1. Do YOU make Responsible CHOICES????

2. Why your CHOICES matter……  When you make GOOD CHOICES you reap the rewards.  When you make POOR CHOICES you suffer the CONSEQUENCES.  Learning to accept responsibility for your actions & for the CHOICES that you make is an important part of growing up.

3. Words of the Day o Choice: A right, power, or opportunity that an individual has to make a selection in a specific course of action. o Consequence: A positive or negative result or outcome that is produced from an action or set of conditions. o Values: A personal sense of what is right or wrong & tend to influence an individual’s attitudes & behaviors & help shape ones overall character.

4. When making choices… & Think…  Why do I want to do this??  What are my options???  What are the consequences of my actions?  How will my decision effect others???  Is this decision in my best interests???

5. Discuss choices students make on a regular basis…. Personal?Social? Academic?Career? CHOICES

6. Discuss the difference between simple & serious choices.

7. Six Steps to Making Good Decisions 1. Analyze the situation. 2. Define the problem. 3. Consider options / Develop solution alternatives. 4. Evaluate the solution alternatives. 5. Make a choice / decision. 6. Implement the plan and evaluate the decision.

8. Discuss using the Six Step Decision-Making Process when making a serious decision ....

9. WHAT IF………

10. 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?

11. Six Pillars of Character  Trustworthiness: Doing what you say you will do.  Respect: Treating others the way you want to be treated.  Responsibility: Being willing to face the consequences of your choices.  Fairness: Acting in an honest way & not taking advantage of others.  Caring: Going above & beyond to help others.  Citizenship: Being a good team member & playing by the spirit of the rules.

12. What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable than teaching? -Harriet Martineau