What Would You Do?
You see someone being left out at recess. What do you do?
Sample Answer: You can ask them to hang out with you and your friends.
Define Sportsmanship:
Having a good attitude in a sport event and being able to accept defeat. (Answers will vary).
True or False; Partiality is a synonym for fairness.
False; It is an antonym.
What are the benefits of having a good character and being fair?
Sample answer: People are nicer to you and they will respect you more because you are a good person.
How do you know when something is unfair?
Sample answer: People are getting less than what they deserve, or people are excluding them because of a difference.
Your group members don't participate but still take credit for all the work you do on a project. What would you do?
Sample answer; Assign them work and hold them accountable for the work they have to do, and if they don't do anything at all and refuse to do anything on purpose, then you should go to the teacher.
Define Equality:
To judge whether a situation is even or fair. (Answers will vary).
True or False; Equity is an antonym to fairness.
False; It is a synonym.
What does being fair have to do with somebody's character?
Sample answer: If you are not fair, you are missing one of the main traits which means that you don't have fully good character.
What are the six traits of good character?
Responsibility, citizenship, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, and respect.
Should John lose his scholarship because he cheated?
Sample answer: Yes, because it is unfair to the other people that applied for the scholarship.
Define Integrity:
Sample answer; The quality of being honest and and having uprightness as well as having strong moral principals.
True or False; Indecency is an antonym to fairness.
True; It is an antonym.
What can you do to make life more fair for others?
Sample answers: Include everyone, be honest, and be trustworthy.
What career could you have to make a difference and make the world more fair?
Sample answer; A principle/teacher, an HR, anyone driving, etc.
Your friend Rachel lies to your other friend Jessica about not doing the homework yet so Rachel doesn't have to help Jessica. What would you do?
Sample answer: You could help Jessica yourself or tell Rachel to help Jessica.
Define Fairness:
Keeping an open mind and making judgements on a neutral basis. (Answers will vary).
True or False; Candor is an antonym to fairness.
False; It is a synonym.
Do you need fairness to have good character? Explain.
Yes; You need all of the traits to have good character.
How do all of the character traits relate to one another?
You need every one of the six traits to have good character.
You see your Rebecca not being unfair; She was being candor. Is she actually being fair?
Yes
Define Righteousness:
The quality of being morally honest and fair. (Answers will vary).
True or False; Legitimacy is a synonym for fairness.
True; It is a synonym.
Is it easy to be fair?
Sample answer; No, being fair is hard because it is just natural for humans to want to be greedy and get want they want but being fair is the key to having good character.
Who is the quote by;"It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do."
-Eleanor Roosevelt