Character
People who have character possess ___________ & _____________.
What is moral strength and integrity
A belief/idea about what is important.
What is values?
Your actions, the decisions you make, and the kind of person you are all reflect your values.
Be dependable, keep promises, fulfill commitments- all of these fall under which pillar of character?
What are personal standards?
What do you call a person that acts as a teacher and a guide?
What is a mentor
Does character development require that you work at it consciously?
Yes, it does not just happen.
All areas of the world share the same exact values-
true or false?
False, religion and culture influence values, but the influence differs among different cultural and religious groups.
Respect authority, obey laws and rules, and voting fall under which pillar of character?
What is citizenship?
When we take initiative to think and plan ahead for situations that we may encounter we are being _______________.
What is proactive?
What do you call the principles and values that guide the way you live.
What is ethics?
Define mentor
What is a person who acts as a teacher and a guide.
Trustworthiness, Respect, Fairness, Responsibility, Caring, and Citizenship are the 6 _________________.
What are pillars of character?
Know prior as the universal values, also included honesty, integrity and self-discipline.
Being kind and compassionate, offering encouragement, and helping those in need falls under which pillar of character?
What is caring?
The influence of others in your age group
What is peer pressure?
_______________ are based on what is fair, right, just, caring, and best for everyone involved.
Ethical choices
Give an example of a person who could act as a mentor
A mentor may be a relative, friend, coach, teacher, etc. Many correct responses.
What two ways do we learn values?
Values are taught both directly and indirectly.
Treating others equally, practicing good sportsmanship, and taking turns fall under which pillar of character?
What is fairness?
Being proactive and thinking about how you will handle a situation will help you to make the right decisions while facing peer pressure.
True or False
True- if you have already decided how you will handle certain situations in advance you are less likely to make a quick decision that you may regret later.
Developing character is a learning process- true or false?
True, you may make mistakes at times and fail to act on your values and standards. You should learn from the experience and move on with a goal to do better next time.
Components of Character include all except:
caring, honesty, inhibition, respect
What is inhibition?
A child watching their parent attend college while maintaining the responsibilities of caring for the family. the parent passes and graduates and gets a position in the related field. The parent and the entire family are proud of the hard work. Is this a direct or indirect teaching of values?
Indirect- the child is learning the importance of educational opportunities and learning to value their own opportunities more.
Completing your work, accepting the consequences of your actions, and admitting your mistakes and correcting them fall under which pillar of character?
What is responsibility?
Deciding early that you will not ride in the vehicle with a person who is drinking and driving is a personal standard- true or false?
True, setting personal standards such as this will help you to resist peer pressure because you already have your mind set on how you will react in certain situations.
What is the family home, (first place that values are taught and observed) religion and culture( religions teach people ways to live and culture teaches what is valued by a group of people), society (laws), and media messages (some advertisements may lead people to think that looking a certain way is more important than respecting yourself and others)