The ability to make constructive and respectful choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, the realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions, and the well-being of self and others.
– CASEL
Responsible Decision Making Involves:
- Identifying problems
- Analyzing situations
- Solving problems
- Evaluating
- Reflecting
- Ethical responsibility
- Situation analysis: Skillfully discerning the contexts in which decisions need to be made and comprehensively evaluating the factors that could impact one’s choices.
- Embracing personal responsibility: Acknowledging and internalizing the duty to participate in secure, ethical, and lawful conduct.
- Valuing others: Holding the belief that every individual warrants kind and compassionate treatment, and being driven to contribute to the betterment of the community.
- Effective problem-solving: Creating, executing, and assessing constructive and well-informed resolutions to challenges.
Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.
– Anonymous
Grade 6
Responsible Decision Making - Grade 6 - Lesson 1 Objectives: Students will understand the impact of their attitudes on themselves ...
Responsible Decision Making - Grade 6 - Lesson 2 Objectives: Students will recognize common decision points in daily life and ...
Grade 7
Responsible Decision Making - Grade 7 - Lesson 1 Objectives: Students will understand the significance of accountability in their lives ...
Responsible Decision Making - Grade 7 - Lesson 2 Objectives: Students will differentiate between situations where saying 'no' is important ...
Grade 8
Responsible Decision Making - Grade 8 - Lesson 1 Objectives: Students will recognize their inherent problem-solving abilities. Students will understand ...
Responsible Decision Making - Grade 8 - Lesson 2 Objectives: Students will identify potential scenarios where they may need to ...