As you read Sean Covey's book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens", you should be analyzing the information and imagining how you could (or did) apply it to your life.
Your Quiz (authentic assessment) is to leave a Comment that answers the questions below. Point values are in parenthesis. (Hint: You may want to create a Google doc or Word doc to compile your thoughts and analyze your information before leaving your comment. I suggest copying the requirements below into another doc to ensure you meet all the requirements. )
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#1. Which habit (# and name) are you going to discuss? (5)
#2. Refer to the specific section, including page number(s), of the book that had a significant impact on how you think about life. (10)
#3. Explain what in your life you will change to implement this habit and identify the steps you will take to make it happen. (25)
#4. Identify a leader that demonstrates this habit successfully. Give specific eaxamples of why you feel this way. (20)
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the numbers above. (10)
Self-Evaluate your performance on this Quiz (5)
Total Quiz Score = XX/100
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Abby M.
ReplyDelete#1. Habit 1-Be Proactive
#2. A specific section is on page 62. That is the poem about falling in a hole. It impacted me because it shows that most people blame their problems on another person and it also shows that we need to LEARN from our mistakes, not keep preforming them.
#3. Applying this habit to my life will help in many ways because it is the foundation for all the other habits. Learning this habit prepares me for the others and that will help me be more of a leader, influence people positivly and change lives.
#4. A leader that demonstrates this habit are peoples' parents. They tell us not to blame others and take responsiblity. They also show us how to be aware, use our concience and they take responsiblity if something goes wrong.
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the numbers above. (10)
I think that I answered these question well and related to my life.
Brittany F.
ReplyDelete1. I am going to be discussing Habit #7 - Sharpen the Saw.
2. Pg. 229 - Caring for Your Heart - The RBA and PBA list "deposits" to help strengthen yourself and help build relationships with people. It gives positive advice to starting and keeping friendships. Pg. 226 – You Gotta Wanna – In the end, you have to really want something if you’re willing to try and achieve it. You have to want to succeed.
3. Habit #7 is about caring for your body, mind, soul and heart. I am going to exercise more, focus on homework and read about what's going on in the world. I'm going to cherish the relationships I have with people and make them stronger or develop new ones and also do yoga once a week to strengthen my mind and body.
4. Mohandas Gandhi cared for his mind by living simply off of the cheapest food and clothing he could get. He used his heart to help India gain independence from Britain. He used his body to protest civilly instead of fighting and used his soul by meditating and praying because he strongly followed religion.
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Nick F.
ReplyDelete#1. Habit 3 Put 1st things 1st
#2. Page 106 really opened up my eyes because working on a farm does not even come close to the life of a teenager who doesn't work on a farm. A teenager who works on a farm and has to balance their life between school, homework, sports, helping raise siblings, and extra curicular activities just like the normal teen described on page 106. So I don't get how having a farm life on top of the normal teen life is not as hard as the teen described on page 106.
#3. In order for this habit to be mastered, I will need to think about what is most important for my future. Schooling is very important to my family and myself because I want to take the business to a higher level. I will need to go to college in order to achieve this goal. School is that first thing my family cares about and I feel the same way because in order to have a successful future you need to go to school.
#4. My dad Craig Foss shows this habit by putting what is important ahead of everything else. My dad never had the opportunity to go to college and he wants to make sure that his children get the opportunity he never had to experience. My dad also makes sure his family is ahead of his work and I want to have this quailty when I get older.
I thought I did a good job on this quiz because I used a lot of information that is important to me.
Emily K.
ReplyDelete1. The habit that I'm going to discuss is habit#7 (Sharpen the Saw).
2. A specific section of the book that an impact on me would be pages 210-211. Why i chose this section because it talks about how in our world today looks are the most important thing. When in reality there not. When people see famous celebrities on the covers of magazines it makes them feel like their not good enough. They think that in order to make it in the world they have to look like famous people. But in reality that's not the truth. Looks are the most important thing, whats important is how you carry yourself as a person and whats on the inside. Making yourself into something you know your not is not right. It could hurt you in the long run. Be true to yourself and don't let anyone tell you your not good enough.
3. Something in my life that i would like to change would be caring for my heart and soul better. Steps that i would take to try and make this happen would be to take the time and step back and reflect on whats going on around me at the moment. For caring for my heart i would to take the time to do small acts of kindness, set clear expectations, keep promises, be loyal, and listen for relationships. For myself i would keep promises to myself, do small acts of kindness, renew myself and tap into my talents.
4. A leader that demonstrates this habit i would have to say is my mom. She's always there for me no matter what. She is always telling me to be true to myself and to never give up, no matter what. I don't like to talk about my feelings a lot, so i bottle things up. But when times get tough in my life i know i can go and talk to her about what ever is bothering me. She tells me that i need to take time to step back and reflect on my life, like relationships for example. She says i need to be careful and pay attention to not only what my mind is saying but what my heart says too.
Emily G
ReplyDelete#1. Habit 2- Begin with an end in mind
#2. In this book the part that had the most impact on me was the three watch outs because I didn't realize that I actually was doing those things and and i am at fault for doing almost all of those things (pages 92-93). Another section that struck me was the part that asked "who's in the Lead?" because I realized that I have to do what I want to do or else someone else is going to tell me what to do (page 80).
#3. Now that I have read this part of the book it really got me to think about my future and what direction I am heading. Now that I know how I am going to make a personal mission and try to reach my goals. I will no longer just play day by day, I will be also looking toward my future. I won't give up if I can't acomplish these tasks either, I will just work harder to complete them. I will Enjoy life, but still make my dreams come true.
#4. A leader that demonstrates this habit successfully is Walt Disney. Even though he didn't have the best environment he knew he wanted to become something great. So he worked hard and always thought about the future. He didn't just give up when others told him he couldn't accomplish this or even when the was tricked into bankruptcy. He just worked on his "personal mission statement" and accomplished more than he could have even imagine.
I feel that I a pretty good job evaluting the 2nd habit of starting with an end in mind, because I feel I got the message behind it.
Kristen S(5)
ReplyDelete#1. #2 Start with the end in mind
#2. Pgs 94-101. Going for the goal. It told me how to go for things. to set goals and then the key things to accomplishing those goals. It almost give you an step by step instruction sheet on what to do. It shows how to reach your goal without any problems and when you hit a problem it shows how to fix it almost.
#3. Doing projects and things on time. I need to break it apart and assign days to do things and actually stick to those days. Stop saying "yeah ill do it" and just do it. Plan everything out don't wait till last minute. Get an idea in my head and go from there don't let everything "just happen" make it happen.
#4. Dennis Delano. He knew that he was going to become a police officer and in cold case. He started with knowing that he was going to get Lynn DeJac, and Anthony Capozzi out of jail. He started with that mindset and it ended up being true. He was just an inspiration from the beginning, he knew what he had to do and knew what he wanted and how to get it, I'm honored that hes my grandfather, He never let one thing slip by, he broke down his goal piece by piece and in the end he got what he wanted and even more.
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the numbers above. (10)
I think I did pretty well on this quiz because i followed the guidelines and the answers came from me and no one else, I showed whats important to me and used all the information i was given from the book. All the answers were meaningful to me and related to my life.
Amber B.
ReplyDelete1) Habit #6-Synergize
2) Pg. 190 in the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens," tells about a girl who had blond hair and hazel eyes and was a pretty big deal, but she was deaf. Her story really affected my life because it showed that she really wasn't any different from anyone else. She just couldn't hear, but she didn't let that stand in her way even when people seemed to treat her differently than others.
3) For this habit to be involved in my life, I think I need to be kinder to those who don't have many friends or who have been made fun of.
4) I believe a leader that excels in this habit could be a teacher because they try to get everyone involved in activities and they are accepting to those who may have social problems or disabilities.
I think i did well on this quiz because my answers pertained to my own life. I also liked that I had to look deep within myself to find answers of how I really feel.
Emma K.
ReplyDelete1. Habit 5, seek first to understand, then to be understood.
2. pages 167-170, the five poor listening styles. i chose this because a lot of these things I do with out even thinking about it. so this has made me more conscious of that.
3. I will change the way I listen and have conversations with people. Now that i know how to really listen to people I can have better conversations are really hear what people are trying to tell me, rather than interrupting them and saying what I want to. To do this I will have to practice using the steps from the genuine listening section of the chapter. these include listening with your eyes, heart, and ears, stand in there shoes, and mirroring.
4. A leader who demonstrates this habit well is my dad. he always lets us finish what we are saying before offering any sort of advice. He really listens to and remembers what we tell him too.
(self evaluation) I think i did well on this quiz. My answers were complete and i answered all of the questions fully. I liked that i had to think of a specific leader in my life who demonstrates this habit too.
Taylor K.
ReplyDelete1. Habit 5- Seek first to understand, then to be understood
2. A section that was significant to me is pg. 164 to 166. This impacted me because it shows two good life examples of how people didn’t really listen to their friends or peers and they made wrong advise, assumptions, or statements about people. This made me think about things that happen to me every day like this and I realized that I also do that to people, and it might be a habit but it is possible to correct it.
3. With learning this habit, it will help me become a better person in more than one way, but I need to change some things to succeed at it. What I will change in my own life is a few things, but mainly listening. I need to be more attentive to people when they are talking to understand them more, and so later on they can do the same and understand me. Next I need to communicate with more people other than just friends, it can help me if I talk to my family a little more so I know what is going with them and so they what is going on with me too.
4. A leader that would demonstrate this habit would be FDR. He was a great example of this because that was how he worked. He listened to the public and government to understand their problems and then fed off that info to help them survive the Great Depression and prosper into what is now a world-wide super power in economics.
Self Evaluation: I think that I did pretty good on this because I answered each question completely and had info about my life as well.
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ReplyDelete1.Habit #2 Begin with the end in mind
ReplyDelete2. PAges 154-158 effected me the most. My life is revolved around competition. I'm a very sore loser and I'm very stubborn. I find it hard for myself to let other people get the spotlight. I am constantly competing and comparing myself with others to see who I'm better than. Winning for me is a must and i'll do anything to win or be right.
3. I think that after reading and analyzing this section that I will become more of a team player. I will try to not be as envious of others and try to be happy for them.
4. Ryan Miller- Perfect example: the Olympics. Lindy was a coach on the gold medal team, coaching against Ryan. When both were interviewed, neither of them had hard feelings for one another and they were happy for how they both played/coached.
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Tara H (5)
ReplyDelete#1. I will be discussing habit 1 Be Proactive. (5)
#2. On pg. 54 & 55 this talked about the circle of control wich is when you stop worrying about things you can't control and start worrying about things you can control. It also talked about the circle of no control wich is when you let every little thing like a rude comment bother you making you lose power of yourself because you blame all your problems on someone. This part in this habit really showed me that it's better to be proactive then reactive cause when your proactive you don't let all the little things bother you but when your reactive you get mad at evry little thing and you start blaming all your problems on someone else. (10)
#3. What i will change in my life to implement this habit is to stop letting every little thing my brother says to me bother me, and I will also stop taking my anger out on others and learn that is my fault if im in a bad mood, and one more thing i will do is take initiative. (25)
#4. I believe a leader that demonstrated habit Be Proactive would be Ruby Bridges because all though everyday people would treat ruby terrible and call her names everyday she showed up to school she ignored what others said and took the initiative to succeed in school and not care what others thought. I feel Ruby Bridges demonstrated this habit very well be not letting things bother her and taking action for her own life.
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the numbers above. (10)
I feel i answered all these questions to the best of my ability and in a neat manner and I also answered these quetions by realating to my life.
Alexa C.
ReplyDelete#1. Br Proactive
#2. On page 48 this section impacted me because it's telling you to take responsibility for everything in your life. This impacted me because the more responsible you're the more it shows that your growing up and taking care of important things in life.
#3. The stpes that I can make in becoming more responsible is to take responsibility in school. Ex: homework and projects.
#4. A leader that demonstartes this is your parents. Parents are always trying to make you become responsible in your life, they're trying to help you grow up and learn from right and wrong.
Sarah C
ReplyDelete#1.)I will be discussing habbit #5 Seek first to understand, then be understood
#2.)I especially like pages 171 and 172. The poem at the bottom of page 171 called "Please...Hear What I'm Not Saying" really speaks to me. The poem is saying that instead of listening to someone who may seem fine on the outside, you should listen to what they have to say on the inside. They may be okay based on what they're saying but you don't know what problems they may have that they aren't saying to your face. This section impacts me because sometimes I feel like I have to wear a mask and not tell anyone if there's anything wrong. But only when someone shows they care by asking whats wrong, will I tell them. My favorite line is: "I tell you everything that's really nothing of what's crying within me." I like this line because it describes how I feel sometimes with myself. I'm saying everything else to scratch the surface of a conversation, but on the inside something's really bothering me.
#3.)I will work toward the goal of using this habbit in my life. I think that I'm not only the victim in this habbit but I am also guilty of not listening to others as well. I think that first I should really listen to someone who is talking. Get to know the problem if they have one, and really listening and trying to help. I also think that from reading this poem of the book that it's unhealthy to keep everything bottled up inside. You need to talk to someone you know is going to listen if you ever want to solve your problems.
#4.) I think that a leader who best displays this habbit is my mother. I think she displays this habbit well because she's always so understanding and she listens to me. She can automatically sense when something's wrong with me because she pays attention to my responses and to how I act. If I have a distinct sad tone she confronts me with asking what's wrong and then I usually tell her because she's so understanding about everything that I tell her. She doesn't get mad when I tell her how I feel, she works with me to try and fix the situation. She never talks over me or interrupts me to talk. She listens thouroughly and then gives me advice on how I can fix whatever's bugging me.
Kiri K.
ReplyDelete1. Habit 3, Put First Things First.
2. Pg. 117 had a significant impact on my life because it talks about the courage zone. To come out of your comfort zone and try new things. I have stepped out of my comfort zone and realized that good things come out of doing that like meeting new friends.
3. I now realize from this chapter that I need to organize my life into important things before things that are urgent.
4. A leader that demonstrates this habit is my cousin Maria Wilger because she does what needs to be done first and then takes time for the things that aren't as important. She puts her children first and makes sure that they are taken care. She does still take time for herself. she completes everything she needs to do during the day and when she is done she gives her self a reward by doing whatever she wants for herself like watching tv or going on the computer.