Life with a Disability Due 05-16-2008

Read the definition of disability in the dictionary. Is it described in a positive, negative, or neutral way? (Minimum 2 sentences)

How do you feel when you see someone in a wheelchair? (Minimum 2 sentences)

What kinds of assumptions or judgements do you make about that person? (Minimum 2 sentences)

If you had a friend in a wheelchair, would they be able to enter your house? (Minimum 1 sentence)

List places that you can think of that aren't "handicap accessible." (Minimum 3 sentences)

What are some things you would have to stop doing if your were in a wheelchair today? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What are some places you couldn't go to today? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How would being in a wheelchair affect your attitude? (Minimum 2 sentences)

How about your self-esteem? (Minimum 2 sentences)


Read the essay. Click here for the text of the essay "Life With a Disability," by Amber Junker.


What are some things that would change about you if you were in a wheelchair today? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Could you be happy in a wheelchair? (Minimum 2 sentences)


What is a disability that would be most difficult for you? (Minimum 2 sentences)


Would your friends change? (Minimum 1 sentence)


Why or why not? (Minimum 3 sentences)

"GETTING STARTED"

How important is attitude when trying to succeed? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Can you have fun at a sport or a game even if you're not very good at it? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Is there more or different pressure on boys when it comes to playing sports? (Minimum 2 sentences)

If you're not good at something, but you enjoy it, do you continue with it or do you quit? (Minimum 2 sentences)

What do you tell yourself it you're not good at something? (Minimum 2 sentences)

How competitive are you? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Read the essay. Click here for the text of the essay "Getting Started."

Do you think you have an accurate picture of your strengths and limitations? (Minimum 3 sentences)

List five skills you have. (Minimum 5 sentences)

What's one thing you'd like to do but aren't very good at? (Minimum 2 sentences)

List three steps you could take that would bring you closer to being better at it. (Minimum 3 sentences)

Describe what an optimist is. Are you an optimist? (Minimum 2 sentences)

RESILIENCY Due 05-13-2008

Define resiliency. (Minimum 1 sentence)

Do you believe people are born resilient, or is resiliency a skill or trait one can develop? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Do you consider resiliency to be a desirable characteristic. (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why or why not? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Do you consider yourself to to be resilient. Rate yourself on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 indicates no resiliency and 10 indicates very resilient. (Minimum 2 sentences)

What or who contributes to someone's ability to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What do you they think enables people to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Are there role models or people who contribute to someone's ability to be resilient? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Are there people in your life who you consider resilient who might be inspirational to you? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What are the lyrics to the Elton John song "I'm Still Standing" (Paste them here)

Find the song on the Internet. Put on your headphones and listen to it.

What does the song have to do with resilency? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Collections and Credit Bureaus Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 05/12/2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 137 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 137 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Careers & Extra Jobs Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 05-09-2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 127 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 127 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Daily Dilemma # 9 Due 05-07-2008

Chris was just about to finish his sophomore year and felt like his whole world was crashing in around him. His mom was a recovering alcoholic and had been sober for three years . . . until now.

When Chris was in middle school his mom went through rehab. When she finally came home, Chris’s dad said he would leave her if she ever drank again. Everything seemed okay until his dad took a new job this year and had to travel a lot.

During that last few months, every time Chris’s dad left town his mom would drink. It was on the sly but Chris knew the signs. He saw the thermoses in the bathroom, the “water” bottles in her bedroom. It was like middle school all over again. It was like living in a nightmare.

The hardest part was trying to figure out what he was supposed to do. If he called her out on her drinking, his dad would probably leave all of them. If he didn’t do anything, something bad could happen to his mom. He was mad and hurt and lonely. He had friends he could talk to but what could they do? He felt like there wasn’t a single good choice to make.



What should Chris do? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What should he say to his Mom once something is decided? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What would you do in his situation? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Have you or someone you know ever faced a situation where he/she had an adult in his/her life that was doing something harmful or wrong? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What do you think is the hardest part of Chris’s dilemma? (Minimum 3 sentences)

True Repentance Due 05-06-2008

John MacArthur states:

"The Greek word for repentance (metanoia) means "to have another mind," but it also includes a hatred of sin and regret/sorrow over sin. The biblical concept of repentance involves far more than merely a casual change of thinking. Biblically, a person who repents does not continue willfully in sin. Repentance is a turning from sin, and it always results in changed behavior (Luke 3:8)."

"The Bible makes it clear that those who are genuinely saved are righteous and holy. They still sin, but with decreasing frequency. A true believer hates his sin (cf., Rom. 7:15-25) and repents of it, hungering and thirsting for what is right. He obeys God, loves his brother, and hates the evil world system. No one can be a Christian and continue living the way he/she did before he/she knew Christ."

Based on this what would you say to a person who claims they are a Christian and acts in the following ways:

1. They continue to lie as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

2. They continue to steal as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

3. They continue to cheat on tests as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

4. They continue to curse as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

5. They continue to have sex outside of marriage as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

6. They continue to have a Myspace site that has inappropriate pictures on it as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

7. They continue to have a Myspace site with inappropriate (vulgar/profane) music on it as they did before they were a Christian. (Minimum 3 sentences)

The Good Person Test Due 05-05-2008

Take the Good Person Test.

After you take the test summarize your results and your thoughts about the test in 12 sentences. (Minimum 12 sentences)

USA TODAY ARTICLE ASSIGNMENT DUE 05-02-08

Read the article Has the 'notion of sin' been lost? http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-03-19-sin_N.htm

Summary the article in 10 sentences. (Article Summary minimum 10 sentences)

Then, give me your thoughts, views, or opinion on the article in 10 sentences. (Minimum 10 sentences)

Real Estate & Mortgages Discussion Questions & Case Sudies Due 05-01-2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 112 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 112 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Understanding Insurance Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 05-01-08

Type the Discussion Questions on page 99 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 99 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Caring Part 4 Due 05-01-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

What does caring have to do with the quality of your character? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Describe the most caring thing anyone has ever done for you. (Minimum 5 sentences)


What effect did that have on you? (Minimum 5 sentences)


Imagine that you have just inherited $20,000, and you want to spend it all to help other people. What would you do with it, and why? (Minimum 5 sentences)

What effect would it have on the people you would be helping. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Caring Part 3 Due 04-30-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Can you choose to be a caring person, or do you have to be born that way? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Agree or disagree: By performing caring acts, we become caring people. Explain. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Someone said, Caring needs a government that works. In our country, do government programs show caring for people in need? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Do you think we can pass laws that will make people care? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why or why not? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Explain the quote from Kahlil Gibran, "You give little when you give of your possessions. It's when you give of yourself that you truly give." (Minimum 5 sentences)

Caring Part 2 Due 04-29-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Agree or disagree: It's uncool to be a caring person. Why, or why not? (Minimum 5 sentences)

To what extent would you inconvenience yourself for another person? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Would you give money to a stranger on the sidewalk who asked for spare change? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why or why not? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Would it make a difference if the person were a mother with child, b) very old, c) from a different culture? (Minimum 4 sentences)

What does giving money to a stranger have to do with caring anyway? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Is it realistic to think that an average teenager could make an impact on their community? (Minimum 4 sentences)

Caring Part 1 Due 04-28-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

A lot of people say that teenagers are self absorbed and don't care about anything but themselves. Do you agree or disagree? (Minimum 5 sentences)



How do you feel when people show that they really care about you? (Minimum 2 sentences)



How do you feel when you do something really caring for someone else? (Minimum 2 sentences)



In what ways is this a caring world? (Minimum 3 sentences)



In what ways is it uncaring? (Minimum 3 sentences)



What could each of us do to make this a more caring world? (Minimum 3 sentences)



When someone is uncaring how does that affect friends, school and community? Give examples.
(Minimum 3 sentences)

Fairness/Justice Part 5 Due 04-25-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

1. In a relationship what are some ways that you show fairness when dealing with another person? (Minimum 4 sentences)

2. Who is someone you care about very much? (Minimum 1 sentence)

3. What is this person's relation to you? (Minimum 1 sentence)

4. How do you show them fairness? (Minimum 4 sentences)

5. Do you and this person both understand that both of you need to be fair with each other? (Minimum 4 sentences)

6. Who is another person that you care about very much? (Minimum 1 sentence)

7. What is this person's relation to you? (Minimum 1 sentence)

8. How do you show them fairness? (Minimum 4 sentences)

9. Do you and this person both understand that both of you need to be fair with each other? (Minimum 4 sentences)

Buyer Beware Discussion Questions & Case Studies due 04-24-2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 87 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 87 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Fairness/Justice Part 4 Due 04-24-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

What are the benefits of being a fair person? (Minimum 2 sentences)

How do you benefit from the fairness of others? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Think of a time when you've taken unfair advantage of a person or a situation, or when someone has taken unfair advantage of you. Describe it. (Minimum 7 sentences)

What was unfair about it? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How did it make you feel? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What did you learn from the experience?(Minimum 3 sentences)

How is fairness related to having respect for others? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How is it related to honesty? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How is it related to being reliable? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How is it related to being a good citizen? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Describe an unfair situation in your community and what you think should be done about it. (Minimum 3)

Fairness/Justice Part 3 Due 04-28-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Someone one said that fairness involves putting yourself in another person's shoes. Is this true?
(Minimum 1 sentence)

How is it possible to do that? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What does the golden rule have to do with fairness? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What does it mean to be open-minded? (Minimum 2 sentences)

What does it mean to be impartial? (Minimum 2 sentences)

What do these things have to do with fairness? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What if being fair to others means sacrificing something important of your own, like time, money, or even your job? How can you determine what's fair when you have to choose between yourself and others? (Minimum 5 sentences)


How should you treat people who are not fair with you? (Minimum 5 sentences)


What do you think Aristotle meant when he said, "All virtue is summed up in dealing justly"? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Do you agree with him? (Minimum 2 sentences)


What does being fair have to do with the quality of your character? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Fairness/Justice Part 2 Due 04-22-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Is it possible to be fair without considering everyone who will be affected by your decision? (Minimum 3 sentences)


Give an example. (Minimum 4 senetences)


What does intolerance have to do with unfairness? (Minimum 5 sentences)


Most people think fairness requires us to treat people equally.


What does it mean to treat people equally? (Minimum 4 sentences)


Give examples of equal and unequal treatment. (Minimum 5 sentences)


Can you think of a situation in which it might be right to give someone a special advantage? (Minimum 4 sentences)


Are there ever good reasons to give unequal consequences for the same offense? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Fairness/Justice Part 1 Due 04-21-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Agree or disagree: It's an unfair world, and nothing I do is going to change that.
(Minimum 4 sentences)

How do you know when something is unfair? (Minimum 4 sentences)


What does treating people fairly mean? (Minimum 4 sentences)


Does fairness mean everyone gets the same amount, like an equal piece of a chocolate bar? (Minimum 4 sentences)


Does fairness mean enforcing the rules for everyone, even if it means losing a game? (Minimum 4 sentences)


Is it possible to treat everyone fairly? (Minimum 4 sentences)

Buying Only Big, Big Bargains Discussion Questions & Case Studies 04-17-2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 78 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 78 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Responsibility Part 4 Due 04-21-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Write at least five things you could say to yourself when you are tempted to act irresponsibly. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Explain the meaning and significance of each. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Describe something you've done that was really irresponsible. (Minimum 5 sentences)

How did you feel afterward? (Minimum 5 sentences)

What did you learn from it? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Describe what this society might be like if nobody was accountable for their actions, if nobody kept their commitments. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Responsibility Part 3 Due 04-16-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

What does being responsible have to do with the quality of your character? (Minimum 2 sentence)

What are the benefits of being a responsible person? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How do you benefit from the responsibility of others? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What responsibilities do you believe you personally have for:

1) yourself, (Minimum 3 sentences)

2) your family, (Minimum 3 sentences)

3) your community, (Minimum 3 sentences)

4) the world? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Responsibility Part 2 Due 04-15-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

What does the golden rule have to do with responsibility? (Minimum 3 sentences.)

It's been said that "There are no rights without responsibility, and there is no responsibility without rights."

What does that mean? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Do you agree? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What is the relationship between rights and responsibilities? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Responsibility Part 1 Due 04-14-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Do you consider yourself to be a responsible person? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why? (Minimum 3 sentences)

In what ways? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Do you consider it important for your friends and family members to be responsible? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Think about somebody you know who is very responsible.

How does that person demonstrate responsibility? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Does that make you respect him/her more? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Respect Part 5 Due 04-11-2008

How do you know whether or not you have a good relationship with your boyfriend/girlfriend? (If you do not have a boyfriend/girlfriend answer question concerning your bestfriend) (Minimum 3 sentences)

Do you believe you are faithful in your relationship with your boyfrined/girlfriend?(If you do not have a boyfriend/girlfriend answer question concerning your bestfriend) (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why or why not? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What do you believe are 5 things you should not do in a relationship? (Minimum 5 sentences)

And, what do you believe are 5 things you should do in a relationship? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Do you stick to your morals while in a relationship? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What morals do you stick to in your relationships? (If you answered no to the previous question why don't you stick to your morals while in a relationship?) (Minimum 5 sentences)

Relating with Money Discussion Questions and Case Studies Due 04-10-2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 67 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 67 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Respect Part 4 Due 04-10-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Bullies are often trying to make people "respect" them. Is this really respect, or is it fear? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What is the difference? (Minimum 1 sentence)

How is bullying and violent behavior an act of disrespect? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Write about a time when you were disrespectful to someone. (Minimum 3 sentences)

Why did it happen? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Was it the right thing to do? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What were the consequences? (Minimum 1 sentence)

How did it make the other person feel? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What did you learn from the experience? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Describe three things you could do to be a more respectful person. (Minimum 3 sentences)

How would that affect your relationships with others? (Minimum 3 sentences)

How does it benefit you to be a respectful person? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Respect Part 3 Due 04-09-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

How is respect related to fairness? (Minimum 1 sentence)

To caring? (Minimum 1 sentence)

To the Golden Rule? (Minimum 1 sentence)

To violence? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What does respect have to do with the quality of your character? (Minimum 1 sentence)

What are the benefits of people treating each other with respect? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Respect Part 2 Due 04-08-2008

What can you do to make this a more respectful world? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Does respect play a role in harmonious race relations? (Minimum 1 sentence)


Explain. (Minimum 2 sentences)


Do you think that people in our society are respectful enough of each other? (Minimum 1 sentence)


Why? (Minimum 2 sentences)


Do you consider yourself to be a respectful person? (Minimum 1 sentence)


Why, or why not? (Minimum 2 sentences)



In what ways do you show respect to others? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Respect Part 1 Due 04-07-08

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

How do you feel when someone judges you without knowing you or giving you a chance? (Minimum 2 sentences)

How do you feel when someone you disagree with calls you a name? (Minimum 2 sentences)

How do you feel when someone bumps into you in the hall and doesn't apologize? (Minimum 2 sentences)

Agree or disagree: Courtesy and politeness are a lot of nonsense. (Minimum 2 sentences)

Agree or disagree: When people stay out of a bully’s way, they are showing respect. (Minimum 2 sentences)

Trustworthiness Part 5-Due 04-04-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

Write about a time you lost somebody’s trust or somebody lost your trust. (Minimum 7 sentences)

Was this trust ever regained? (Minimum 1 sentence)

How? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What did you learn from the experience? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Dumping Debt Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 04-03-2008

Type the Discussion Questions on page 56 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 56 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Trustworthiness Part 4-Due 04-03-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

Who is someone you trust? (Minimum 1 sentence)

Why do you trust that person? (Minimum 4 sentences)

How important is that trust to you? (Minimum 4 sentences)

How do you reciprocate? (Minimum 4 sentences)

Trustworthiness Part 3-Due 04-02-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

If your friends were here right now, would they say you were trustworthy?

What would your parents say?

Are you more trustworthy with your friends or with your parents?

Do you think your parents should trust you automatically?

Why or why not?

If you want someone to trust you, who has most of the responsibility— you or the other person?

Why?

As a general policy, should we start off trusting people and only stop trusting if they prove that they're not worthy?

Or should we be cautious and not trust them until they prove themselves worthy?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each position?

What does being trustworthy have to do with the quality of your character?

What are the benefits of being a trustworthy person?

How do you benefit from the trustworthiness of others?

Trustworthiness Part 2-Due 04-01-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)



Are you a trustworthy person? (Minimum 1 sentence)

In what ways are you trustworthy? (Minimum 3 Sentences)

In what ways are you, perhaps, not so trustworthy? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What could you do to improve? (Minimum 7 sentences)

Trustworthiness Part 1-Due 03-31-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

How do you know when you can trust someone?

Some adults say that your generation cannot be trusted, that you've lost the values from past generations.

Do you agree, or disagree?

How important is trust in your relationships with friends and family?

How would these relationships be affected if you found out someone was lying to you?

Once trust has been broken, what can you do to get it back?

Have you ever lost someone's trust?

Has someone lost your trust?

Explain.

Citizenship Part 5-Due 03-28-2008

What are some of the things in your community that need improving? (Minimum 5 sentences)

What could you do about it? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Do you agree that helping needy people is an important part of being a good citizen? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Why or why not? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Cash Flow Planning Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 03-27-08

Type the Discussion Questions on page 44 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 44 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Citizenship Part 4 Due 03-27-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions)

What is the Golden Rule? (Answer in a complete sentence)

What does good citizenship have to do with the Golden Rule? (Minimum 3 sentences)

What does it have to do with good character? (Minimum 3 sentences)

Citizenship Part 3-Due 03-26-2008

(Post the questions and your answers to each question)

Is it important for citizens to voice their opinions and participate in the decision making process? (Answer in a complete sentence)

Why, or why not?
(Answer in 5-7 sentences)

Citizenship Part 2 Due-03-25-2008

(Post the questions and your answers to each question)

Do you think you are a good citizen? (Answer in a complete sentence)

Why, or why not? (Answer in 5-7 sentences)

Citizenship Part 1-Due 03-24-08

(Post the statement and your answer to the statement in complete sentences.)

Agree or disagree: I don't have any responsibility to my school, my community, my nation, or anything else. My only responsibilities are to myself. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Retirement and College Plannning Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 03-14-08

Type the discussion questions on page 32 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 32 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Courage Part 5 Due 03-14-08

Part 5 7. Consider the following behavioral definition of what courage means:

- Stand up for what is right, even if you stand alone. (Minimum 4 sentences)

- Don't cave in to negative peer pressure. (Minimum 4 sentences)

- Don't avoid trying something for fear of making a mistake or failing. (Minimum 4 sentences)

- Don't be afraid to express yourself just because some people might disapprove. (Minimum 4 sentences)

Write 4 sentences on each of the points in this definition of courage concerning what does it mean to you and how does it apply to you.

Courage Part 4-Due 03-13-08

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

Write about a time when you had to give up friends because they became a negative force in your life? (Minimum 4 sentences)

In what way did that take courage? (Minimum 4 sentences)

In what ways have you demonstrated courage in your life? (Minimum 4 sentences)

Courage Part 3-Due 03-12-2008

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence.)

What was the hardest stand you ever had to take with your friends?

Did it cost you anything?

What were the benefits?

Have you ever gone along with the crowd even though you knew it was wrong?

How did you feel about yourself?

What did you learn from it?

Courage Part II-Due 03-11-08

(Post the questions and the answers to the questions in a complete sentence)

1. Is peer pressure a very strong influence in this school?

2. Does it take courage to resist peer pressure?

3. What does it mean to have principles?

4. What are some of your principles?

5. How much are you willing to risk for your principles?

6. Would you risk being criticized or losing popularity?

7. What do you think stops people from taking a stand against something they know is wrong?

8. Have you ever stood up for someone who was being picked on or treated unfairly?

9. Would you do it again?

10. What did you learn from that experience?

11. Are there kids in your school who pick on others?

12. How do you feel about it?

13. Why do people allow that to happen?

14. What could you do about it?

15. Have the courage to be yourself. What do you think this means?

16. How can it require courage to be yourself?

17. Evil will continue to triumph as long as good people do nothing. What does this mean?

18. Do you agree?

19. Is courage something you have to be born with, or can you develop it?

20. What does courage have to do with the quality of your character?

Courage-Part 1 Due 03-10-2008

(Post the questions and your answers to each question in a complete sentence.)

1.Thomas Jefferson said that one person with courage is a majority. What does that mean to you? (Minimum 10 sentences)

2.What is courage? (Minimum 5 sentences)

Integrity-Part 5 Due 03-07-08

(Post your response to the statement and question below per the directions below.

1. Identify someone in public life who you think has demonstrated a lack of integrity. ( Complete sentence)

2. Write a letter to this person saying what you think of his/her behavior and what he/she should do to shape up.(5 paragraphs/Minimum 5 sentences per paragraph)

Understanding Investments Discussion Questions & Case Studies 03-06-2008

Type the discussion questions on page 21 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 21 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Integrity Part 4-Due 03-06-08

(Post the questions and your answers to each question in complete sentences.)

1. Write your own eulogy, describing how you want to be remembered. (Minimum 5 sentences)

2. Then write about what you will need to do in your life to be remembered the way you would like. (Minimum 5 sentences)

3. Include what challenges or obstacles you will face in order to reach this goal and how you might overcome them. (Minimum 5 sentences)

Integrity Part 3- Due 03-05-2008

(Post the questions and your answers to each question in a complete sentence.)

1. What does "compromising your principles" mean?

2. Give an example.

3. How far would you compromise your principles in order to get ahead?

4. In what ways do you benefit from making choices that are consistent with your highest values?

5. What do you think Gandhi meant when he said, "We must be the change we want to see?"

6. What does integrity have to do with your character?

Integrity Part 2-Due 03-04-2008

(Post the questions and your answers to each question in a complete sentence.)

1. What does the expression "walk your talk" mean?

2. Do you know people who walk their talk?

3. What do you think of them?

4. Do you know people who don’t walk their talk?

5. What do you think of them?

6. How do you feel when you hear people say one thing and do another?

7. How do you feel when you see someone who’s not willing to stand up for his/her beliefs?

8. Have you ever taken a stand that was unpopular and had to pay the price for that?

9. What did you do?

10. What was the outcome?

11. How did you feel afterwards?

12. What did you learn from the experience?

Integrity-Part 1-Due 03-03-08

(Post the questions and your answers to each question in a complete sentence.)

1. How do you want to be remembered after you die?

2. Are you that kind of person?

3. Does thinking about how you want to be remembered tell you anything about how you should live your life?

4. Have you ever heard the phrase "Let your life speak"?

5. What do you think that means?

6. Is being thought of as someone with integrity important to you?

7. Why, or why not?

8. How would you feel if someone accused you of not having integrity?

9. What does the word "integrity" mean to you?

Diligence Part 3-Due 02-29-2008

Write out a a list in your notebook of the things in your studies that are easy for you, and make a list of the things in your studies that seem difficult. Now write out a plan for what you can do to overcome your difficulties. Post your plan to this blog. Plan should include all components of S.M.A.R.T. Goals.

Specific- EXAMPLE: A general goal would be, "Get in shape." But a specific goal would say, "Join a health club and workout 3 days a week."

Measurable-To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as......How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished?

Attainable-You can attain most any goal you set when you plan your steps wisely and establish a time frame that allows you to carry out those steps.

Realistic- Your goal is probably realistic if you truly believe that it can be accomplished. Additional ways to know if your goal is realistic is to determine if you have accomplished anything similar in the past or ask yourself what conditions would have to exist to accomplish this goal.

Timely-A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it there's no sense of urgency. If you want to lose 10 lbs, when do you want to lose it by? "Someday" won't work. But if you anchor it within a timeframe, "by May 1st", then you've set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal.

Super Savers Discussion Questions & Case Studies Due 02-28-2008

Type the discussion questions on page 11 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence. Also, type the Case Studies on page 11 of your Financial Peace Workbook and answer them in a complete sentence.

Diligence Part 2-Due 02-28-2008

Write about an event in your life in which you succeeded at something which was very challenging. How much did any of the behaviors listed in Diligence Part-1 contribute to your success? What did you learn from that? (Minimum 12 sentences.)

Diligence Part 1 Due 02-27-2008

How diligent are you? For each of the behaviors listed below, write a thorough evaluation of yourself(2-4 sentences): (Post the behavior and your answer to each behavior.)

a. I always do my best; I strive for excellence.

b. I am willing to risk failure to accomplish a higher goal.

c. I am self-disciplined.

d. I learn from my mistakes and failures.

e. I look at the big picture; I think long-term.

f. I set goals and stay focused.

g. I don’t give up just because things seem difficult.

h. I don’t leave things unfinished.

i. I don’t procrastinate.

j. I learn from people who have made a habit of all these things.

Honesty Part 2

Answer the following questions in a complete sentence. Post the question and your answer to each question in a complete sentence.

How many lies do you get to tell before you are a liar?


Do you consider yourself to be an honest person?


Why?


What would you do if you found $10,000 on the shelf beneath an ATM machine and nobody saw you find it?


People often rationalize their own dishonesty by saying, "That’s the way the world is, so why should I be different?" What do you think of this reasoning?


A guideline for making good choices is to ask yourself, "How would I feel if this were printed on the front page of the newspaper?"How might that help keep you honest?


Is there anything wrong with a "small" lie to parents or friends to keep from upsetting them?


When people are dishonest with you, how does it make you feel?


Lying ruins relationships. Do you agree?


Has that ever happened to you?

What is your definition of an honest person?

How important is it to you that your friends be honest?

If you discover your classmates are cheating on an important exam, does that make it okay for you to cheat, too?


It’s been said that cheating is just another form of lying. Do you agree?


Being honest makes life a lot easier. What does this mean?


Do you agree?


Have you experienced this in your own life?


What risks are involved in being honest?


What risks are involved in being dishonest?


How do you benefit from being an honest person?


What does honesty have to do with your character?

Daily Dilemma #25

Answer each question in a complete sentence.

• Trade places with Ben. What would you do?

• Would your choice be different if there had been no receipt?

• Would your choice be different if you knew the money belonged to the bank, and not to an individual?

• Would your choice be affected if there were other people walking by?

• Would your choice be different if you were with friends?
  

• How so?

• Have you ever done something you knew was wrong because nobody was watching?

• How did you feel when you did it?

• Would you do it again?
  

• Why, why not?

• What do you think about what Ben’s grandfather says about being a liar?

• Do you think the same principle applies to Ben’s actions?

• What happens when you apply Ben’s grandfather’s words to cheating?

• Do you agree that every time you cheat you come closer to becoming a “cheater?”

• Think of a choice you made recently that might affect more people than just you. Now imagine that every one in the world did that same thing. What would the world be like?

• Would you want to live there?

Who is Dave Ramsey?

Answer this question in 5 paragraphs. Each paragraph should have 5 sentences.
Answer on blog and in your notebook.

Honesty/Dishonesty Journal Due 02-21-08

You will keep an "Honesty-Dishonesty" journal for one week. In this journal, you will document examples of honesty and dishonesty in everyday life. Keep track of all the times you hear or tell "white lies." Pay particular attention to the media. See what role honesty plays in stories covered in the news. Note how often dishonesty is at the core of TV sitcoms and dramas. For each day starting today Friday, February 15 through Thursday, February 21 you will need to document a minimum of 3 real life examples of honesty and a minimum of 3 real life examples of dishonesty in your notebook. By the end of class on Thursday, February 21 you will answer the following question below and post it to this blog.

What did you learn about your own behavior from doing this project?