6th Grade Concepts
Risk Taking
Risk Taking
- Risk taking requires courage.
- Risk taking may be beneficial or harmful depending on the individual situation.
- Comparing benefits and harms of risk taking is central to evidence-based decision making.
- Creativity, problem solving, learning something new/difficult and being successful all require some level of risk taking.
- Take a risk; gain a friend, a perspective, a cause to fight for.
Resilience
Resilience
- Positive outcomes of risk taking can lead to increased resilience.
- Failure, adversity, and setbacks provide opportunities to develop resilience.
- Resilience gives an individual the strength to tackle problems head on, overcome adversity, and move on with his/her life.
- Resilience requires an individual to utilize his/her skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges.
- Focusing on one’s talents and successes in the midst of struggles or failure strengthens resilience.