Decision Making
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- Define the Problem
- Hey, you did not do too well on your science test today. Ill give you a letter for your parents to sign, and then you can retake the test, ok?
- Oh, ok.
- My parents will be so mad at me for failing. Should I get them to sign it and tell the truth, or I could always forge their signature...
- I am disappointed that I failed the test. I would like to retake it. However, I do not want my parents to know that I failed. So the question in, should I let them sign the letter or forge their signature?
- Examine the Options
- Consider the Outcome
- Well, if I let them sign the paper, then I will be happy I told the truth. Also, I'm sure my parents would be prouder of me if I told the truth. However, they would be disappointed in me that I failed. I hate it when they are disappointed in me, so I could easily avoid that by forging their signature.
- Lindsay failed her test today. The teacher is willing to let her retake it, but only if her parents sign a letter. Should she show it to her parents and let them sign it, or be dishonest and forge their signature?
- Identify Your Values
- I value honesty and my relationships with my parents. Although I'm nervous, I think I know my choice.
- On the car ride home after a long day of school, Lindsay has to think further about the problem, and think of her choices.
- Decide and Act
- We're a little disappointed that you failed, but glad you told us. Of course we will sign it.
- I'm really sorry, but I failed my test. Do you think you could sign this paper so I can retake it?
- Once she gets home, Lindsay thinks about what the outcome of each of her choices would be.
- Evaluate the Decision
- I am proud that I made that decision. I am glad I was honest with my parents, and now I can retake the test.
- What it came down to was considering her values. Lindsay believes in honesty, so she knows her decision.
- Ok!
- Dinner sweetie!
- Lindsay decides to ask her parents to sign it at dinner. They are disappointed as she expected, but it went over fairly well and wasn't a big deal.
- Lindsay evaluates what she ended up doing, and sees if she made the right choice or not.
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