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How Poor Decisions Can Effect Your Future

By: Miss Ruiz

What is a decision/choice?

A decision/choice is…DECISION:Something somebody has chosen: something that somebody chooses or makes up his/her mind about, after considering all possible options

CHOICE:The voluntary act of selecting from two or more options that which is preferred; preferring one option over another

D-E-C-I-D-E

Define the Problem

Explore the alternatives

Consider the consequences

Identify your values

Decide & Act

Evaluate the results

SCENARIO 1You have a very important Science project that

is due tomorrow and you haven’t even started it yet. You

plan on spending several hours doing it tonight when you get home after practice but then your friend suddenly ask you to go to a

concert tonight. They won tickets to your favorite group and want you to go with them. You need to get the project done because you have a D average in Science right now but you

really want to go to the concert with your friend. What should you do?

Remember…D-E-C-I-D-E

Define the Problem

Explore the alternatives

Consider the consequences

Identify your values

Decide & Act

Evaluate the results

Scenario 2Your best friend got into a fist fight with a

classmate during gym class yesterday and since he fought back they were both suspended for a week. The next night you are both at a party having a good time and then suddenly the kid your friend fought shows up at the party with his friends. Your best friend gets upset and wants to finish the fight and asks you to help. What should you do?

Pretend you go through…Define the Problem

Explore the alternatives

Consider the consequences

Identify your values

Decide & Act

Evaluate the results

But make a POOR DECISION & decide to help your friend. You are unaware that your friend has a knife and he pulls it out and attacks the kid. The cops are called and you both get arrested for assault.

What happens next???

It depends & it’s

not always FAIR!

HILLBROOK

http://savethekidsgroup.org/

2009 Juveniles Detained by Age/Race/Gender

White Males

African Amer-ican Males

African Amer-ican Females

White Females

Other Males

Other Female

White Males 28%African American Males 38%

White Females 9%

African American Females 15%

Other Males 9%Other Female 1%

13 14 15 160

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MaleFemale

Hillbrook Secure Detention 2009 Statistics

188 Total Admission189 Onondaga County

Resident190Out-of-County

Residents

Male: 142Female: 46

African American: 101White: 69Other: 18

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Poetry from behind the walls

MISSINGBy: Shykeem Page 24

I Love FootballPage: 31

How is my family doing?I’m in HillbrookI want to knowWhat’s good with my boys?And I want to knowHow is my mom,My family and my stuff doing?

I want to go home and play footballAnd I miss my family, tooBut real stuff…I miss playing basketballBut real stuff…People out there love meAnd they want me homeAnd I could be getting out soon

{ {Feelings By: Alec page: 48

When I go homeBy: Anthony page 21

Poetry from Behind the WallsOther poems to look at: Pages 58, 24, 29,17,3,4,7, 8, 13, 51,53,35

How do you fell when you’re locked upAre you irritated, annoyed or angry?You feel every emotion in the worldAnd you can’t even explain itBut when you think about itWhat do you really feel?You’re behind bars andCan’t even say what you’re feelingIf you could turn back the time you wouldTo see what you were feeling When you got yourself in here

When I go homeI am gonna eat a big mealLike it’s thanksgivingAnd I’m gunna play football with my sisterLike I used toIt’s like the old daysWhen I used to be with my cousinAnd hang with my friendWhen I go home

BUT…There’s still HOPE for a

-SUCCESSFUL FUTURE-

with BETTER CHOICES&

help from SAVE THE KIDS

mentoring program!

Poetry Behind the Walls

Hip-Hop Behind the Walls

Job Connections & Opportunities

Re-enrollment to school/ GED

program

Skill Building

Community Service

Alternative to incarceration & support while on probation

Questions?

*Short Activity*

List 2 people and 3 thing you would miss

most