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- 1. Getting to Know Yourself Describe yourself! Write down what you look like Where you live Where you go to school Include things you like to do Add anything else you think is important about you.
- 2. Small Group Time! Each small group has a scenario where a teen must make a difficult decision. What they decide will tell a lot about who they are and what is important to them. Read through your scenario Decide how you would handle the situation Discuss the situation and possible outcomes with your group Be prepared to share!
- 3. Six Important Qualities • Many people think the six following qualities are important. • Having these qualities helps people gain the respect, trust, and admiration of others.
- 4. Honesty The ability to be truthful and fair.
- 5. Responsibility The ability to be dependable, make wise decisions, and accept the results of your actions and decisions.
- 6. Courage The strength to stand up for what you know is right.
- 7. Concern and Respect for Others The willingness to care about others and consider their feelings, needs, and opinions.
- 8. (Good) Health Mental and physical wellness
- 9. (Good) Citizenship Active, helpful membership in the community
- 10. Partner Time! Choose one of the six qualities listed and decide how you can tell that someone has this quality.
- 11. Deciding What’s Important to You Family & Friends help us decide what is important in our lives You need to identify the qualities you admire Knowing this will help to shape your beliefs and decisions It will also help you become the kind of person you want to be
- 12. Steps to Making Wise Decisions 1. Identify the decision you need to make 2. List as many choices for your decision as possible. If you have many choices, you will have a better chance of making a wise decision. 3. Cross out choices that are harmful or go against your beliefs. 4. Read each remaining choice. Think about what might happen if you select it. 5. Select the choice that will probably have the best results for you and others. 6. Carry out your choice. 7. Think about the results of your decision. That way, you will know whether to select that choice next time.
- 13. Using the Steps to Make Wise Decisions: A Closer Look at Maria Step 1: Identify the decision Maria must make: Step 2: List Maria’s Choices: Step 3: Cross out choices against Maria’s beliefs: Step 4: Think about what might happen for each remaining choice Step 5: Select the best choice. Step 6: Carry out the best choice. Step 7: Think about the possible results of the decision.
- 14. Ready for Responsibility? Responsible people make wise decisions that help themselves and others. Responsible people do what they promised to do. Responsible people admit their mistakes, and do what they can to make up for their mistakes. Responsible people accept the results of their decisions. Responsible people do not expect others to solve the problems that they have caused.
- 15. No Excuses, Please. Responsible people don’t make excuses to hide their mistakes. An excuse is an explanation for poor behavior People who make excuses often blame someone else for their own mistakes. They are trying to make themselves look good Responsible people are honest
- 16. No matter what excuses people give, they are judged by what they do. Their actions, not their words, show what they think is important.
- 17. Taking on Responsibility Sometimes responsibilities are given to you. Other times, you might volunteer for responsibilities. Being responsible means doing your share- and a little more. When you do that “little more” you will feel good about yourself, and others will notice.
- 18. Homework Ask a trusted adult in your life (Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Coach, Teacher etc.) to tell you about a time they saw you display one of the six important qualities. Write down what they tell you, and how their words made you feel. Due: Beginning of next class
- 19. Exit Ticket Using your half sheet of paper, write down responsibilities assigned at home, school, and work and responsibilities volunteered for at home, school, and work.
Editor's Notes
- How you look and what you like to do are only a small part of who you are as a person. A bigger part of who you are includes your beliefs about what is important. These beliefs guide your decisions and your actions each day. These beliefs guide your life.
- Look at the decisions Maria and Tony must make. Before they can make these decisions, they must think about what’s important to them. Maria must decide if a party or her friend is more important. She must decide if it is more important to become part of the popular crowd. Tony also has to decide what is more important to him. He must decide if he should help the school win the big game by letting Monica cheat or keep his promise to himself not to cheat on tests.
- Let’s meet “Keith” and see how he learned that honesty is important. When Keith was only six, he took a candy bar from a store without paying for it. When his mom found out, she made him take the candy bar back. She also made Keith tell the clerk he was sorry. Keith says he was embarrassed. Yet, this helped him learn that honesty is important. He also learned to be responsible for his mistakes.
- Thinking about what is important in your life can help you make decisions. You don’t need to follow these steps for easy decisions, such as what to eat for lunch. However, these steps can help you make difficult decisions.
- Step 1: Maria has to decide whether to go to Susan’s Party Step 2: a) Maria could tell Susan she can’t come b) Maria could go to the party and not tell Courtney about it c) Maria could go to the party and tell Courtney about it Step 3: If Maria went to the party without telling Courtney, she would not feel honest. (Cross out B) If Maria went to the party and did tell Courtney, she would hurt Courtney’s feelings. (Cross out C) Step 4: Only one choice is left: Telling Susan she can’t come. If Maria does this: She might miss some fun and a chance to become part of the “in crow” Susan may not invite her to another party. However, if she doesn’t go to the party, Courtney will not feel left out.
- Let’s say you borrowed a friend’s shirt and accidentally dripped ketchup on it. You should not try and hide the spots. Instead, you should wash the shirt before returning it, and let your friend know of the mishap. If the spots did not come out, you would buy your friend a new shirt. Let’s look at Mike: Mike often misses the bus because he has trouble waking up in the morning. But he doesn’t expect his parts to drive him to school. Mike rides his bike to school, even in the rain. Each time he misses the bus, he makes sure to get up earlier the next day.
- When a boy named Pete was caught cutting class, he could have blamed his friends. After all, they had begged him to leave school with them. But Pete knew it was his own decision to go along with his friends. So he did not make excuses for cutting class. When his teacher made him stay after school, Pete did not complain. He knew his own decision had gotten him into this situation. Pete also understood that he had to make sure not to do it again. Pete made a bad decision to cut class, but he acted responsibly by not making excuses.
- When you take on extra responsibility voluntarily, adults will see that you are becoming more responsible. Being responsible has many rewards. At home, you might be permitted to make more of your own decisions. At school, you might improve your grades. At work, you might get a raise.