Hey Karate Kids!!! Want to earn a
BLUE star?

Here's how ...

	Come to class at least twice a week and listen carefully to the Integrity lesson presented to you by your instructor.
	Print out this lesson and fill out the answers to the questions.
	Have Mom or Dad sign and DATE it.
	Bring the page to class and collect your star!!!! Your Name: ______________________________ Parent's Signature: _______________________ Date: _____________________________________

Throughout the weeks of March to May, your instructors will discuss with you the meaning and importance of “INTEGRITY in your daily lives.  

You, the Karate Kids will understand the importance of honesty toward yourselves and in your relationships with others by applying the value of Integrity.

As your instructor assists you in understanding Integrity, you will examine how your level of personal integrity touches every aspect of your lives and can affect you now and others for a long time to come.  



Please listen carefully in class.  You will need the answers to the six questions below in order to get a BLUE star.  

1. What is Integrity?
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2. Give FOUR examples of integrity.
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3. What is honesty?
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KARATE KID'S STORY:
Honest Abe

Unlike most modern political candidates the one thing Abraham Lincoln did not worry about was his honesty coming back to haunt him.  As with most reputations "Honest Abe" became based solely on his consistent and unwavering regard for the truth.

As a clerk in a small general store, he mistakenly charged a woman customer six cents too much.  Discovering his mistake at the end of the day he immediately walked over three miles in the growing darkness to correct his mistake.  In another instance, he shorted a woman by four ounces on a bag of coffee.  Realizing his mistake, he closed the shop at once and set off in her pursuit to correct his mistake.

In another incident, a book he borrowed was badly damaged by the rain seeping in through his cabin roof.  On returning the book to its owner the man demanded payment of seventy-five cents.  Since Abe had no money he agreed instead to labor for three days to work off the debt. 

Ah, if only life was still that simple.  For those with integrity it is.  People are drawn to those with integrity, just as they were to honest Abe.  Chart your course with the compass of integrity.  That way you'll never be lost and people will look to you to lead the way.

4.  What is consistency?
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5.  How does your integrity affect your actions?
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6.  List THREE examples of things you should stand up for?
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7.  Why is Integrity so important?
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