Respect

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Respect

• Character Ed
• September

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Definition

• To show consideration for the feelings and rights
  of yourself, others, and the world around you.

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Respect

• To have high regard for, to hold in esteem, to
  treat with courtesy and consideration.
• Give what you want to receive. If you want more
  respect, give respect. If you want acceptance,
  give others acceptance. If you want happiness,
  spread joy.

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Survey Are you a respectful person?

• I treat other people the way I want to be
  treated.    
• I am considerate of other people.   
• I treat people with civility, courtesy, and
  dignity.    
• I accept personal differences.    
• I work to solve problems without violence.    
• I never intentionally ridicule, embarrass, or
  hurt other people.  
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• I think I am/am not a respectful person because
  ______________________

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Discussion Questions

• What are some unintentional ways that people show
  respect?
• At school?
• At home?
• In public?

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Discussion Questions

• What are some ways in which teachers can show
  respect for their students?
• What are some ways in which students can show
  respect for their teachers?

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Discussion Questions

• Do you think that people in our society are
  respectful enough of each other? Why or Why not?

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Discussion Questions

• Agree or disagree Courtesy and politeness are a
  lot of nonsense.

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Discussion Questions

• How is respect related to fairness? To caring? To
  the Golden Rule? To violence?

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The Multicultural Golden Rule

• Confucius What you do not want done to
  yourself, do not do unto others.
• Aristotle We should behave to others as we wish
  others to behave to us.
• Judaism What you hate, do not do unto anyone.

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The Multicultural Golden Rule

• Islam No one of you is a believer unless he
  loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
• Hinduism Do nothing to thy neighbor which thou
  wouldst not have him do to thee thereafter.
• Buddhism Hurt no others with that which pains
  thyself.
• Christianity Do unto others as you would have
  them do unto you.

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Respect others Respect yourself.

• Activity
• Design a G.L.U.R.P. for yourself.

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GLURP

• G Something Im GOOD at.
• L Something I LIKE.
• U Something I could do UMPTEEN times.
• R Something I do to RELAX.
• P Something Im PROUD of.

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Learn something new.

• Exchange your GLURP with a classmate you dont
  know very well yet.
• Read through your partners GLURP.
• Do you share anything in common?
• Did you learn something new?

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Next

• Please thank your partner, and return to your
  seat.

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Respect

• Hold others in high regard. The law of
  reciprocity indicates that over time people will
  hold the same opinion about you that you hold
  about them. If you decide to respect and like
  others, eventually they will come to like and
  respect you.

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Thank you for your time.
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References

• Lesson Plan Based on lesson plan by Ruth Ann
  Maynard
• Images Google Images