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Through a discussion of impulse spending and opportunity cost, learners weigh the benefits of careful decisions and perseverance in reaching goals.
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Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 6)
Grades:
6
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Learners brainstorm a variety of short-term and long-term goals and discuss the logistics of carrying out the goals. They brainstorm needed resources and how they can persevere in reaching one or more of the goals.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 7)
Grades:
6
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8
Learners discuss what it means to do their personal best. They find, through a simple physical activity, that they can do a good job in something, but they still have more talent and drive to do better if they persevere. They recognize that perseverance can help them do their personal best...
Grades:
6
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8
Learners look for examples of personal best in a movie about perseverance and discuss the value of working toward their personal best even when it is difficult.
Grades:
6
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Learners analyze the meaning of personal best and recognize the value of persistence in doing their best.
Grades:
6
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Learners use a decision-making model to identify the issues they feel most concerned about. With those in mind, they explore how perseverance and doing their personal best are more effective ways to address needs than looking at the short term.
Unit: Character Education: Perseverance (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
Perseverance involves breaking down a task into small parts and seeing it through, even if it is difficult. In this lesson, groups plan a service project, including what is needed, how to overcome barriers, and a timeline.
Grades:
6
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As a reflection exercise on perseverance, learners illustrate a conversation about perseverance between two people.
Unit: Cultural Diversity in Service
Grades:
9
10
11
12
Learners compare and contrast the work and mission of four famous philanthropists: Cesar Chavez, George Washington Carver, Sunderlal Buhuguna, and Abdul Sattar Edhi. They identify the motivations, impact, and attitudes about service, and start to clarify their personal attitudes about service by...
Unit: Character Education: Responsibility (Grade 8)
Grades:
6
7
8
In this lesson, the learners define the concept of responsibility through personal reflection and discussion.