Students adopt a positive concept of personal happiness and success that goes beyond wealth, status, and fun. Students believe they will experience happiness and feel successful when they: 1) Experience and express gratitude for all the things in their lives that give them comfort, pleasure, pride, or joy. 2) Derive pleasure and pride from their achievements. 3) Pursue their full potential (self-actualization) by acquiring knowledge and wisdom, creating fulfilling personal relationships, and engaging in activities that broaden their horizons and enrich their minds. 4) Find value and gratification in selfless service that makes a positive difference in the lives of others.
CL6.1. Social awareness and relationship skills and traits
Students employ interpersonal and social skills and traits (e.g., empathy, consideration, the ability to listen and communicate) to guide appropriate behavior and create positive relationships and meaningful connections to family members, classmates, peers, teachers, and others.
CL4.1.f. Capacity to be a change agent
Students demonstrate the ability to accurately assess current conditions (i.e., the way things are) and have the ability to envision how things could be better (i.e., the way things ought to be). They recognize their capacity to be a positive change agent in their families, school, community, and the world.
CL6.1.a. Social awareness
Students demonstrate social awareness by: 1) Demonstrating the ability to identify what another person is feeling (e.g., happy, sad, disappointed, confused, angry), what another person intends or wants (e.g., whether an offensive comment was accidental or malicious, when a person is seeking approval), and 3) they are able to “read between the lines” and extract unstated messages conveyed by the choice of words, the tone of voice, facial expressions, body language, silence, and other nonverbal cues (e.g., knowing someone is upset even when they insist they are fine). 2) Demonstrating an understanding of how the unique backgrounds, experiences, values, ideologies, and characteristics of individuals influence the way these individuals interpret and react to events and communications. 3) Accurately assessing how they are perceived by others (e.g., they can tell whether they are valued, trusted, respected, or liked). 4) Perceiving how others react to their statements and nonverbal communications. 5) Recognizing when a friend requires adult help to cope with severe emotional distress.
CL5. SELF-MANAGEMENT
The taking of responsibility for as well as practice of managing one’s own behavior and well-being.
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