Accountability

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

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

_________________ and ________________ brought on by accountability can make all the difference between work that’s extraordinary and work that’s simply ordinary.

• Happiness and excitement

• Focus and confidence

• Peace and love

• Boredom and forgetfulness

Which of the following is an example of accountability?

• Blaming Others

• Making Personal Excuses

• Owning Up to Your Mistakes

• Waiting & Hoping Things Get Better

Which of the following is NOT an example of accountability?

• Acting Defensively

• Being Reliable

• Asking Questions

• Leaning on the Wisdom of Others

When and where should you be accountable?

• In places where you could get in trouble

• When you're around adults

• All Day, Every Day, and Everywhere

• When your friends

True or False: Accountability can be the difference between success and failure.

• True

• False

When it comes to accountability, who is in control?

• Your parents

• Your teachers

• Your friends

• YOU