•“What I learned in my early years of teaching was that although I could not change the experience of poverty, racism, and violence that my students brought to the gym, I could, through activity experiences and discussions, help them to be more reflective about the personal and social-moral decisions they were making. I gradually came to understand that teaching personal and social responsibility in physical education meant helping children and youth become more socially and morally responsible for contributing to the well-being of others” Hellison
12:08 PM Sunday Aug 30, 201 "A spike in children as young as 10 involved in serious crime is pushing police and the justice system to develop new programmes to keep young people out of the courtroom and away from a life in prison"
The TPSR Model was developed to help students learn to be responsible by giving them increasing amounts of responsibility and by carefully shifting a significant portion of decision-making responsibilities to them. The model promotes self and social responsibility by empowering students to take more responsibility for their actions and lives and by teaching them to be concerned about the rights, feelings, and needs of others. The model strives to help students feel empowered, to experience making commitments to themselves and others, to live by a set of principles, and to be concerned about the well-being of others.