Character Education: Trustworthiness (Grade 8)
What role does trustworthiness play in relationships and life success? How can developing trustworthiness equip people as world citizens who contribute to the common good?
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Learners practice trust leans to identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy. Theyts learn about public trust and identify characteristics of public figures that merit trust. They also discuss how they can use their own time, talent, and treasure to support trustworthy politicians, sports figures, corporations, and celebrities. And finally, they compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.
Learners play a game that helps them identify qualities in others that make them trustworthy.
The learners identify the different communities with which they engage. They explore what it means to develop reciprocal trust within different communities.
We learn about public trust and identify characteristics of public figures that merit trust. Learners also discuss how they can use their own time, talent, and treasure to support trustworthy politicians, sports figures, corporations, and celebrities.
In this lesson, learners describe what a group looks like that has a high level of trust with each other.
Learners compare two communities to which they belong using a Venn diagram and descriptive words related to trustworthiness.