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Fairness 10 pointsFairness 10 points

• Justice, impartiality, consistency Justice, impartiality, consistency equality and due process describe equality and due process describe

fairness. True or Falsefairness. True or False

• TrueTrue


• Being Fair and Being Equal are the same. Being Fair and Being Equal are the same. True or FalseTrue or False

• What is False? ExplainWhat is False? Explain


• They are the number of pillars in They are the number of pillars in the Character Counts!the Character Counts!SMSM

curriculum.curriculum.

• What are 6?What are 6?


• This is the fairness pillar color. This is the fairness pillar color. Why?Why?

• What is orange? You divide an What is orange? You divide an orange to be fair.orange to be fair.


• Define FairnessDefine Fairness

• FAIRNESS – is being fair, playing by the FAIRNESS – is being fair, playing by the rules, taking turns, sharing, and listening rules, taking turns, sharing, and listening

to what others have to say.to what others have to say.

Trustworthiness 10 pointsTrustworthiness 10 points

• This is the color of the This is the color of the Trustworthiness pillar.Trustworthiness pillar.

• What is blue? Because a What is blue? Because a trustworthy person is true blue.trustworthy person is true blue.


• Honesty, Integrity promise-keeping and Honesty, Integrity promise-keeping and loyalty describe trustworthiness. True loyalty describe trustworthiness. True

or False.or False.

• True.True.


• This is the number of National This is the number of National Coalition Members of the Coalition Members of the

Character Counts!Character Counts!SMSM Organization.Organization.

• What is 300+?What is 300+?


• Define TrustworthinessDefine Trustworthiness

• TRUSTWORTHINESS – is being honest, telling the truth, keeping promises, and being loyal so people can trust you.


• It is the institute of which It is the institute of which Character Counts!Character Counts!SMSM is one of is one of

their programs.their programs.

• What is the Josephson Institute What is the Josephson Institute of Ethics?of Ethics?

Respect 10 pointsRespect 10 points

• Define RespectDefine Respect

• RESPECT – is showing others that they are valued for who they are, for their character, not what they look like or what they have.


• This is the color of the This is the color of the Respect pillar. Why?Respect pillar. Why?

• What is yellow? Because of What is yellow? Because of the Golden Rule.the Golden Rule.

Respect 30 pointsRespect 30 points• Law abiding and community service Law abiding and community service

are phrases that describe respect. are phrases that describe respect. True or False.True or False.

• False. Autonomy, privacy and False. Autonomy, privacy and dignity describe respect. Those dignity describe respect. Those words describe citizenship.words describe citizenship.


• It is the seventh part of the It is the seventh part of the Character Counts!Character Counts!SMSM curriculum. curriculum.

• What is decision making?What is decision making?


• Being non-violent and courteous Being non-violent and courteous are part of being a respectful are part of being a respectful

person. person. True or FalseTrue or False

• TrueTrue

Caring 10 pointsCaring 10 points

• Define CaringDefine Caring

• CARING – is being kind, CARING – is being kind, helpful, and generous to helpful, and generous to everyone.everyone.


• It is the web address for the It is the web address for the Character Counts!Character Counts!SMSM national national web site.web site.

• What is What is www.charactercounts.org?www.charactercounts.org?


• Compassion, consideration, Compassion, consideration, giving and sharing are words giving and sharing are words

that describe caring. that describe caring. True or False.True or False.

• True.True.


• This is the color of the This is the color of the caring pillar.caring pillar.

• What is red?What is red?


• Do unto others as they would Do unto others as they would do unto you is this rule.do unto you is this rule.

• What is the golden rule?What is the golden rule?

Citizenship 10 pointsCitizenship 10 points• The Character Counts!The Character Counts!SMSM curriculum is a product of the curriculum is a product of the

National Democratic party. True National Democratic party. True or False.or False.

• False. The curriculum is non-False. The curriculum is non-partisan.partisan.

Citizenship 20 pointsCitizenship 20 points

• Define CitizenshipDefine Citizenship

• CITIZENSHIP – is doing your CITIZENSHIP – is doing your share to make your community a share to make your community a better place.better place.

Citizenship 30 pointsCitizenship 30 points• These are the only groups that may These are the only groups that may

become members of the National become members of the National Character Counts!Character Counts!SMSM Coalition. Coalition.

• What are non-profit groups and What are non-profit groups and schools?schools?

Citizenship 40 pointsCitizenship 40 points• Privacy, autonomy and dignity are Privacy, autonomy and dignity are

words that describe citizenship. words that describe citizenship. True or False.True or False.

• False. Law abiding, community False. Law abiding, community service and protection of the service and protection of the environment describe Citizenship. environment describe Citizenship. The question describes respect.The question describes respect.

Citizenship 50 pointsCitizenship 50 points

• Voting regularly, recycling, Voting regularly, recycling, showing respect for national and showing respect for national and

state symbols are signs of state symbols are signs of citizenship. True or Falsecitizenship. True or False

• True.True.

Responsibility 10 pointsResponsibility 10 points• This was the document generated at a This was the document generated at a

meeting of educators and ethicists in meeting of educators and ethicists in 1993 that formed the “common 1993 that formed the “common

language” of the Character Counts!language” of the Character Counts!SMSM curriculum.curriculum.

• What is the Aspen Declaration?What is the Aspen Declaration?

Responsibility 20 pointsResponsibility 20 points

• Accountability and the pursuit of Accountability and the pursuit of excellence are words and phrases excellence are words and phrases that describe responsibility. that describe responsibility.

True or False.True or False.

• True.True.

Responsibility 30 pointsResponsibility 30 points• This is the color of the This is the color of the

responsibility pillar. Why?responsibility pillar. Why?

• What is green? Because someone What is green? Because someone that deals with money must be that deals with money must be responsible and we must be responsible and we must be responsible for our green earth.responsible for our green earth.


• Define ResponsibilityDefine Responsibility

• RESPONSIBILITY – is doing RESPONSIBILITY – is doing what you are supposed to do.what you are supposed to do.


• She is the developer and writer She is the developer and writer of the Character Counts!of the Character Counts!SMSM

“Exercising “Exercising Character”curriculum.Character”curriculum.

• Who is Peggy Adkins?Who is Peggy Adkins?

Power Point Program Created ByPower Point Program Created ByMs. Dawn M. Alleman - Extension Agent, Norfolk

Mr. Philip D. Schroeder, Extension Agent,

Rockingham

Character Counts! Information Character Counts! Information and Questions Developed Byand Questions Developed By

Miss Kelley L. Coggsdale,

Extension Agent, 4-H, Rockingham, VA

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