RESPONSIBILITY VS. IRRESPONSIBILITY

“RESPONSIBILITY IS KNOWING AND DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MEET MY OBLIGATIONS.”

COMPANION TRAITS: Accountability, Dependability, Diligence, Commitment, Obligation, Promise, Duty

Quotes

“You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequence of your choice” – Ezra Taft Benson

“Remember you are always responsible for how you act. No matter how you feel” – Robert Tew

“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today” – Abraham Lincoln

“If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams” – Les Brown

“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders” – Abigail Van Buren

“With great power comes great responsibility” – Voltaire

“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else” – Benjamin Franklin

“Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical” – Zig Ziglar

“Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality” – Abraham Lincoln

Videos

Stop Making Excuses & Own Your Actions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJpO2qHUbQ

Listen to your teachers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_YqVlN6Lvo

Minions Helping us Learn to be Great Students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyBkQhJfF_Q

Songs

songsforteaching.com

Lessons

Education.com – Various lesson plans including learning from mistakes

https://www.goodcharacter.com/– Character Education and Social Emotional Learning: Curriculum, Lesson Plans, Activities, Programs & Resources

Books

Primary/Elementary

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon

Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan Londan

How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?   by Jane Yolen

I am Responsible by Walt National

I Just Forgot by Mercer Mayer

I Wanna Iguana  by Kauren Kaufman Orloff

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Nanette’s Baguette by Mo Williams

Pigsty by Mark Teague

The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room by Stan Berenstain

Website links for more info

CharacterCounts.org

Elementary School Way To Go Lessons

Middle School Way to Go Lessons

High School Way to Go Lessons