Through a choice of prompts, the learners reflect on and express their understanding of being responsible.
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Using realistic scenarios to spark discussion, the learners discuss the importance and strategies of following through on responsibilities.
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The learners break down the steps of decision-making in taking responsibility and apply it to a responsibility that is harder to follow.
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Some responsibilities are easy to follow while others require constant reminders. Which responsibilities are easy for you, and which ones are easy for your friends? In this lesson we explore the difference between people and types of responsibilities.
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Biographical Highlights
Russell G. Mawby has earned a global reputation as a thoughtful and visionary leader in effective philanthropy. Known for his quarter-century...
Learners read and reflect on the meaning of democracy. They discuss and explore examples of participatory democracy in history. They read quotes from Founding Fathers and relate them to philanthropy and civic engagement.
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In this lesson, learners read primary documents that illustrate the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States related to philanthropy (government by the people, advocacy, civil rights, shared power). We have a long history of demanding civil rights for a population that was discriminated against or underserved.
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Biographical Highlights
Born in Ionia, Michigan, in 1922, Harvey Lemmen went on to earn an MBA from the University of Michigan. He went to work for Meijer, Inc. in 1949, retiring...
Biographical Highlights
The son of Steelcase founder, Peter Martin Wege, Peter Melvin Wege was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920. After college and World War II service, he made his career at...
Biographical Highlights
Fred Meijer was born in 1919 and began working in his father’s grocery store at the age of fourteen. After high school, Fred joined his father fulltime in the business. In 1946...