Social Responsibility
Impact and value of individuals and their choices on society, both intellectually and socially.
The Class Said....
Important elements of social responsibility are:
Empathy Community |
Teamwork Knowledge |
Connecting to the Reading: Walk out Walk on
Elos Institute, Brazil, From Power to Play
Rule #1 Whatever we build has to be simple, accessible, and easy (Knowledge)
Rule #2 It can’t cost anything- whatever tools and materials we might need, we’ll have to find a way to obtain without paying for them. (Community)
Rule #3 The Product has to be something that we create collectively with our hands. (Teamwork)
Rule #4 It has to meet a real need in the community- as defined by the community. (Empathy)
Rule #2 It can’t cost anything- whatever tools and materials we might need, we’ll have to find a way to obtain without paying for them. (Community)
Rule #3 The Product has to be something that we create collectively with our hands. (Teamwork)
Rule #4 It has to meet a real need in the community- as defined by the community. (Empathy)
What are you Responsibilities?
What are your responsibilities when it comes to...
People you know? Strangers? People with Disabilities? Poor and/or Houseless? Minority Groups? |
Children? Future Generations? Animals? The Earth? The Cosmos? |
Class Activity
Discussion 1
How do you practice social responsibility in your life?
What do you do in your everyday life that you believe to be socially responsible?
What are your responsibilities as a social being?
How do you practice social responsibility in your life?
What do you do in your everyday life that you believe to be socially responsible?
What are your responsibilities as a social being?
Discussion 2
Think of a situation you found yourself in where you had to make a tough decision.
What were your choices?
What did you choose to do (or not do)?
What could you have done?
What held you back?
What were the implications of your action or inaction?
Think of a situation you found yourself in where you had to make a tough decision.
What were your choices?
What did you choose to do (or not do)?
What could you have done?
What held you back?
What were the implications of your action or inaction?
Discussion 3: Gift Culture
Tell us about a time when you felt you gave or received something meaningful.
Tell us about a time when you felt you gave or received something meaningful.