This twist on the classic game Bingo uses a board to track students’ own demonstrations and understandings of the 3 Es of Good Work: excellence, ethics, and engagement.
Two sizes of the board are provided: a smaller 3x3 board recommended for younger students, and a larger 5x5 version of the board recommended for older students.
Choose a dilemma from our dilemmas database and respond to it using three different ethical frameworks, one based on what is best for the rights of all, one that is based on the rights for the most people, and one that is based on what is best to help you be the best version of you. The activity is based on the normative ethical theories of deontology, utilitariniasm, and virtue ethics.
Write two narratives. One should be about an individual who performs “Good Work,” and the other on an individual who just does “work.”
Choose one or two concepts that most resonate with you. Consider how you can turn these concepts into a strategy. In a group, complete the “From Concept to Strategy” worksheet.
Discuss resources and ideas to draw upon when faced with a difficult decision. (It is best to complete this activity after engaging with our materials for an extended period, as the prompts ask participants to revisit Good Work concepts such as the 3E’s, the 4M’s, value sort,…).
In a group, reflect upon what you’ve learned about Good Work after completing several of the activities designed by The Good Project.
Reflect and write on the story you were assigned in the “Identifying Good Work Dilemmas” activity.
Pick a “This I Believe” essay from the NPR website. Create a narrative describing the individual’s short term goals, career goals, challenges and obstacles, and the strategies they chose to overcome their obstacles. You can choose different ways to present this narrative (written format, song, PowerPoint presentation, etc.).
Divided into pairs or small groups, discuss the values most important to your class or organization. Identify your mission as a whole, using the prompts provided in the worksheet. Write down notes or ideas. After you and your group have finished identifying your mission, is there someone you know that exemplifies your mission?
Watch the video “Famous Failures” and discuss how these figures encountered issues relating to the 3Es using the discussion prompt in the worksheet.
Brainstorm a list of the qualities of a good worker. Review those qualities and try to place them in one of the three columns titled “excellence,” “ethics,” and “engagement.”
Using the provided “Good Worker Profile” examples, students will create their own worker profile using a template. Students will be asked to research a variety of workers and to find a person whose life or career interests them and is well-documented enough for them to complete the exercise. Students are encouraged to consider examples of both good work and compromised work from the person’s life. Students are told to keep the 3Es in mind when choosing what to write regarding their worker’s biography and to try to highlight when their worker may or may not have lived up to the good work concepts of excellence, ethics, and engagement. Students are reminded to be careful when choosing sources.