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CHARACTER CHRONICLES: THE RESPONSIBILITY CONNECTION

Kids enjoyed this to some degree. "Pretty good. The kids' comments are funny." "At times it's annoying." "Liked it a lot. It was like a really good Hanna Montana episode." "I enjoyed the part about recycling computers." "Irresponsible people became responsible - I liked that." Kids talked afterwards about responsibility and how they failed at it and wanted to do better. "I liked the Win Team's I AM ON A MISSION t-shirts. It added to the idea that they were serious about their cause." "The idea of being responsible is a good thing to learn and some parts were really funny."

Nicely done. Particularly impressive is the Win Team and their efforts to rid their area of e-waste. The program addresses the issue of irresponsibility by contrasting responsible and irresponsible children and the outcome of their choices. The story moves from everyday responsibilities of teenagers towards their parents and each other to their responsibilities as a resident of this planet. Children depicted seem to be in high school and their discussions are appropriate to the 12-18 year old group. The e-waste portion of the program stands out and would be an inspiration to any age child. The children demonstrate consideration and empathy for one another. The irresponsible choices were looked upon as negative and the kids who chose to be more responsible were held up as a positive example. The first child choosing to be responsible, Veronica, gives concrete examples about how she re-ordered her life which gives the viewer practical applications for their own situations. The discussion group shows how it is sometimes difficult to do the "right" or responsible thing but their experiences relate the negative consequences of choosing to be irresponsible.

Responsibility, one of the six pillars of character, is presented by our video blogger in a dynamic combination of teen discussion and two moving documentaries that truly show responsibility in action.