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Transcript of CHOICE THEORY Sessions #1-4 January 12-16, 2009 Developed by Dr. William Glasser in 1998.
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CHOICE THEORYCHOICE THEORYSessions #1-4Sessions #1-4
January 12-16, 2009January 12-16, 2009
CHOICE THEORYCHOICE THEORYSessions #1-4Sessions #1-4
January 12-16, 2009January 12-16, 2009Developed byDeveloped by
Dr. William Glasser in 1998Dr. William Glasser in 1998
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STUDENT GOALS:• To become more responsible for
your behavior• Be more tolerant of others• To understand why & how to make
choices• How to get along better with the
people in your lives
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STUDENTS WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE IN:
• Speaking • Listening• Creative Thinking
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TOPICS:• Respect• Creativity• Self-Evaluation• Trust• Acceptance• Negotiating Differences• Character• Friendship
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Session 1 - MeetingsSession 1 - MeetingsSession 1 - MeetingsSession 1 - Meetings
Page 1 – Monday, 1/12/09Page 1 – Monday, 1/12/09
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TOPIC #1: A MEETING
• What is a meeting?– What are some of the reasons to have a
meeting?
• How is it different from being in class?• When have you ever been to a meeting?• Who do you know who goes to meetings?
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CHALLENGE THE TOPIC:
• If we could talk about things that would help our friendships, where would we start?
• Think about what rules we should have for conducting our meetings, so that everyone feels included & gets the most out of these meetings?
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Page 1 – Monday, 1/12/09ASSIGNMENT #1:
INTERVIEW 1 ADULT Over the Age of 25 & ask:
• What kinds of meetings do you go to?• Do you enjoy meetings?
– Why?– Why not?
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Page 2 – Monday, 1/12/09
Your Special Skill• Imagine that you have decided to
apply for a job. As part of the job application, you have been asked to identify one thing that you do particularly well & to write an essay convincing the employer to hire you based on this special talent.
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Session #2 Session #2 Choice TheoryChoice TheorySession #2 Session #2
Choice TheoryChoice Theory
Page 3 – Tuesday, 1/13/09Page 3 – Tuesday, 1/13/09
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SHARE INTERVIEWSSHARE INTERVIEWSSHARE INTERVIEWSSHARE INTERVIEWS
FROM ASSIGNMENT #1FROM ASSIGNMENT #1
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Student Introductions• Name• Culture• Age• Hobby(ies)• Goals
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TOPIC #2: CHOICE THEORY
• What is choice?• What choices do we all have?• What is a theory?• Why do we have theories?• What is one good choice you have made?• What are some choices you made that
later turned out to be mistakes?
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CHALLENGE THE TOPIC:
• Why do some people have a hard time making a choice?
• What questions do you ask yourself to help you decide if you are making a good choice?
• What are some of the important choices we make in life?
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Page 3 – Tuesday, 1/13/09
ASSIGNMENT #2:
• Choice Theory believes that: – “Everything we do is a choice.”
• Ask 3 other people’s opinions about this statement & write down what they say.
• Write down your opinion about the theory.• Do you agree or disagree with what
others said?
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Session #3 - NeedsSession #3 - NeedsSession #3 - NeedsSession #3 - Needs
Page 4 - 1/14/09Page 4 - 1/14/09
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SHARE PEOPLE’S SHARE PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS ABOUT CHOICETHOUGHTS ABOUT CHOICE
SHARE PEOPLE’S SHARE PEOPLE’S THOUGHTS ABOUT CHOICETHOUGHTS ABOUT CHOICE
FROM ASSIGNMENT #2FROM ASSIGNMENT #2
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Student Introductions• Name• Culture• Age• Hobby(ies)• Goals
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TOPIC #3: NEEDS
• What are needs?• Who has needs?• Which needs are the same for
everyone?• What do you need to be happy?
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CHALLENGE THE TOPIC:
• What do people do if they don’t have what they need?
• Why is it important to know about what people need?
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ASSIGNMENT #3:Page 4 – Wednesday,
1/14/09
• The 5 needs as defined by Glasser are:– Survival– Love & Belonging– Freedom– Fun– Power
• Write a paragraph about your favorite subject or activity in school and why you think it is useful or how it satisfies at least 2 of your needs.
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Session #4 - SurvivalSession #4 - SurvivalSession #4 - SurvivalSession #4 - Survival
Page 5 – Thursday, 1/15/09Page 5 – Thursday, 1/15/09
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SHARE FAVORITE SUBJECT SHARE FAVORITE SUBJECT OR ACTIVITYOR ACTIVITY
SHARE FAVORITE SUBJECT SHARE FAVORITE SUBJECT OR ACTIVITYOR ACTIVITY
FROM ASSIGNMENT #3FROM ASSIGNMENT #3
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Student Introductions• Name• Culture• Age• Hobby(ies)• Goals
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TOPIC #4: SURVIVAL• What is survival?• What does survival of the fittest mean?• How is this “law” applied in different
cultures & in the animal kingdom?• When could your survival be threatened?• What rules do you follow to keep
yourself safe from harm?
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CHALLEGE THE TOPIC:
• What is man’s greatest threat to survival?
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ASSIGNMENT #4:• Basics of survival:
– Conservation– Cooperation w/others– Guidelines for safety– Creative problem-solving
• You are stranded in a forest all by yourself with only matches & a gallon of water.
• Write a paragraph about what you would need to survive & what you will have to do to get it.
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Accessing Classroom Accessing Classroom Assignments Assignments
From The InternetFrom The Internet
Accessing Classroom Accessing Classroom Assignments Assignments
From The InternetFrom The InternetPage 6 – Thursday, 1/15/09Page 6 – Thursday, 1/15/09
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clevelandhs.org
• Click on - Teachers/Staff– Click on - Staff Directory
• Scroll down to & Click on - Laverne Potter
• Scroll to bottom of page– Click on your class – Click on – See Homework
• Click on link or handouts from the assignment you need.
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WORK ON WORK ON “MY SPECIAL SKILL”“MY SPECIAL SKILL”
WORK ON WORK ON “MY SPECIAL SKILL”“MY SPECIAL SKILL”
Friday, 1/16/09Friday, 1/16/09Working on ComputersWorking on Computers
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