Friendship
What is one way to show responsibility in a friendship?
Being respectful, being honest, communicating, keeping promises, being kind etc...
Name one way you can be responsible in the classroom.
Coming to class with all my equipment, not talking when the teacher is talking, keep the classroom clean, participating, raising my hand to ask a question etc..
What responsible actions do you make around the house?
Doing my chores, keeping my room clean, helping my parents out etc..
Name one way you remain responsible for your own wellbeing.
Hanging out with friends, playing sport, reading, going to the beach journaling etc..
Name one staff member you believe is responsible and give us a reason why.
Answers will vary
You’re playing a game of Connect Four with your good mate Steven at recess. Steven says he wants to go first even though he went first last round - and won. You really want to go first, what’s a responsible way to approach this situation?
Ask Steven politely if you can go first instead as he went first last time.
Ms. Riley and Ms. Armstrong come up to you at lunch – they needs your help with an extremely important maths equation right now! You would usually love to help, but you’ve just had a triple period of maths and are just about seeing numbers when you close your eyes. What’s the responsible choice in this scenario?
Politely let them know you can't help them right now, but would be glad to help them out later or another time.
You’re at a friend’s house and notice them taking off their shoes at the door. You don’t have to at your house – what do you think the responsible thing to do would be?
Take your shoes off also, or if you're unsure ask whether they would like you to take your shoes off too.
You’re trying to smash out an hour of study at home when you get a notification on your phone – the Taylor Swift tickets you just ordered have come through! You’re super excited and want to message all your Swiftie friends. What’s the responsible move here?
The responsible thing would be to complete the hour of study first and then tell your friends..
However...
You’re training for a regatta with your friend Kye. He’s a very competent sailor and has travelled far and wide. You, however, know nothing about sailing and aren’t sure you’re the best pick for the job. What’s two different responsible ways to approach this situation?
Be honest with Kye and tell him that you're not very good at sailing and maybe suggest him competing with someone who is better...Or
Train really hard so that you can pull your own weight in the competition.
(answers will vary)
You’re hanging out with your group at recess and notice somebody sitting alone who usually isn’t – what might be the responsible thing to do here?
Invite them to hang out also, go see if they're okay, or go sit with them
Your teacher’s away and a substitute’s taking the class. It’s a fifth period on a Friday and the work is easy, you could do it in twenty minutes at home. You don’t think the teacher would notice if you spent the period doing nothing. What’s the responsible option here?
To complete the work set anyway, it could be important
Getting home from school, you notice the house is a mess. All the rubbish seems to have been left from one of your siblings, who have left for sport and will be back in only an hour. What is a responsible way to approach this situation?
Send them a message asking them to clean up when they get back, or wait for them to get home and ask them politely to clean up
You wake up one morning feeling super sick. There’s an assessment on and you know you can get a medical certificate, but you don’t want to have to take an alternate test. What’s the responsible option here?
It would be most responsible to look after yourself, get a doctors certificate and take the an alternative test when you're feeling healthy.
You are outside of the canteen and notice somebody taking a juice box and not paying for it – what do you think the responsible thing to do would be?
Ask the person to put it back on the shelf or join the queue and pay for it.
Otherwise inform one of the canteen ladies, a teacher or a prefect
You have a study period last and a mate asks for you to drop them home now. You are totally cleared to leave (you’re in year 12) but you know they have religion next. Why or why not would it be the right thing to take them home?
It would not be the right thing to take them home if they don't have approval to leave. You must go to class if you don't have an exeat or haven't signed out.
Mr. Gunderson says it is your responsibility to close the door after everyone has left the religion classroom. You really need to hurry – butter chicken’s selling quick at the canteen. What’s the responsible thing to do here?
Ask politely if someone else can wait and close the door at the end of the lesson because you would like to get lunch from the canteen.
If not, close the door behind everyone and hope for the best.
Your dad has just called you down for dinner, but you’re fixated on an ancient geographical mystery Ms. Wiseman has brought to your attention. You desperately want to solve it. What’s a responsible approach here?
Ask your dad if you can have five more minutes to work on it, otherwise go down, eat dinner and resume your geographical mystery after.
You’re in the gym with your good friend Myles. He’s feeling strong today and asks if you could give him a spot for 300 kg. You know there’s no way in a million years you can help him lift that if he needs it. Myles looks really excited to give it a proper go. What’s the responsible option here?
Tell Myles the truth and let him know that you are unable to spot him. It is better to be honest so no one gets hurt.
You’re in the start of an English class with Ms Bews and notice that you’ve left behind your copy of Shakespeare. What’s a responsible way of making sure you keep up with the lesson?
Use an online copy, ask to borrow a book, look on with a friend or take notes in your workbook instead.
You’re playing a bit of lunchtime football and notice your mates being a bit rowdy on the field. What would be a responsible approach here?
Ask them politely to play safer as it is more fun when no one gets hurt.
You’re in Mrs Reed’s history classroom and notice some leftover lollipops lying on the counter – if you took them nobody would notice. What do you think is the responsible thing to do here?
Give them back to Mrs Reed, they're not yours to take.
You’re eating dinner and notice the table hasn’t been cleared. You’d love to clean it, but Mr. Kurj has told you about some stocks with huge upwards potential you’re very keen to look into immediately. They could lose their value at any second! What’s the responsible choice?
Ask your parents if you can check the stocks quickly and then come back and clear, or clear the table first and then check
You’re keen to sign up for the footy team this year. You ask Mr. Barnard about it, and he says you’ll need to put the effort in if you want to play this year – the lineups stacked. What are some ways you could stay responsible for this goal?
Train at home, practice often, ask for feedback on how you can improve etc.
You’re in the year 12 common room and notice a group of people have left a mess behind on one of the tables. Cleaning it could take a while… What’s one responsible way you could fix this problem and have time to enjoy your lunchtime?
Ask them to clear it up when you see them next. Its gross and their responsibility to clean it up, not yours.