Do YOU make Responsible Do YOU make Responsible CHOICES????CHOICES????

Why your CHOICES matter……Why your CHOICES matter…… When you make GOOD CHOICES you When you make GOOD CHOICES you

reap the rewards.reap the rewards. When you make POOR CHOICES you When you make POOR CHOICES you

suffer the CONSEQUENCES.suffer the CONSEQUENCES. Learning to accept responsibility for your Learning to accept responsibility for your

actions & for the CHOICES that you make actions & for the CHOICES that you make is an important part of growing up. is an important part of growing up.

Words of the DayWords of the Day

o ChoiceChoice: A right, power, or opportunity that an : A right, power, or opportunity that an individual has to make a selection in a specific individual has to make a selection in a specific course of action.course of action.

o ConsequenceConsequence: A positive or negative result or : A positive or negative result or outcome that is produced from an action or set outcome that is produced from an action or set of conditions.of conditions.

o ValuesValues: A personal sense of what is right or : A personal sense of what is right or wrong & tend to influence an individual’s wrong & tend to influence an individual’s attitudes & behaviors & help shape ones attitudes & behaviors & help shape ones overall character.overall character.

When making choices… When making choices… & Think… & Think…

Why do I want to do this??Why do I want to do this?? What are my options???What are my options??? What are the consequences of my What are the consequences of my

actions?actions? How will my decision effect others???How will my decision effect others??? Is this decision in my best interests???Is this decision in my best interests???

Discuss choices students make Discuss choices students make on a regular basis….on a regular basis….

Discuss the difference between Discuss the difference between simple & serious choices.simple & serious choices.

Six Steps to Making Good Six Steps to Making Good DecisionsDecisions

1. Analyze the situation. 1. Analyze the situation.

2. Define the problem. 2. Define the problem.

3. Consider options / Develop solution 3. Consider options / Develop solution alternatives. alternatives.

4. Evaluate the solution alternatives. 4. Evaluate the solution alternatives.

5. Make a choice / decision. 5. Make a choice / decision.

6. Implement the plan and evaluate the 6. Implement the plan and evaluate the decision. decision.

Discuss using the Six Step Discuss using the Six Step Decision-Making Process when Decision-Making Process when

making a serious decisionmaking a serious decision ..

WHAT IF………WHAT IF………

My friend wants to give me the answers to the math test and I didn’t study. Should I Cheat?

I’m having fun at this party and I don’t want to leave. Should I stay out past my curfew?

My ride has been drinking all night and is my only way home. What should I do?

My friend is being abused at home. Should I tell someone or mind my own business?

My friend is abusing drugs. Should I tell on my friend?

Six Pillars of CharacterSix Pillars of Character TrustworthinessTrustworthiness: Doing what you say you will do.: Doing what you say you will do. RespectRespect: Treating others the way you want to be : Treating others the way you want to be

treated.treated. ResponsibilityResponsibility: Being willing to face the : Being willing to face the

consequences of your choices.consequences of your choices. FairnessFairness: Acting in an honest way & not taking : Acting in an honest way & not taking

advantage of others.advantage of others. CaringCaring: Going above & beyond to help others.: Going above & beyond to help others. CitizenshipCitizenship: Being a good team member & : Being a good team member &

playing by the spirit of the rules.playing by the spirit of the rules.

What office is there which involves more responsibility, What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, which requires more qualifications, and which ought,

therefore, to be more honorable than teaching?therefore, to be more honorable than teaching?

-Harriet Martineau-Harriet Martineau