Teaching Personal Responsibility

Personal responsibility is individual accountability and trustworthiness. To me it is taking ownership of one’s own actions. Everyone is responsible for everything that they do. Their career, their education, and their family are choices in life. In School if one is not responsible they would not get any work done, and would not get a degree. Getting a degree is very important to most people. Without that education, a person would not be able to advance to the next step in their career. Not many colleges help teach personal responsibility. According to one study, Cal State Northridge is one of only 23 colleges and universities across the country chosen to be part of AACU 's Core Commitments three-year initiative to revitalize the role of higher education in fostering the development of personal and social responsibility among college students. Participation in the AACU national survey is a key component of this initiative. Cal State is “committed to increasing its curricular and co-curricular programs to provide additional opportunities to integrate social awareness, personal accountability and academic honesty."
Everyone that works, is responsible for their own job and the task that they need to get done.
If they were not responsible they would lose their job. For an example, a teacher is responsible for teaching children. If they were not responsible the children would not learn and most likely not supervised. Which in turn, there would be injuries at school happening more often. Teachers and schools are doing everything they can to ensure that their students succeed. If the students do not think it is cool to do well in school, if being bad is better than being smart, then they will not succeed. The older the students, the more the responsibility falls to them to take advantage of what is offered in
school. If someone becomes a parent, their children become their motivation for success. It is big responsibility to have a family. There are many parents doing it together and many doing it separately. Either way, children look up to their parents and want to follow in their parents footsteps. Without that personal responsibility the parent would not be leading by example. Children need their parents to be responsible that was they learn how to be responsible when they are older. Whether it is a good or bad, everything that one does comes with a consequence. As long as one owns up to their actions and take responsibility for them, it is easy to accept that consequence in the end. When everyone is truthful to themselves and others, there is less stress too. Life gives enough anyways. To succeed in college, the plan that will help one achieve that is to not focus on your grade. When focusing on grades, it tend to take away for focusing on the assignments on hand. Finding a great study space away from distractions. A quiet place, where there is not much people or things going on is best. Actively participate in discussions, there is always a learning experience there. And last but not least, don’t be afraid to ask for help. If one needs help and does not seek it, then they will never get that answer. It would be a lost opportunity. In conclusion, personal responsibility is the most important thing that is a part of everything that happens in life. I helps one succeed in their professional, social, and personal aspects of life. Without it, there would be less stress and unfinished work. There will be more confidence and happiness too. When one is responsible, there are more opportunities in life to enjoy the little moments.

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