Responsibility Outcomes

Responsibility Learning Outcomes and Relevance.

In summary the needs and concerns of today's youth form the foundation of The Seven Principles of RESPECTisms and their outcomes. The principles of RESPECTisms play a major relevance to their everyday lives cover many of the major challenges young people today face during their teenage years and into adulthood.

RESPONSIBILITY

Learning Outcomes:

• Accept responsibility for your actions
• Take control of your future
• Don't make excuses

Relevance:

Successfully making the transition from childhood towards independence requires young people to take responsibility for themselves and their actions. In the past, this was usually a matter of unguided experimentation. In time, by trial and especially error, some sense of responsibility emerges.

Today, nurturing a sense of responsibility in young people should never be left to chance. Teaching responsibility – for self and others – is a life skill that can be taught in a structured way, just like maths and English. From an early age young people can learn constructive responses to challenges in a way that empowers them to be able to realistically evaluate risk, anticipate the effects of their behaviour and plan ahead.

Young people who have mastered responsibility will have a greater sense of being able to direct their own lives. That in turn frees them to consider the needs and feelings of others, as they discover how their actions really do matter and make a difference in society.  Responsibility is one of those skills and qualities that education must foster for learners to achieve their potential.