Respect Lesson - Biology class - Wayground

Multiple Choice

Someone drops their books in the hall. Which would be the most respectful way to respond?

• Only help if they ask for it.

• Laugh and walk away.

• Help them automatically,

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You're in the hallway during class. A teacher stops you to ask you where you're going.

• Address them as yes ma'am or yes sir and answer their questions politely.

• You have a right to be the hall - let them know that.

• Ignore them and keep walking - it's none of their business.

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You have homework due tomorrow but don't really feel like doing it.

• Blow it off and do what you want.

• Make yourself get it done - you'll feel better about yourself tomorrow!

• Just wait until tomorrow and see if you have time before class.

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Select all that can INFLUENCE your thinking:

• The media.

• Your friends

• Your parents.

• Your past experiences.

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Who CONTROLS what you think?

• The media.

• Your friends

• You.

• Your parents.

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Select all that can INFLUENCE how you respond to situations:

• your friends/peer pressure

• authority figures/laws/rules

• your past experiences

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Who CONTROLS how you respond to situations?

• The media.

• You.

• Authority figures (parents, law enforcement, teachers, etc.)

• Your friends.

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When someone is "due" something, that means.....

• they owe something to someone else.

• they have a right to it - they are owed it.

• they have to pay for something.

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Select all the categories that are DUE respect:

• Respect for all Human Beings

• Respect for Yourself

• Respect for Authority

• Respect that is Earned

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"I’ll respect them when they respect me!" This statement is.... (check all that apply)

• illogical!

• the key to a successful society.

• the key to a successful relationships.

• inconducive to good relationships. (inconducive means it does not allow for)

Multiple Choice

All humans are due (or automatically deserve) a certain amount of respect.

• True

• False

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You've grown up teasing people - it's your family's way of playing and showing affection. You meet a new kid in class and begin teasing him. He doesn't seem to enjoy it the way your brother and sister do. To be respectful, you should....

• Stop teasing him and apologize in case you hurt his feelings. Not everyone enjoys teasing. His feelings are more important than your intentions.

• Who cares! If you're having fun, that's all that matters!

• Continue to tease him - your intentions are good - he needs to toughen up and be able to handle teasing.

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Someone posts a political opinion on social media that you don't agree with. (Select all that would be respectful.)

• Keep on scrolling - ignore it.

• Reply back and tell them how stupid they are!

• If you must reply, politely state your opinion as well as stating that you can respectfully agree to disagree.

• Unfriend them/never speak to them again.

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Your uncle has chosen a lifestyle that you don't agree with. Which would be the most respectful way to respond?

• Cut him out of your life.

• Every time you see him tell him how wrong he is and argue your position.

• When you're around him be kind and polite. Unless he asks, don't share your opinion on his lifestyle.

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There is a student in class that is a little different. Most students don't talk to her and no one ever volunteers to be in a group or sit with her. How could you show her respect? (check all that apply)

• Smile and say hi to her when you/she walks into the classroom.

• Ignore her like everyone else does.

• When groups are being formed, volunteer to be in her group.

• Engage her in conversation - ask her about an assignment or what she does outside of school.

• Talk/text about how strange she is to your friends when she can't hear.

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You forgot to finish your homework and it is being graded today in class. Which is the most respectful to yourself?

• Lie and say you left it at home.

• Ask a friend for the answers real quick so you can still get a good grade.

• Be honest and ask for another day, but face whatever the consequences are.

Multiple Choice

You've made some bad decisions in the past and want to turn things around. Which is true?

• Start respecting yourself and turning things around right away! Don't give up when you make a mistake - just make a better decision next time!

• You don't deserve respect until you've lived right for a few weeks. Keep reminding yourself of your bad decisions until you feel really bad and make better decisions.

• Good luck! Changing isn't really possible....

Multiple Choice

When the word authority has negative feelings or meaning associated with it, what is the best thing to do?

• Hold onto the negative feelings - they came from somewhere real.

• While the feelings came from somewhere real, realize not all authority is bad. Try to find positive examples to overcome the negative ones with.

• Assume all authority is bad and rebel against it to make a point and force change.

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Substituting another word for "authority" can be helpful if the word "authority" bothers someone. Check all that could be good words to use for an authority figure.

• A title, like parent, teacher, policeman, etc.

• leader

• supervisor

• official

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If someone has had a bad experience with an authority figure, what could be helpful to offset that bad experience? (Check all that apply.)

• Find someone who is a positive example of an authority figure and get to know them.

• Depend upon what you know even if it's negative, because it is real.

• Focus on positive authority figures, not the negative ones. "What you focus on grows." Ester Hicks

• Talk to someone that has had a positive experience with an authority figure and learn about their experience.

• Don't waste time trying to find positive examples - it won't make the negative ones go away.

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Why would it be beneficial to develop a more positive mindset about authority figures?

• It wouldn't - having a negative mindset won't affect you at all.

• Authority figures are necessary for a successful society.

• Authority figures need to be kept in check and having a negative mindset helps achieve this goal.

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Having respect for authority....

• comes naturally to all of us.

• comes naturally for some but not for others.

• does not come naturally - we must develop it as a life skill.

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In the example given of Ms. Renee's stepbrother, how does his inability to respect his boss play out? (check all that apply)

• He refuses to do what his boss asks if he thinks it's stupid or he doesn't agree with it.

• He does things the way he thinks they should be done instead of the way his boss asks him to.

• He complains about his boss to others.

• He complies with what what his boss asks him to do in a timely manner.

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How has his inability to be respectful negatively affected his life? (check all that apply)

• He doesn't keep a job for very long.

• He is able to move forward in life independently.

• He doesn't have a steady paycheck with which to make car payments.

• He can't consistently pay rent/mortgage payments on a place of his own.

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Select all that are positions of authority that are automatically due a certain level of respect, just because of their position.

• teachers, counselors, administrators, and other adults at school

• parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles

• other students that are your classmates

• firemen, policemen, doctors

• elected officials like congressman, the mayor, the president, and the state governor

Multiple Choice

You should be respectful of a person's position of authority even if you don't like them or agree with them.

• True - changing things can be done but being disrespectful is not the way.

• False - being disrespectful is the best way to make change.

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Once you reach a certain age and position in life, you no longer have any authority figures over you.

• True - you're on your way!

• False - everyone has authority over them.

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If you don't like what a person in authority is asking you to do (examples - a parent telling you to stay in for the evening, a teaching telling you to put up your phone, a policeman asking you to get out of your car), what should you do?

• You don't have to do anything you don't like. You have the right to refuse to do anything that they ask.

• Just because you don't like it doesn't give you the right to refuse. You should comply with what they are asking you to do the first time they ask.

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If you feel the need to question what an authority figure is asking you to do, which would be acceptable ways to do so? (check all that apply)

• Refuse and argue with them in front of everyone - make a scene.

• As long as it doesn't harm you, someone else, or is illegal, comply and find an avenue to question it later.

• Politely and privately talk to the person about their request.

• If talking to the person personally doesn't resolve your issue, go the next person higher up in authority.

• Complain to anyone that will listen and badmouth the person.

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Which are true about earned respect? (check all that apply)

• All respect must be earned.

• A person can be due respect even if they have not earned any extra respect.

• Earned respect is in addition to/on top of due respect.

• If a person hasn't earned extra respect, they are not due any respect.

• Everyone is due earned respect - everyone has earned it.

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Which would be examples of ways someone might earn extra respect?

• A teacher taking extra time to help a struggling student.

• A parent a child can always count on to be there for them.

• An elected official that holds true to their promises.

• A coach who yells at his players and tells them how bad they are as a way to motive them.

• A boss that consistently deals with their employees in a fair and honest manner.

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What are things you can do to earn extra respect from others? (check all that apply)

• Be kind to others, even when you don't like them.

• Be rude and disrespectful to authority figures you disagree with to try to cause change.

• Be a person others can depend upon.

• Do a good job in whatever you do, especially when it's hard and takes extra effort.

• Gain success even if you have to cheat and be dishonest to get ahead.

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You can question authority while still being respectful.

• true

• false

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You can give due respect to someone that has not earned any extra respect.

• true

• false

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The way others treat you controls the level of respect you give them.

• True - they are in control.

• False - you are in control.

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All human beings deserve a certain amount of respect.

• True

• False

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Which authority figures deserve your respect?

• Only those that have earned it.

• All of them.

• None of them.

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What about authority figures makes them due our respect?

• They are due respect because of the position they hold.

• They are due respect because of their age.

• They are due respect because of the way they treat others.

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Which is true?

• You deserve self respect, regardless of any poor choices you've made.

• Once you have become a good person you can begin to respect yourself.

• There's no such thing as respecting yourself.

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Which are true about respecting yourself? (check all that apply)

• You can respect yourself by being your best.

• You can respect yourself by doing your best.

• You can respect yourself by gaining success by whatever means necessary.

• Respecting yourself results in higher self-esteem.

• Respecting yourself results in higher self confidence.

Multiple Choice

The saying "respect is earned" is....

• always true.

• always false.

• sometimes true, but not always.

Multiple Choice

According to the summary, which is true? (Hint - read the summary carefully!)

• If we respect each other as humans, the year will be joyful.

  If we all respect authority, the year will go smoothly.

  If we earn/give extra respect, the year will be bearable.

• If we respect each other as humans, the year will be bearable.

  If we all respect authority, the year will go smoothly.

  If we earn/give extra respect, the year will be joyful.

• If we respect each other as humans, the year will go smoothly.

  If we all respect authority, the year will be joyful.

  If we earn/give extra respect, the year will be bearable.

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Which are true about your grade on this assignment? (check all that are true)

• You need to earn at least an 80% to get a grade. (A 79% would be a zero.)

• You have only one time to do the assignment - you get whatever grade you earn the first time.

• Once you earn an 80%, you can still redo it to earn an even better grade.

• Earning the best grade possible is a way to respect yourself.