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IT’S YOUR CHOICE!IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

In order to know what your responsibilities In order to know what your responsibilities are, it is important to know what your roles are, it is important to know what your roles in life are & to recognize that different in life are & to recognize that different roles carry different responsibility.roles carry different responsibility.

Once you know your roles, responsibility is a Once you know your roles, responsibility is a matter of responding to the people & matter of responding to the people & events that intersect those roles.events that intersect those roles.

Many teenagers are students, teammates, Many teenagers are students, teammates, co-workers, brothers, sisters, & community co-workers, brothers, sisters, & community members.members.

What are your duties & responsibilities as a What are your duties & responsibilities as a person of character within each of the person of character within each of the roles you play?roles you play?

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Discuss the responsibilities you carry in the Discuss the responsibilities you carry in the various roles:various roles:

1.1. A studentA student

2.2. A daughter or son at homeA daughter or son at home

3.3. A teammate in a sport or a member of a clubA teammate in a sport or a member of a club

4.4. A co-worker at a jobA co-worker at a job

5.5. A friendA friend

6.6. A citizen in your communityA citizen in your community

What is responsibility?What is responsibility?

It is a sign of maturity.It is a sign of maturity.

It is the ability to choose your response.It is the ability to choose your response.

Highly responsible people know what is Highly responsible people know what is expected & do it.expected & do it.

Responsible people empower themselves Responsible people empower themselves by taking controlby taking control

4 key dimensions of one’s life that 4 key dimensions of one’s life that each individual is responsible for:each individual is responsible for:

Physical dimensionPhysical dimension

Mental dimensionMental dimension

Emotional dimensionEmotional dimension

The SoulThe Soul

Physical DimensionPhysical Dimension

You are responsible for the following items You are responsible for the following items that fall within the “physical dimension.”that fall within the “physical dimension.”

a. Exercisea. Exercise

b. Eating healthyb. Eating healthy

c. Sleeping wellc. Sleeping well

d. Relaxingd. Relaxing

Mental DimensionMental Dimension

Not only is important to stay alert at school, Not only is important to stay alert at school, there are many things that you can do to there are many things that you can do to sharpen your mind. Don’t let coming to sharpen your mind. Don’t let coming to school be your only source of education.school be your only source of education.

What are some activities that you can do to What are some activities that you can do to sharpen your mind outside of school?sharpen your mind outside of school?

Emotional DimensionEmotional Dimension

It is important to have good relationships It is important to have good relationships with others. with others.

The SoulThe Soul

The soul is the private part of your life. The soul is the private part of your life. Whether you write poetry, read Whether you write poetry, read

inspirational books, play an musical inspirational books, play an musical instrument, or listen to uplifting music, you instrument, or listen to uplifting music, you

are participating in soul-nourishing are participating in soul-nourishing techniques.techniques.

Key concepts for responsibility:Key concepts for responsibility:

Know & do your dutyKnow & do your duty

Be accountableBe accountable

Keep commitmentsKeep commitments

Make no excusesMake no excuses

Do your bestDo your best

Know & Do Your DutyKnow & Do Your Duty

One example of this is that it is a citizen’s One example of this is that it is a citizen’s responsibility to know the laws & obey responsibility to know the laws & obey them. Another example is that it is a them. Another example is that it is a

student’s responsibility to know student’s responsibility to know assignments & projects that are due & to assignments & projects that are due & to

complete them on time.complete them on time.

Be AccountableBe Accountable

Responsibility is making tough decisions, Responsibility is making tough decisions, carrying them out & accepting the carrying them out & accepting the

implications.implications.

Keep CommitmentsKeep Commitments

Keeping commitments begins with choosing Keeping commitments begins with choosing commitments carefully - knowing how commitments carefully - knowing how

much you can handle so that you do not much you can handle so that you do not let other people down & also, to learn to let other people down & also, to learn to

say “NO” when necessary.say “NO” when necessary.

Make No ExcusesMake No Excuses

To make excuses is to blame the To make excuses is to blame the circumstances on someone else for your circumstances on someone else for your

own failure. True responsibility is own failure. True responsibility is recognizing an unfulfilled commitment, recognizing an unfulfilled commitment, accepting responsibility & not blaming accepting responsibility & not blaming

others.others.

Do Your BestDo Your Best

While it is true that not everyone has the While it is true that not everyone has the same abilities, everyone must make the same abilities, everyone must make the

most of the talents that they have. Giving most of the talents that they have. Giving anything less than your best cheats both anything less than your best cheats both you & those who depend on you. Always you & those who depend on you. Always demonstrate responsibility by doing your demonstrate responsibility by doing your

best.best.

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Discuss your Discuss your responsibilities in the responsibilities in the following scenarios.following scenarios.

Scenario #1Scenario #1

You are in a parking lot & you bump You are in a parking lot & you bump someone’s car pulling out. You leave a someone’s car pulling out. You leave a dent & a streak of paint. What role are dent & a streak of paint. What role are

you playing & what are your you playing & what are your responsibilities in this situation?responsibilities in this situation?

Scenario #2Scenario #2

You have been absent from class for several You have been absent from class for several days & have asked the teacher to provide days & have asked the teacher to provide you with the work that you have missed. you with the work that you have missed. The teacher forgets about your request & The teacher forgets about your request & fails to give you the assignments. When fails to give you the assignments. When

progress reports come out, you are upset, progress reports come out, you are upset, because your grade is low. You blame the because your grade is low. You blame the teacher & the teacher blames you. Who is teacher & the teacher blames you. Who is

responsible for this situation?responsible for this situation?

Scenario #3Scenario #3

You are at lunch & you overhear another You are at lunch & you overhear another group discussing a plan to destroy school group discussing a plan to destroy school property. Their plan may or may not result property. Their plan may or may not result in the injury of fellow classmates. What is in the injury of fellow classmates. What is

your responsibility as a citizen of the your responsibility as a citizen of the school community?school community?

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It’s Your Choice!!It’s Your Choice!!

Thanks for a job well done!Thanks for a job well done!