Being Responsible

Responsibility- Taking responsibility or being responsible is about doing what you are supposed to do, and doing your best job.

• True

• False

There are things you are supposed to do, and being responsible for your actions means that you get either the praise/reward for a job well done, or the blame for a job done poorly or not at all.

• True

• False

• Some of the time

• None of the time

Responsibility is about how your actions cause positive or negative results (consequences.) Responsibility includes:

• A responsibility is something you are supposed to do.

• It can be a task, like feeding the dog.

• It can be a way of behaving, like

  raising your hand and waiting your turn to speak.

• We would say, "It’s your responsibility to behave in class and to feed the dog.”

Being responsible (or acting responsibly) means you do the things you are supposed to do, which leads to positive results.

Being irresponsible, means you don’t do what you are supposed to do, which leads to negative results (consequences.)

• These 2 statements relate/connect to each other, because they are opposite character traits.

• These 2 statements relate/connect to each other, because the two character traits are the same.

Respect-

• Respect means you treat people in a way that shows you don't care about their feelings and well-being.

• Respect means you treat people in a way that shows you care about their feelings but not their well-being.

• Respect means you treat people in a way that shows you care about their feelings and well-being.

• Respect means you treat people in a way that shows you care more about your feelings and well-being than about their feelings and well-being.

Self-Control-

• Self control means you are aware of how you are behaving, what you are doing, and you change your actions to fit what

  you know is the right way to behave.

• Self control means you are unaware of how you are behaving, unaware of what you are doing, and you don't change your actions to fit what you know is the right way to behave.

• Self control means you are aware of how you are behaving, what you are doing, but you don't change your actions to fit what you know is the right way to behave.