Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.
Discussion
Objective: The student will be able to explain that both types of activities are important in life and that it is possible to plan time for both.
Activity: Discussion. Discuss student understandings which may have resulted from the activity. 1) What things of those shown could be done on a daily basis? . . . a weekly basis? . . . a monthly basis? . . . yearly? 2) Which of those things which you want to do would require resources such as money, transportation, or special equipment? 3) Which things would you like to do with your family? . . . your friends? . . . either? 4) Which do you have most control over? Least? 5) What things do you need to do that you tend to avoid? Why? 6) What ultimately leads to your doing them? 7) Which take a long time? . . . a short time? 8) Which do you do daily? . . . weekly? . . . monthly? . . . yearly? 9) Which of those things that you need to do, do you not mind doing? 10) What is the reason behind the need to do those things? 11) Is it possible to do both those things you want to do and those things you need to do? 12) Do you make a conscious effort to fit both in? Do you know how to plan to do this?
