Peer Pressure Cooker
Your friends decide to do something you know is wrong, and they keep insisting you join them. Do you do it or do you refuse?
Stand firm and continue to refuse.
If someone is hurt and you tell someone, is that tattling or telling?
Telling.
You have homework and a soccer game tonight. Do you study before or after the game?
Study before the game so you aren't too tired to focus afterward.
Your teacher changes the seating chart and places you right next to your ex-best friend. Do you ask to move or try to survive it?
Try to survive it. Stay polite but focused on your own work to avoid unnecessary drama.
You have homework in three classes and basketball practice tonight. How do you decide what to do first?
Finish the homework from hardest to easiest, then get ready for basketball practice.
Everyone in your class but you has a new pair of the same expensive shoes. Do you buy the same pair to fit in or keep your old shoes?
Keep your old shoes; if they still work great, then don't buy more.
Someone is trying to cheat off you during an exam. You tell the teacher. Tattling or telling?
Tattling.
Your phone keeps buzzing while you study. Do you check it or turn it off?
Turn it off and put it away until your schoolwork is completely done.
You completely forgot to study for a big quiz, and you can clearly see the smart kid's answer sheet from your seat. Do you look away or take a peek?
Cheating isn't worth getting caught, getting a zero, or risking your reputation.
You want to join the school play, track team, and coding club, but you're worried about your grades dropping. What should you do?
Drop one activity.
Your friends are forcing you to join basketball with them. You don't want to join because it'll clash with your tutoring schedule. Do you cancel tutoring and join them in basketball or keep on saying no?
Continue to say no
Two kids get into a fight in a bathroom. Do you tell a teacher immediately, watch the fight or join it?
A group project is due tomorrow, but your partner isn't helping. What do you do?
Do your part, then immediately talk to the teacher about the situation.
The teacher steps out and the class starts throwing things. The teacher returns and threatens everyone with detention unless someone speaks up. What do you do?
Talk to the teacher privately. Explain what happened after class so you don't get blamed, but also don't get targeted by classmates.
You are exhausted from studying late, but you still have one more worksheet left. Is it better to stay up until 2 AM or go to sleep?
Go to sleep.
Your teacher insists on group work, but you prefer pair or individual work instead. Do you speak up and ask for a different option or follow the rules they set out and join a group?
Suggest another option, but don't continuously force it.
Your water bottle goes missing, but you see someone with it after lunch. Do you tell them to give it back or cause drama getting it back?
Ask them politely to give it back; if they repeatedly refuse, ask a teacher for help.
You want to join basketball and track, but the schedules conflict. How do you pick?
Pick the one you enjoy more, or see if you can do one next season.
A strict substitute teacher accuses you of talking and gives you lunch detention, but you were completely silent. Do you argue right there or wait?
Wait until the end of class. Calmly explain the misunderstanding to the sub without making a scene, or talk to your regular teacher tomorrow.
Your group project partners aren't doing any work, and the deadline is tomorrow. What is your best move?
Your group project partners aren't doing any work, and the deadline is tomorrow. What is your best move?
Your group for a project suggests a ridiculous idea that everyone agrees with, but you know if you don't speak up, you won't get a good grade on the project. Do you speak up or play along with the group?
You speak up.
While going to your next class, someone pushes you purposefully and takes your pencil-case. Do you tell the teacher or push them back?
Tell a teacher and check for injuries at the nurse's office.
Your friends are staying up late playing online games, but you have a test tomorrow. Do you join them?
Go to sleep. Being well-rested will help you get a much better grade.
You have a major presentation due, but your anxiety is so bad you feel sick thinking about speaking in front of the popular kids. Do you cut class or face it?
Talk to your teacher ahead of time. Ask privately if you can present during lunch, just to the teacher, or to a smaller group of friends.
What is a healthy boundary you can set when social media notifications keep distracting you from your homework?
Put your phone in another room.