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Learning Intention: Identify characteristics of someone with a "me first" attitude. It's hard to work in a group with someone who always has to be first., who puts their needs above everything else. While students may not recognise themselves in these positions, it is important to agree that these types of attitudes make things difficult for everybody and generally doesn't gain much for the pushy person. Thinking questions: 1. Have you ever been in a situation where somebody in the group felt like they had to be first? 2. How does it make you feel when someone insists that they have to be first, line up first, or do something first, or they took something that belonged to everybody? 3. What are some things you could do or say to someone like that without getting into a fight? 4. What are some things that are worth arguing about if you run into a "me first" person? 5. How can students help each other get rid of the "me first" attitude? Directions: These students are all "me first" people. Write down what you think the students might be saying?