Core Values and Citizenship: Behaviour Choices

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Core Values and Citizenship

What do you already know about core values and acceptable behaviour?

Learning Objectives

At the end of this lesson you will be able to: identify your own core values, discuss acceptable and unacceptable behaviours, and consider how your actions affect others.

What Are Core Values?

Core values are the beliefs that guide how we behave and interact with others. They influence the decisions we make every day.

Acceptable vs Unacceptable Behaviour

Think about behaviours you believe are acceptable or unacceptable. These ideas can be influenced by culture, laws, or personal experience.

Your Views vs Group Views

Group Views

Your Views

What behaviours do you accept or reject? Where did these beliefs come from?

How do your views compare with those around you? Why might they differ?

Is It OK to Smoke in Public?

Should those who smoke have the right to do so anywhere, or should others be protected from second-hand smoke?

Smoking and Responsibility

Children Present

Does society have a duty to protect non-smokers? Why?

Society’s Role

Does your answer about public smoking change if there are children nearby?

Is It OK to Urinate in the Street?

Who is affected by public urination? Consider those who have to walk by, the people who clean up, and the wider community.

Public Decency and Impact

How might this action affect how people feel about their community?

Hygiene Issues

Community Feelings

What are the health or cleanliness effects of such behaviour?

Is It OK to Kick a Pigeon?

Is harming animals ever justified? Are pigeons pests or living creatures that deserve respect?

Animal Rights and Community:Cruelty or Service? Would kicking a pigeon be considered animal cruelty or helping the community? Why?

Is It OK to Loiter?

How could loitering outside homes affect residents, families, or local perceptions of safety?

Community Impact: How might older residents or children feel when people loiter nearby?

Is It OK to Laugh at Dress Sense?

Is it ever acceptable to laugh at someone’s clothes, whether they hear you or not? What would life be like if everyone dressed the same?

Diversity and Respect: Why is it important to respect people’s choices, including how they dress?

Respecting Differences: Hidden Harm

Can laughter or teasing about appearance cause harm even if the person does not hear it?

Making Fun of Speech Impediments

Is it ever appropriate to make fun of people with a speech impediment or different language skills? Should respect depend on status or achievements?

Words Matter

How might negative comments impact someone's confidence or willingness to participate?

Respecting All

Effects on Individuals

Why is it important to offer respect to everyone, regardless of their abilities or background?

Reflect: What Are Your Core Values?

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.