Excuses! Excuses! Part Two

Below place a check (X) in the box of the top four excuses that you think middle school students most often use when asked why they wouldn’t do the following:

Excuses	Take care of a family pet (walking, feeding, cleaning)	Volunteer to help in a fund raiser for a good cause	Speak out against something you don’t believe in	Participate in helping to solve a community problem	Write a letter to a member of Congress
It’s not my fault
It’s too much work
I’m too tired
I’m only a kid
I’m too busy
It’s not my turn
It’s not my problem/responsibility
I’m not good at it
I don’t feel good
Nobody else has to do it
I forgot
I don’t know how
It’s too hot/cold
Nobody told me
It’s not fair
I’m a boy/I’m a girl
It’s too boring
I just don’t feel like it
It’s not cool
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