1. Character Education Mr. Anderson Character Trait Responsibility
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2. Responsibility Definition: Being dependable and making good choices.
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3. “With Privilege, Comes Responsibility.”
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Responsibility Quote The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. -Joan Didion
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Responsibility Quote If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams. -Les Brown
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Responsibility Quote The price of greatness is responsibility. -Sir Winston Churchill
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Responsibility Quote We are accountable only to ourselves for what happens in our lives. -Mildred Newman
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8. Responsibility Example
Responsible people are accountable, pursue excellence, and exercise self-control.
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Accountable Example
Accepting the blame or credit for one’s choices or behaviors.
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An accountable person thinks before acting, is reliable, and accepts responsibility for the consequences of his/her choices.
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An accountable person doesn’t make excuses, or blame others for mistakes personally made.
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12. An accountable person sets a good example for others to look up to.
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Pursue Excellence: exhibiting diligence, perseverance, and striving for continuous improvement.
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Excellence Example
A person pursuing excellence does his/her best at all times, being careful, prepared, and informed.
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A person pursuing excellence finishes what he/she starts and doesn’t give up easily.
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A person pursuing excellence takes the responsibility of looking for ways to improve his/her work.
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A person pursuing excellence doesn’t surrender to obstacles or excuses, instead overcoming them.
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Responsibility Words
Accountable
Dependable
Reliable
Honest
Trustworthy
Excellence
Prepared
Informed
Acceptance
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19. “The Wolf and the Crane.” -Aesop
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20. Discussion Questions for “The Wolf and the Crane.”
1. Did the crane consider the consequences of her actions?
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21. Discussion Questions for “The Wolf and the Crane.”
2. Have you ever done something, then realized afterwards that you were fortunate to be unharmed by the consequences?
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22. Discussion Questions for “The Wolf and the Crane.”
3. When you do something without thinking about the consequences, such as breaking a family rule, do you usually accept the consequences willingly?
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23. Discussion Questions for “The Wolf and the Crane.”
4. Is it good to understand actions and consequences at a young age?
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24. Discussion Questions for “The Wolf and the Crane.”
5. Why do our decisions and actions have consequences?
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Responsibility Quote Good men prefer to be accountable. -Michael Edwardes
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Responsibility Quote You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -Abraham Lincoln
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