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Making a Difference in Your Community. Chapter 12. If you care about something strongly you can find ways to take action. Tools You Need. Leadership skills Good leader uses their best talents for a goal Takes responsibility for getting the job done
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Making a Difference in Your Community Chapter 12
If you care about something strongly you can find ways to take action
Tools You Need • Leadership skills • Good leader uses their best talents for a goal • Takes responsibility for getting the job done • Enables group members to work together efficiently
Main Skills of an Effective Leader • 1- management- leaders plan, organize, implement and evaluate project • 2- motivation – leader is sensitive to the ways each person can be best motivated • 3- communication – explains what needs to be done and what roles each member will play
4- problem solving – find solutions to problems that arise and use decision making and conflict resolution skills • 5- conduct meetings – parli pro these are rules that area democratic method for allowing people to voice their opinion in order to reach a majority decision
Leadership Types • Authoritarian – give orders and make decisions alone • Democratic – share power and involve other in decisions • Laisses-faire –(French term) meaning to let people do as they chose • Gives member free rein and provide minimal guidance • Each style as pros and cons
Leaders are… • Role models – person who sets an example for others • Exhibit fairness, cooperation, dedication, and responsibility
The Skills of Following • “Too many chefs spoil the broth.” • What does it mean???
Good Followers • Good followers are responsible • Complete assigned tasks • Cooperative spirit
Make A Difference • A citizen – member of a community such as a school, city or nation • You have certain rights: • Receive education • Be protected by police
Your Responsibilities • Be Informed • Read newspaper • Listen to news on radio or TV • Participating in government • Attend public meetings • Voice your opinion
Respecting the rights of others • Individuality, needs, and property • Obeying the laws • Follow traffic signs, pay taxes refrain from criminal activities
Fighting Crime • More than avoiding criminal activity • Begins with prevention • Securing property • Join neighborhood watch • Reporting crimes
As a Student • A school is only as strong as the students and staff make it
How can you contribute? • Help make school events a success by supporting and attending • Be a good sport at school events– your school’s reputation rides on your behavior
Protect school environment • Money for repairs is lost for other programs • Help set school policies • Participate in student government
Start a community service program that doesn’t exist • Both community and student body get a benefit • Help students who need assistance with a particular subject • tutor project
As a Volunteer • Someone who puts caring into action by offering services free of charge • Program that supplies meals to the elderly • Can meet new people • Learn new job skills • Helping others brings feelings of self-worth and fulfillment
Ideas for Teens • Pick something you believe is worthwhile and enjoy • Find ideas by talking to school counselor or reading the newspaper
Join a recycling program • Help at a local food bank, senior citizen, animal shelter • Particpate in a charity walkathon or race
Join Habitat for Humanity • For a group to beautify your community by planting flowers or remove graffiti • Counsel other on a teen hot line • Help with a campaign to combat violence, drunk driving or drug abuse
As Family Member or Friend • When families and friends help people meet needs, there is less demand on community services • Be as simple as listening to a problem or assuming extra household chores
Every Effort Counts • Starting small is a good idea • Small attainable goals are likely to succeed • Develop habit of helping • Cultivate attitude of caring
Between 1992 and 1996, volunteering among teens increased 7% • Total volunteer hours rose by 17% during that time • Teens volunteered 2.3 billion hours
Most often cited benefit of volunteering for teens was learning to respect others and their situations • Asking someone to volunteer made a great difference • More than 4 times more likely to help