Moral Kombat 4 Sample: Emotion Control (Student Manual)

Participant’s Manual

© 2001, 2016 by Carrie Marchant & FLP. All Rights Reserved.

Page i

Moral courage is the power or will to resist pressures and hold onto important values even in the face of criticism, possible embarrassment, being unpopular, or losing something you want or had.

People with Moral Courage: Have a firmness of spirit that enables them to:

Collective Group Activity: As a collective group, end the session with a discussion of what the following quote means to each of you, how it could apply to your lives now and how it applies to moral courage:

Š 1999, 2016 by Carrie Marchant & FLP. All Rights Reserved.

Page 21

There’s no doubt it hurts badly when you are called ugly names and told horrible things. Words said like those are unhealthy for everyone involved!

That being said, now let’s consider criticism. No matter what your age, it’s not always easy to receive criticism.

Even though we all know it’s not always a negative thing, somewhere inside of ourselves, we want the approval of others — whether we want to admit it or not.

What about when the criticism really becomes a negative thing? When is it constructive and helpful and useful, and when is it harmful and destructive?

QUESTION: There is valid and invalid criticism.

What is the difference between the two?

Valid criticism is an accurate account of someone’s behavior, character, or actions that would seem true to most reasonable people. Example: Josh’s room has been a wreck for months; therefore, his Mom tells him:

© 1999, 2016 by Carrie Marchant & FLP. All Rights Reserved.

Page 55

Š 1999, 2016 by Carrie Marchant & FLP. All Rights Reserved.

Page 107