Looking Beyond~

Looking Beyond: Thinking out of the box

Scenario:

Yeah! The bell rings and everyone is dismissed! You rush home and within a half an hour, you have completed your homework. Now you can go and play with everyone outside! But, WAIT! You have a project due on Monday and it is Thursday. Uh Oh! You quickly look at your sheet and discover that if you spend time brainstorming on what type of creative objects to use, you will never get to play outside with the other children. Then you remember that the teacher had made you copy down a list of objects that could be used in your project. Eureka! All you have to do is use those objects, write down whatever comes to your mind, put it all into a nice little presentation folder and you are done! Right? But, shouldn't you use some creativity and do your science project? Then again, if you do that you will not be able to play outside. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

"Answer":

It may seem easier and more convenient to go with the teacher's objects, but a TRUE leader will use what they thought of and get an appropriate "score" for it. Taking another person's idea is something anyone can do. But it takes a true leader to think OUT of the box.