1. Character Trait: Courage
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
-Nelson Mandela

2. What is Courage?
Doing the right thing even when it is scary or difficult
Trying your best to succeed, even when success isn’t guaranteed
Facing your fears
Getting back up when you fall down

3. A Courageous Speaker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P2nPI6CTlc
Running Time: 14:53

4. Example: Diving off of the highest rocks into a shallow lake.
What is Courage is Not
putting yourself in danger
taking unreasonable risks
Example: Diving off of the highest rocks into a shallow lake.

5. Profiles in Courage
“Sir Isaac Newton did poorly in school. He was only allowed to stay in school because he was a failure at running the family farm. He grew up to become one of the most famous philosophers and mathematicians of all time.”

6. Profiles in Courage
“Thomas Edison was told by his teachers that he was too stupid to learn anything. He read all the books in his local library on his own and became the greatest inventor of all time, with more than 1,000 patents issued in his name.”

7. Profiles in Courage
“Andrei Sakharov was a high-ranking Soviet physicist when he began opposing nuclear weapons tests and supporting human rights. He was exiled for many years as a result of his beliefs. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975.”

8. Profiles in Courage
“Rosa Parks, who was black, was ordered to give up her seat to a white man. She refused, forcing police to remove, arrest, and imprison her – and sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. She became known as the mother of the American civil rights movement.”

9. 3 Types of Courage

10. Example: Your boat capsizes and you must swim to shore.
1. Physical Courage
The ability to physically endure
Example: Your boat capsizes and you must swim to shore.

11. Example: You swim one more mile when you are near exhaustion.
2. Mental Courage
The ability to mentally stick with something
Example: You swim one more mile when you are near exhaustion.

12. 3. Moral Courage
The ability to stand up for what is right, even when it is hard
Example: You tell your friend, “No, I won’t show you the answers to the test.

13. Make a List
Take the next five minutes to brainstorm a list acts of everyday courage. Write these ideas in your notes.
Be prepared to share out your list with the class.

14. 7 Characteristics of Courageous Leaders
Takes risks others are unwilling to attempt
Invest in people others are willing to dismiss
Empowers people while others wait for them to prove themselves
Faces conflicts others avoid
Challenges the status quo with which others have grown content
Embraces changes others ignore
Remains steadfast when others are departing
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15. Activity Cards

16. On Your Own