Making Decisions

Multiple Choice

You find a wallet on the ground at recess. Your friends tell you to keep it. What decision will you make?

• Keep it and share it with your friends.

• Give it to your teacher.

• Let one of your friends keep it.

• Keep it for yourself.

Open Ended

What's a decision you made that was extremely difficult?

Decision Making

A lot of thought can go into making a choice.​

Multiple Choice

You find a wallet on the ground at recess. Your friends tell you to keep it. What decision will you make?

• Keep it and share it with your friends.

• Give it to your teacher.

• Let one of your friends keep it.

• Keep it for yourself.

Multiple Select

You have a big test tomorrow. You haven't spent much time studying and your teacher told you about the test last week. What are some things you can do to pass the test? Select the options that are good decisions.

• Leave your books and computer at school.

• Look online at different resources and practice.

• Talk to your friends and make Tiktoks all night.

• Look over all your work and review missed problems.

• Watch Netflix and hang out with the cousins.

Poll

Do you think it is easy to make the right decision?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Depends on what it is

Multiple Choice

The process of making a choice or solving a problem is ___.

• Decision Making

• Experience

• Integrity

• Values

Multiple Choice

Consequences are always bad.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Add your thoughts. Making decisions is __.

Multiple Select

Which decisions would you possibly make a pro's and con's chart for?

• Moving or staying in the same house

• What cereal to eat

• What place to go to for vacation

• What school is the best for you

• What shirt to wear visiting a friend

Decision Making

Four ways in which to make informed and impartial decisions for the big questions you may come across as a leader.

Suspend your judgment

Delay making a decision about something until you know more about it.

Gather and interpret data from a range of sources

Collect and understand as much information possible from as many sources about a situation before moving forward.

Consider the choices you have

Weigh the advantages and disadvantages of all possible choices before deciding on one. Consider the persons each choice would affect.

Seek assistance if necessary

Sometimes, we need expert advice or just an outside perspective on certain matters. Some situations may be too personal to disconnect from and make a completely impartial decision.

And finally...

Scenario Time!

Read the following scenarios and make decisions based on the steps in this presentation:

1. Suspend judgment, 2. Consider a range of information, 3. Consider the choices you have, 4. Seek assistance if necessary

Answer freely, there are no wrong answers.

Open Ended

Scenario One

John is often late for school. He is always tired and performs badly in class. His books are very untidy and the teacher reprimands him for not doing his homework. During the luncheon period, he quickly takes one of the lunches and starts eating. On afternoons when school is dismissed, he rushes out the school gate to get home.

What do you think John's problem might be?

Additional Information

John's mother is very ill, his father left them and John has to help take care of his two smaller siblings before getting to school. On afternoons he assists the neighbours with little chores in order to get some money to help buy food for the family.

Open Ended

How do you feel about the decision you made concerning John now that you know the full story?

Open Ended

Scenario Two

Max was well known for taking things from other students. He would go into their bags and take their pencils or into their lunch bags and take their snacks. He was always sent to the Principal's office for stealing. His teacher often spoke to him and tried to encourage him to change his ways and to save his money whatever little he received. One day, there was a sale on roses for Valentine's Day. Max was seen walking around the school proudly with one of the roses in hand. The Principal saw him and took the flower from him.

How did Max get the flower?

Additional Information

Max heard of the Valentine's Day sale and he gave his teacher a dollar every day. He soon had enough money to purchase the rose. Max was very excited to buy the flower for his mother.

Open Ended

Did you make a better decision this time about Max? Or did you 'jump to the conclusion' that he stole the flower?





Open Ended

Last One...

Scenario Three

Cindy never revised her work for spelling. She always got the words wrong or tried to copy from the person next to her. Cindy felt embarrassed when it was time to call the marks for the teacher. One particular Friday, Cindy did the test and got all correct. The teacher was happy for her, but the other children did not believe that Cindy honestly achieved that on her own.

How do you think Cindy got all correct?

Poll

On a scale of 1-5, 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest...

How would you rank your decision making skills based on this activity?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5