Character Education : Accountability (Taking Ownership)

What does it mean to be accountable?

• taking responsibility for your actions and being able to discuss the reasons behind them

• taking on a responsibility and not seeing it through

• having a good excuse for something that you did wrong

• following your dreams despite challenges you may face

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

True or False: Accountability is given to you in the same way that responsibilities are.

• True

• False

Being willing to make commitments and being responsible for your own actions helps to build ________________ between you and the people around you!

• support

• trust

• friendships

• understanding

Holding yourself accountable helps to _________________ the urge to spend time on distracting activities and other unproductive behaviors when there is a task at hand.

• strengthen

• weaken

• build upon

• eliminate

Which of the following is NOT an example of accountability?

• Acting Defensively

• Being Reliable

• Asking Questions

• Leaning on the Wisdom of Others

Character trait that we can use to hold ourselves to doing the best work we can.

• Accountability

• Responsibility

• High Standards

• Time Management

Which of these is not a high standard?

• I will show my math work.

• I will proofread my English work for grammatical mistakes.

• I will just click submit on all my assignments.

• I will make sure my work is done to the best of my ability.

Accountability is similar to responsibility.

• True

• False

By reaching for high standards, you push yourself to _______.

• adjust

• evaluate

• progress

• grow

Which of the following shows responsibility? Check all that apply.

• Leaving my chores for my mom to complete

• Making a to-do-list of things I need to complete

• Waiting until I am grounded to complete assignments

• Completing assignments during Tutorial Time