Understanding Personal Responsibility
Personal responsibility is the state of being accountable and answerable for one's actions within their control. It involves valuing responsibilities over rights, respecting others, and striving to do one's best. Examples from clips show individuals taking responsibility for their actions, displaying good character even when not being watched, and making ethical choices.
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How would you define personal responsibility? What do you think this looks like?
Personal Responsibility the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management. (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) 1
Titan Creed Titans value our responsibilities above our rights Titans love, respect, and protect one another Striving to be our best, do our best, and give our best to the world
A glimpse of personal responsibility Here are a few short video clips that display personal responsibility in different ways. The first clip shows an NFL player taking personal responsibility for his actions. In the second clip, a group of four football players takes personal responsibility when they believe a store is open when it is in fact closed. And the third clip shows the fallout of a food fight that occurred at a high school.
Questions to think through Personal Responsibility How did Dak Prescott show personal responsibility in this clip? Why did Dak Prescott go to pick up his trash? Did he have to do this? Would someone else have had to pick up his trash if he did not? What does Dak s actions say about who he is as a person? Why is character often described as doing the right thing when nobody is watching? Do you think that Dak knew that cameras were on him?
Questions to think through Personal Responsibility How did these football players show personal responsibility? Could the football players just have taken the items without paying for them since no store employees were present? If they had just taken the items without paying, do you think this would have turned out differently for them? How did these players show good character?
Questions to think through Personal Responsibility By admitting a wrongdoing, how does this show that students are taking personal responsibility for their actions? Is being honest about what you have done always associated with taking personal responsibility? Do people sometimes receive consequences for making mistakes? What role do consequences play in taking personal responsibility? How do you feel about the parents disagreeing with consequences for their child s actions? Are they stopping their child from taking personal responsibility for the actions?
Questions to think through Personal Questions to think through Personal Responsibility: Responsibility: How can you show personal responsibility at school? What are some practical ways you can show personal responsibility in the hallways? What are some practical ways you can show personal responsibility in the classroom? What are some practical ways you can show personal responsibility in the cafeteria? What should you do if you drop a piece of trash in the hallways? What should you do if you see someone else drop a piece of trash in the hallways? What should you do with your trash after you finish eating lunch in the cafeteria? What should you do if you see someone else leave their trash in the cafeteria? How does picking up after yourself display good character? What actions should we take to show respect to our custodial staff?
