you are meeting the minimum acceptable standards.

• Their teacher will tell the parents that the student is doing a "good job"

• The student will feel "good" about themselves

• The student will become really, really good at being good. They will have practiced being "good" for so long, that they will not understand how to be GREAT

• All of the above outcomes are possible for a student who gets really good at creating level 3 work.