Character%20Education%20Mr.%20Anderson%20Character%20Trait%20Responsibility

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Character EducationMr. AndersonCharacter
TraitResponsibility
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Responsibility DefinitionBeing dependable and
making good choices.
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With Privilege,Comes Responsibility.
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Responsibility QuoteThe willingness to accept
responsibility for ones own life is the source
from which self-respect springs.-Joan Didion
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Responsibility QuoteIf you take responsibility
for yourself you will develop a hunger to
accomplish your dreams.-Les Brown
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Responsibility QuoteThe price of greatness is
responsibility.-Sir Winston Churchill
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Responsibility QuoteWe are accountable only to
ourselves for what happens in our
lives.-Mildred Newman
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Responsibility Example

• Responsible people are accountable, pursue
  excellence, and exercise self-control.

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Accountable Example

• Accepting the blame or credit for ones 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 doesnt make excuses, or
blame others for mistakes personally made.
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An accountable person sets a good example for
others to look up to.
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Pursue Excellenceexhibiting 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 doesnt 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 doesnt 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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The Wolf and the Crane.-Aesop
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Discussion Questions for The Wolf and the Crane.

• 1. Did the crane consider the consequences of
  her actions?

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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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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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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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Discussion Questions for The Wolf and the Crane.

• 5. Why do our decisions and actions have
  consequences?

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Responsibility QuoteGood men prefer to be
accountable.-Michael Edwardes
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Responsibility QuoteYou cant escape the
responsibility of tomorrow by evading it
today.-Abraham Lincoln
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