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Character & Leadership (Beta)

CL5.1.b. Self-discipline

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Students demonstrate the trait of self-discipline (i.e., will power) by: 1) Doing what they should do even when they might be able to get away with misbehavior (e.g., behaving and doing their work even when they have a substitute teacher or their teacher is out of the room). 2) Doing what they need to do (e.g., chores, homework, confronting a problem) without procrastination or excuses. 3) Resisting temptations and urges for immediate gratification.

CL5.1.c. Managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other negative emotions

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Students demonstrate a basic understanding of and an ability to apply proven strategies to help them either manage or eradicate debilitating negative emotions (including stress, anxiety, depression, frustration, and persistent negative thinking) that can cause suffering, impair judgment, jeopardize relationships, or lead them to engage in self-defeating, unhealthy, unethical, or illegal conduct.

CL5.1.d. Resilience and courage

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Students demonstrate the traits of resilience and courage by maintaining a positive outlook, overcoming fear, and drawing on their inner strength to muster the will to bounce back from the pain and grief of personal traumas and tragedies, disappointments, failures, and misfortunes. They are able to put their negative experiences behind them and move forward with confidence and optimism.

CL5.1.e. Flexibility

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Students recognize the potential of unexpected and undesirable changes that can cause distress and hinder their ability to perform (e.g., a new teacher in the middle of a semester, a death or divorce in the family). They demonstrate the trait of flexibility by adapting to changes and adjusting their attitudes, approaches, or actions in order to cope with and get the best possible result from the new situation.