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Social and Personal Commitment, Accountability, Choices, Establishing
Priorities, Sincerity (S.P.A.C.E.S.)

1. Social Commitment

Discipline springs from the understanding that we are social beings. This
means that we take other people into consideration. As we strive to achieve
discipline, we keep in mind that we are not alone and that we must always
consider others. We are committed to put order in our social interactions in
school as well as in our communities. In a sense, discipline for us is a
social commitment that instills order in our lives and helps us to develop
respect for others.
2. Personal Commitment

Discipline is personal. We believe that unless we make it our personal
commitment to work on achieving discipline, any imposed external force
could make us less productive unless we believe it or take it as our own.
Discipline is something imposed also from within and not just from the
outside. We make it a personal goal to become disciplined.

3. Accountability

Accountability means that we are responsible to ourselves for our own
behavior and to others for the impact of that behavior. As maturing persons,
we are accountable for the consequences of our behavior.

People assist us in our effort to grow towards full maturity. As we answer to
them for our behavior, they can contribute to the development of our well-
being. This implies that we are expected to be aware not only of our rights but
of our responsibilities as well. We are not asked to follow blindly; therefore,
we become accountable for our actions.

4. Choices
Choice means that we are actively involved in making decisions which
we think are best for us now and in the long run. This also implies that we are

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