Authority: the ideal 7. Rita decides one of the people who supports her is not doing a good job and wants him to leave. The agency who hired the support person abides by Rita's decision.

 

 

Points to Ponder:

• How is this story an example of the ideal exercise of authority?
• What kinds of support do you think Rita might have had to be able to do this?
• How would you rewrite this story to make it the opposite of what it is?

 

Now it's your turn!

Think about someone you know and a time they used their authority wisely. Write a few sentences about it and to send it to us. We'll post your story below. The more stories we can collect, the more all of us will understand about how self-determination happens in real-time.