ACTIVITY COMPLETE!
Activities: activity-10
Situation 2
You and some friends are walking to a friend's home after school. You are in a hurry because you want to get to the house to play your favorite video game. You come upon a wallet with $100 inside. There's also a driver's license. None of you recognize the person the license belongs to. What do you do? Make a choice and see where it takes you.
For the rest of the afternoon, you feel uncomfortable and worried about whether that was the right choice to make.
Not happy with the consequences? Think through the decision-making steps to figure out if you made the right decision.
- Situations: Why do you need to make a decision?
- Goals: What do you need to happen?
- Choices: What are your options or the alternatives?
- Consequences: What could happen?
- Decision: What will you do?
- Think About It: Did you make the right decision
Now, go back to the beginning of the "Choices and Consequences" exercise and try again. But remember, you can't always do that in real life!
a. After you ask your friend's parents to look up the wallet owner's phone number, they call the owner and return the wallet. You feel great! b. After you ask your friend's parents to look up the wallet owner's phone number, your friend's parents reward you and your friends for honesty by making special snacks for everyone. c. After you ask your friend's parents to look up the wallet owner's phone number, they cant find the number and wind up calling the police to report the lost wallet.
a. After you get your share of the money from the wallet, you feel guilty and ashamed. b. After you get your share of the money from the wallet, you realize that there was a better way to handle the situation. c. After you get your share of the money from the wallet, you wonder about the person who owns the wallet and realize you've stolen from him or her.
a. After you give the wallet to your parents to take to the police, your parents thank you and say you did the right thing. b. After you give the wallet to your parents to take to the police, your parents say they're proud of you. c. After you give the wallet to your parents to take to the police, your parents pat you on the back and compliment you and your friends for being honest.
For the rest of the afternoon, you feel uncomfortable and worried about whether that was the right choice to make.
Not happy with the consequences? Think through the decision-making steps to figure out if you made the right decision.
- Situations: Why do you need to make a decision?
- Goals: What do you need to happen?
- Choices: What are your options or the alternatives?
- Consequences: What could happen?
- Decision: What will you do?
- Think About It: Did you make the right decision?
Now, go back to the beginning of the "Choices and Consequences" exercise and try again. But remember, you can't always do that in real life!