Too Good For Drugs

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Too Good For Drugs

• LESSON ONE
• Go For Your Goals

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Go For Your Goals

• Objectives/Main Ideas
• The student will be able to
• Develop personal goals.
• List steps for reaching a goal.
• Demonstrate how to picture yourself overcoming
  obstacles to reach your goal.
• Discuss how famous people overcame obstacles and
  persevered to reach their goals.

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Introducing Too Good For Drugs

• In this course, well learn some specific facts
  about drugs. Well play some games and do lots
  of fun activities, too. The course has ten
  lessons that teach skills you will need in middle
  school and throughout your life.

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• How many of you have had a misunderstanding with
  a friend, parent or teacher, even though you want
  to communicate well?

This course will help you communicate better with
the important people in your life.
How many of you would like more respect?
This course will show you how to show more
respect for yourself and others, and how to get
more respect from others as well.
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• Would you like to feel more confident about your
  ability to make decisions?

This course will give you the tools you need to
make good choices.
Would you like to have more control over what
happens to you?
This course puts you in the drivers seat. Its
about how to gain respect, confidence and control.
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• Would you like to have a stronger sense of who
  you are, what you want and what is most important
  to you?

Thats what well be talking about today who you
are and who you want to become.
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WHO ARE YOU?

• I am going to ask some of you, who you are?
• Dont be frightened when I ask this, I just want
  to see the response I get from you.

You all told me your names. Lets try that
again. This time, tell me who you are without
using your name.
Now you are giving me a physical description.
You are more than just a name, a face and a body.
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For example, I am not just a name. I am not just
a physical description. I am an individual with
roles. (ex. Father, husband, brother, uncle,
teacher, athlete, handyman, traveler, etc.)

• Tell me who you are by naming some of the roles
  you play. On the back of your Cornell Note
  Diagram list as many roles as you can.

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• The activities you participate in, the
  relationships you have with others, the
  achievements you accomplishall these things tell
  much more about you than a name and a physical
  description. You are known for the roles you
  play. They make up a part of your identity.

What is really great is that you can help to
shape your identity! You can decide what roles
you want to play.
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• You decide
• Who to have friendships and other relationships
  with
• Which activities and sports you want to
  participate in
• Which clubs you want to join
• Which talents you want to use
• What kind of contribution to make to your school
  and community

• Right now, as you are on the verge of becoming an
  adult, you have many, many choices about what
  kind of person you want to become. Thats one of
  the most exciting things about being an
  adolescent.

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• Turn to workbook page 1
• Look at the picture frame. Imagine your senior
  picture in that frame. There you are in your cap
  and gown with your diploma in your hand. Draw
  yourself the way you will look on graduation day.

Bryan Alexander OrnelasJunior Varsity Soccer 1
yr, Varsity Soccer 3 yrsVarsity Volleyball 4
yrsStudent Council, California Scholastic
Federation, Varsity Club.
Fast forward to your last year of high school.
What activities and achievements would you like
to see listed under your picture?
Think for a few minutes about what you would like
to see in your senior yearbook and then fill in
the blanks under your picture.
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Go for Your Goals!

• You have just named some goals for yourself.
  These are long-term goals. It will take you more
  than four years to reach them. In order to see
  that list in your senior yearbook, you will need
  to take many steps during the next four years.

You have already taken two very important steps
you named the goals, and you pictured yourself
reaching them.
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You are already way ahead of many people, who
never set goals at all. But there is still a lot
to do to accomplish your goals. What do you
think you need to do now?
First, decide which of these goals are most
important to you. Prioritize them by writing a
number beside each one. Put the number 1 beside
the goal that is most important to you.
Now turn to workbook page 2, and write your most
important goalthe one you starred on page 1in
the first blank, titled Most Important Goal.
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Now you are going to do three things that will
get you off to a good start in moving toward your
goal
First, choose a goal booster. This should be an
adult that you trust and respect, who will listen
to your goal and offer support and suggestions.
Write your goal boosters name in the blank in
your workbook.
Contact your goal booster today
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Second, think of an obstacle you may need to
overcome and how you plan to overcome it. An
obstacle is anything that might get in the way of
reaching your goal. In your mind, picture
yourself getting over, around or through the
obstacle. Write the name of the obstacle in the
blank.
Third, choose a time of the week to review your
progress and plan your next steps toward your
goal. You will use this time to write a to-do
list in your agenda, to check off the things you
have accomplished during the last week and to
update your to-do list for the next week. Set a
regular time, such as every Sunday night before
going to bed. Think for a moment and fill in the
blank with the time you choose.
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CORNELL DIAGRAM(Go for Your Goals)

• On the back of your Cornell Note Diagram
  Go for Your Goals
• Write a complete sentence for the statement
  below
• Describe a goal that you have accomplished and
  the obstacles that you may have had to overcome
  to accomplish the goal.

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Turn Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones

• When an obstacle blocks the path to your goal,
  dont give up. Instead, figure out a way to go
  around or get over the obstacle. If you stumble
  on the way to your goal, consider it a temporary
  set-back, not a failure. The important thing is
  to learn from your experience and move on toward
  your goal.

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• In our next activity, you will learn about some
  famous people who turned stumbling blocks into
  stepping stones. I have some cards that describe
  these people without naming them. Well have a
  volunteer read each one. Even if you know the
  name of the person being described, please dont
  say the name out loud. Instead, look for it in
  the word search on page 2. As soon as you find
  it, raise your hand.

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• Can I have the student with card 1 read the
  first example, please.

This young man was fired by a newspaper editor
who said he had no good ideas and he doodled
too much. He was the founder of the worlds
best known theme park.
Who was the first person?
Walt Disney
Walt Disney didnt quit, even when he was fired
and criticized.
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• Can I have the student with card 2 read the next
  example, please.

When he was a student, his teachers told him that
he was too stupid to learn anything. He read
every book in his local library and became the
greatest inventor of all time, with more than
1,000 patents issued in his name. He invented
the light bulb.
Who was he?
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison tried over 2,000 different types of
filaments for the electric light bulb before he
found one that worked. He didnt consider those
as failures. He thought of them as stepping
stones.
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• Can I have the student with card 3 read the next
  example, please.

This athlete was an awkward kid when he was beat
out for North Carolina High School Player of the
Year. His teachers advised him to go into math,
where the money is. He became the greatest
basketball player of all time.
Who was he?
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan knew what he wanted, and he didnt
let disappointment or discouraging words keep him
from aiming for his goal.
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• Can I have the student with card 4 read the next
  example, please.

This woman is known as the mother of the American
civil rights movement. She was told to move to
the back of the bus because she was black. She
refused, so the police arrested her and put her
in jail.
Who was she?
Rosa Parks
Even when racial discrimination stood in her way,
Rosa Parks was determined to go for the goal of
equal rights for all people.
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• Can I have the student with card 5 read the next
  example, please.

His first book was turned down by 23 publishers,
but he kept going for his goal. He became one of
the best known writers of childrens books,
including The Cat in the Hat.
Who was he?
Dr. Seuss
When you set a goal that is important to you, you
will work hard to achieve it, like these people
did, and you wont let any obstacles stand in
your way.
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What Good is a Goal?

• This may sound like its a lot more work than you
  bargained for! You might even be wondering if
  goal setting is worth the trouble. Before you
  shrug it off, lets think about whats in it for
  you.

Goal setting gives you a sense of accomplishment.
It is a terrific feeling to watch yourself
becoming the person you want to be.
Ex.- Being named a starter on your high school
football team. Ex.- Earning your first A in
Math.
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Do you think goal setting makes you more
independent?

• Yes!

By setting goals and working to achieve them, you
will take control of your own life instead of
letting someone else decide for you.
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Do you think goal setting makes you more
interesting?

• Yes!

People who have goals are never bored or boring.
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What Good is setting a Goal?

• Goal setting gives you a sense of personal power
  and a sense of direction. When you set goals,
  you make things happen, instead of waiting for
  something to happen to you. It helps you make
  your dreams come true.

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Summary
In a paragraph explain what the main concepts of
the Go for Your Goals lesson was about?
The main concepts of the Go for Your Goals
lesson was how to develop your personal goals
and the steps needed to accomplish your goal. It
also demonstrated how to approach and overcome
obstacles that might prevent you from
accomplishing your goal. This was demonstrated by
showing us how famous people overcame their
obstacles to pursue their goals.
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