5th grade is continuing our discussion about decision making. We discussed how our personalities can effect the way we make decisions. We learned about several types of decision making personalities- a bumper car, a race car, a family van or an 18 wheeler. A bumper car personality has a hard time coming to a final decision- they "bump around." They make a decision quickly, see something else they like and change their decision. A race car personality makes a decision very quickly and sticks to it- they do not consider any other options. A family van personality takes forever to make a decision- considering all possibilities and thinking lots before coming to a conclusion. An 18 wheeler personality is one that makes a decision and sticks to it, no matter what the other options or suggestions are- they do not budge.
We talked about how all of these are appropriate at different times- it would be good to be a family van if you get money for your birthday and need to decide what to buy. It would be good to be a race car in the lunch line. It would be good to be a bumper car at recess. It would be good to be an 18 wheeler when you make a decision when you make a decision around peer pressure- are people trying to get you to do something you don't want to do? It would be good to make a decision (hopefully a good one) and stick by it, no matter what.
Talk to you 5th grader about what decision making personality they think they are!
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