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LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1:
ACT PROSOCIALLY
Pro-social: relating to people in a positive way
You act PROSOCIALLY when you respond to a situation positively and you think first about the impact your action will have on others. (Just ask Ready To Go )
EMPATHETIC:
A lot of positive traits spin off of empathy.
-Helping the little next door kid find his lost pet boa is an act of kindness
-Bringing a hot meal to Grandma who is shut in shows caring
-Waiting your turn takes patience
-Donating your old clothes to a shelter is being charitable
ETHICAL:
There's that "E" word again. Everyone expects you to be ethical: your family, your school, where you shop, and where you work. Let's say you want to apply for this job, so you sit down to write a letter of introduction to your future employer. You think you're an ethical person, but you're not sure what qualities your future employer is looking for. Maybe this will help:
-An ethical person is honest. You don't lie(compulsively), cheat(on girlfriends/boyfriends), or steal(from those who matter.)
-An ethical person is trustworthy. People trust you. You're dependable and you keep your word.
-An ethical person has integrity. That means you won't be persuaded to do something wrong. (Like Tricked Out have integrity playing thrash and won't be persuaded to do otherwise.)
-An ethical person has a conscience. That's your moral code of conduct. (Like Me from The Remo Stevens Movement , I'm a vegetarian, so I won't eat meat.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2:
RESPECT DIFFERENCES
And focus on similarites
Q: When I walk down the street and notice someone who looks different from me my first reaction is to:
1. Make eye contact and smile, even say hi (if it's appropriate)
2. Make eye contact and that's all
3. look away
4. Stare
5. Cross the street to avoid the person
(This gives you an idea of your current comfort level around people who are different from you. Because every situatioin is different, there is no right or wrong answer. Just begin by noticing how you react.)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3:
SOLVE PROBLEMS PEACEFULLY
When worlds collide
You have just been called out of class by the school principal. You already have an idea what it's about. "We have a SITUATION here at school and we need your help. You are, of course, aware of this morning's incident involving the two cliques that clashed?" You nod your head. Most of the cliques in your school have beeen tolerated by the school's administration. But lately two groups, X and Z, have been going at it. (Group X doesn't like Z's clothes, and Z doesn't like the way clique X talks, or something like that) This morning a fight broke out between them before the first bell. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt, but aside from fists flying, some harsh words were exchanged. Everyone is freaked and the school Administration is considering school uniforms. The principal continues, "In addition to immediate action this school is taking, we want the Peer Mediation Council to help resolve the conflict between X and Z. Hopefully your group of trained student mediators can get them to settle their differences ASAP." Your first item of business will be to meet this afternoon with some of the other student leaders and the school guidance department to form AN ACTION PLAN. Up the Punx!
Q:
A. stall the peer mediation meeting
B. apologize to the Administration and take responsibility for my group's part in the fight
C. stage a protest against school uniforms (Protests are punk.)
D. offer to raise money for a dialogue coach to help the other group
E. meet with the peer mediators ASAP
(There are two right answers to this question. Did you get both of them?)
ASSESS YOURSELF:
Q: True or False:
Small contributions, like set design and timekeeping are just as important as big contributions.
(If you said true, you get the story. If you checked false, try job shadowing someone who works behind the scenes.)
LEARNING OBJECTIVE 4:
PRACTICE GOOD CITIZENSHIP
The wild ride
"I chose this newspaper article because it's a good example of how many lives are impacted by ONE PERSON'S ACTIONS . "What started as an escape from another dull Friday night ended in tragedy for this rural community of 45000. A 17-year-old Central High School student took three friends, his girlfriend, and his younger brother for a spin in his new car. Driving at an excessive speed, the teen lost control of his car, jumped the median, and struck a northbound car, killing a 30-year-old mother of two and seriously injuring her husband. The driver's three friends and brother also died at the scene. His girlfriend remains on life support at the regional hospital. The driver, listed in stable condition, will face charges of vehicular manslaughter." Robert continued: "I calculated the number of people directly affected by this accident, including the victims' families and their friends, and came up with an estimate of 200-plus the 4500 people in the kids' town. One ride. All those people. Wow."
Q: When I share the road (as a driver or cyclist) I think about the safety of others as well as my own:
1. It's second nature
2. Sometimes
3. Occasionally, sort of
4. Share the road? I own the road!
(If you checked the first two boxes, great job, keep up the good work! If you checked the last two, please stay off the road until you learn you don't own it!)
Hope you wasted time reading this and learned nothing.
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