6th Grade Decision Making

Once you have your goal (what you want to have happen after you make your decision), and you know what your possible choices are, what should you do next?

• List the Pros (Good things) and Cons (Bad things) about your options

• Flip a coin and pick

• Let someone else decide!! This is WAY too dificult!

When making a good decision you should always know what you want to happen in the end.

• True

• False

If you had a friend who was trying to convince you to skip sports practice and try smoking a cigarette with them.

• Say "No, thanks" and stop being their friend.

• Say "No, thanks, I really can't miss this practice" and tell your coach and parent that your friend put you in a dificult situation you need some help with.

• Smoke the one cigarette so you don't look bad to your friend and then never do it again.

What is the very first step in making a good decision?

• List your options

• Let someone else decide

• Know what your situation is

There is only ONE correct choice when making a decision.

• True

• False

What are the possible outcomes for your decision?  (You can check more than one box)

• "That was a good choice"

• "That was NOT a good choice"

• "I learned my lesson for next time"

• "This is why I'm better to let other people chose for me"

Before sitting down to take this quiz, what was the last decision that you had to make?  What was it?  What did you want to have happen after you decided?  What were your possible choices?  What did you pick?  Why?  (Remember to list all 5!)