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1. Toward Higher Ground
Building Character by Teaching Self-Respect,
Self-Discipline and Responsibility

2. Objectives

3. What is character?

4. Behavior-Related Challenges

5. Behavior-Related Challenges
Challenges are most often symptoms
of problems, not problems
themselves
Frequently stem from lack of self-
respect, self-discipline and/or
responsibility

6. From Challenges to Character
Our primary goal today is to
discover ways to move students
away from challenging behaviors and
toward good character.

7. Keys for Making a Change
It’s all about a change in perspective
 Typically, we see self-respect, self-discipline
and responsibility as traits.
 Need to view these elements of character as
though they were skills.
 We can help students improve skill levels
within the context of what we do every day,
even without the help of parents or peers.

8. I need a volunteer!

9. First Important Word

10. Dick Fosbury
• Revolutionized
the high jump
• World record in
1968 Olympics

11. Importance of Self-Respect
Self-respect is the starting point
 Worst problems (lack of respect for
others, violence) tend to be exhibited
by students with low skill in self-
respect.
 Students with little self-respect are
unlikely to respond to traditional efforts
to modify their behavior.

12. Developing Self-Respect
Students must change their own
perspectives.
 Realize they do have control over their futures.
 Realize they can succeed.

13. Self-Esteem Vs. Self-Respect
Self-Esteem Self-Respect
 Need to feel good  Must be earned
about yourself  Comes from
 Has a bad name feeling good
today about what you
 Not everything have
that makes you accomplished
feel good is a
good thing to do  Is built upon
success

14. Developing Self-Respect
Keys
 Provide students with structured
opportunities for success.
 Start by finding success within a
typical scenario for failure.
 Build upon successes incrementally -
apply principles of progressive skill
development as you would any skill in
your curriculum.

15. Developing Self-Respect
Keys
 Provide students with structured
opportunities for success.
 Start by finding success within a
typical scenario for failure.
 Build upon successes incrementally -
apply principles of progressive skill
development as you would any skill in
your curriculum.

16. Grade This Quiz
1. 1 + 1 = 2
2. 4 - 2 = 6
3. 5 + 6 = 11
4. 6 - 0 = 6
5. 3 + 4 = 8

17. Grade This Quiz
1. receive
2. receipt
3. releive
4. believe
5. decieve

18. Which is most important?
1. 1 + 1 = 2
2. 4 - 2 = 6
3. 5 + 6 = 11
4. 6 - 0 = 6
5. 3 + 4 = 8

19. Developing Self-Respect
Keys
 Provide students with structured
opportunities for success.
 Start by finding success within a
typical scenario for failure.
 Build upon successes incrementally -
apply principles of progressive skill
development as you would any skill in
your curriculum.

20. Second Important Word

21. Developing Self-Discipline
and Responsibility
Follow the same procedures as you
would with self-respect.
Once you master the technique, you
can apply it to all three elements of
character, helping your students
move toward higher ground.

22. What’s Next?
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