Character Education Self-Discipline

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Character EducationSelf-Discipline
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Self-Discipline DefinitionThinking about
your words and actions, and then making choices
that are right for you and others.
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Self-Discipline Example

• I show Self-Discipline
• when I accept that
• things do not always go
• my way.

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Self-Discipline Example

• I show self-discipline
• when I finish my
• chores before
• playing.

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Self-Discipline Words

• Self-control
• Discipline
• Willpower
• Restraint
• Composure

• Firmness
• Soundness
• Stability
• Patience
• Poise

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Patience DefinitionThe capacity to accept or
tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without
getting angry or upset.
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Key Concepts
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Focus

• Look Beyond Yourself
• Self-Discipline is the
• opposite of self
• indulgence.

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Discern

• Guard Your Steps
• When water flows
• along a riverbed,
• there is a give-and
• take between water
• and soil.

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Restrain

• Self-Discipline is
• accepting the
• opportunity to
• restrain yourself.

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Turn

• Turn Away
• A wise person
• recognizes when a
• temptation is to
• strong to resist and
• turns away from it.

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Support

• Seek Accountability
• Accountability is invoking the
• strength of teamwork to face a
• challenge.

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Self-Discipline Quotes

• The Greek philosopher Plato was once
• asked, What man is most fit to govern a
• town?
• Platos reply He that can well govern
• himself.

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Self-Discipline Quotes

• We become just by the practice of just
• actions, self-controlled by exercising self
• control, and courageous by performing
• acts of courage.
• -Aristotle

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Self-Discipline

• Is not negative restraint but rather positive
• life management. Self-discipline is having
• a focus broader than self-indulgence. It
• brings selfish desires under control in
• order to achieve a greater end.

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Self-Management

• Maintaining a personal budget is an
• excellent example of self-discipline.

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Internal Chain-of-Command

• Self-discipline involves self-government
• keeping ones internal faculties in proper
• relationship.

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Foundation of Self-Discipline

• The foundation of self-discipline is the
• ability to control ones thoughts, actions,
• attitudes, and feelings.

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Self-Discipline Questions

• How is self-discipline
• demonstrated in the
• classroom?

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• Watch your thoughts they become words.
• Watch your words they become actions.
• Watch your actions they become habits.
• Watch your habits they become character.
• Watch your character for it becomes your
  destiny!!!

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• A wise old owl sat in an oak,
• The more he saw, the less he
• spoke,
• The less he spoke, the more he
• heard,
• Wish I could be like that old bird!!!