Ch 1- Personal Values

Ch 1- Personal  Values

 CHAPTER NO.1 PERSONAL VALUES

 

1. To understand the meaning of tolerance and spread it.

2. Inspire the students to understand mutual love and respect.

3. To be a source of positive change and enhancement of co- operation in the society.

 

Tolerance is a spirit to live with patience and humbleness. It is tolerance to accept every religion, caste,colour, creed, region or culture. In fact, this virtue is

related with the art of living,tising above mutual rivalry and jealousy. In other words, it means to accept the merits of others with patience, wisdom and aesthetic sense. We have our own way in which we want to live, eat, sit and speak. If the other person does all this in the same way or differently,the ways adopted to accept him is tolerance.

 A tolerant student knows and under-stands that if he wants to be happy, others also want the same. A tolerant person lives with patience and becomes more successful

in life. Tolerance does not mean to consider oneself weak and bear oppression silently but to express oneself peacefully and with logic. Our tolerance is tested in adverse conditions.Due to lack of tolerance, we can get nervous quickly and get furious or tensed. To attain this virtue, company of tolerant people, positive thinking and innate meditations are very much required.

Suppose two students sit on each bench in the class. You sit with a student who is your fast friend. Today a new student who is from some other state and speaks different language has joined your class. The teacher has told you that this student will sit with you from today.

 

What thoughts came into your mind regarding that student? You have to note down these thoughts yourself and read them .Then evaluate your tolerance yourself.

 

Students have to put a tick (“) or a cross (x) against cach statement for the purpose of evaluation :

1. I should not sit on my bench.

2. felt good that this student has come from some other state. I will gain some knowledge about his state.

3. don't like it. In the next period, I will ask him to sit on some other bench.

 

Some other thoughts might come into the mind of the students. They can write them also.

After doing this activity, under the guidance of their teacher, the students will try to understand their tolerance power. The student, who treats the student from other state and language lovingly and endures his behaviour will be more tolerant than others.

There was a student called Manject who was very short in height. Since his

childhood, students had been teasing him and calling him ‘Chhottoo'. He felt much

anguished. One day, he watched a movie on the T.V. It was about a boy like him. In

the movie, when anyone teased him calling him ‘Chhottoo’, he just smiled and said, "One day, I will become great through my good deeds".

The movie had a great effect on Manjeet. Since that day, Manjeet resolved

that he would not get irritated on being teased by others. This thought made him

good-natured. In order to achieve his aim,he started reading library books in addition

to his course books. He began to top the class. His teachers and parents felt proud

of him. Now, the other students started calling him by his real name. By dint of his hard work, he cracked the P.C.S. exam. The virtue of tolerance that he had leamt in his childhood proved useful in resolving the problems of others as well. In his office, he listened to his subordinates patiently and made wise decisions. He became a popular officer. This is a remarkable quality of tolerance.

 

Worksheet

Q.1. Why did Manjeet not get angry on being called ‘Chottoo' by his fellow students?

 

Q.2. If you react with tolerance at your home, in your school, neighbourhood and relationship,what benefits can you achieve? Write down your answer on the basis of the above story.

 

Q.3. Do you feel that one can live more peacefully in the society by being tolerant?

 

Tick one of the statements that appeals you the most in each of the given situations:

1. Astudent has removed a notebook from your bag without asking you.

i‘ will grab the notebook from him/her at once.

ii I will go to the teacher to complain against him/her.

ii, I will tell him/her that if he/she needs any notebook, he/she should ask for it.

 

 

2. Your friend has told you that a student of your school was using bad words for you.

 

i) Onbearing this, you will immediately start fighting with him so that no one else would do the same in future.

 

ii)You will also use bad words for him and compete with him.

 

iii) You will say that you don't care for such things. If needed, you will talk to him/her.

 

3. You are going to the town with one of your seniors on a scooter and a car brushes against his scooter by mistake. The scooter was new.

 

i, You will stop the car driver and use abusive language.iL You will say politely, “Please drive carefully."if. You will go to the police-station immediately and register a complaint against him.

 

4. After the school, a student misbehaves with you.

 

i You will fight with him.

 

ii You won't say anything at that time and will leave peacefully. You will bring it to the notice of your parents and teachers and sort out the matter afterwards.

 

iii ‘You will summon your friends and fight with him.

 

5. Your friends are having expensive mobiles. You have requested your parents many a times to get you a mobile phone but they are not doing so.

i You will keep on insisting.

iL You will distance yourself from them.

iii You will understand the problems of your parents and give up your obstinacy.

 

6. You went to a shop to buy vegetables. There was a heavy rush. Some customers came

later than you but left earlier after buying vegetables.

 

i - You will ask the shopkeeper angrily to sell the vegetables turn wise.iL You will push the other customers and buy the vegetables before them.if, You will suggest the shopkeeper to sell the things through token system.

 

In the above activities, the students will learn to become much tolerant as they react with patience, steadiness and wisdom. With the help of the teacher, the students will understand that tolerance has great value in life. A tolerant student becomes good at studies and popular among parents, teachers and friends. Living with humbleness, he can touch great heights in life.

 

KINDNESS

1. To create the feeling of sensitivity among the students.

 

2. To think about the methods of adopting kindness, forgiveness and broadmindedness.

 

3. Make efforts to incorporate compassion in human character.

 

Kindness, in fact, is a human instinct or feeling in which there is a sensitivity of kindness,forgiveness and broadmindedness. Being kind is having positive thinking for human beings as its important aspect. A person having the spirit of kindness learns how to live a prosperous life psycho-

physically and socio-culturally. The objective of this lesson is to inspire the students to rise above natrow mindedness, live with kindness and make the society better along with theit own lives.

Chorus :In the mommg Amit and Binder

While going to school Let's see on the way

What they did ?

 

(Annrit is humming something while cycling to his school.)

 

Amnit : Do good, have good. A good

deeds always come around.

 

Binder : Stop...stop...stop, friend.

Since when have you started doing such good deeds?

 

Amit : Dear....we must do good deeds unconditionally. My grandmother also related such a story yesterday.

 

Binder : Okay then. Start your mission by doing a good deed for me from today.

 

Amrit : How?

 

Binder : You know my parents can neither get me a bicycle nor escort me to school

 

Amit : Ok, dear! Do come with me daily. Come and sit behind me.

 

Binder : (sitting on the camier) Thank You, Amrit!

 

Armrit : Ok, dear! You need not thank me. Rather, it's my duty.

 

(In the meantime, a student, Saurav of

Class 6, passing by them, suddenly falls

down.)

 

Saurav : Bro, lift me up ! Lift me up please!

 

Binder : Hey, why do you keep riding in the

air?...Don't worry! Just lifting you up!

 

Saurav : Be quick, brother. My uniform has got spoiled.

 

Amrit : (Dusting Saurav's uniform and taking

him by his arms asks him in a worried.

tone.) Are you okay? Any injury?

 

Saurav : No, bro. ...it's okay.

 

Annit : Alright; but do ride your bicycle slowly.

 

Chorus :Doing two noble deeds Amrit and Binder reached school Crack your brain to understand What they said to the teacher in the school 7 (Before the moming assembly, on seeing the teacher, Amrit hums something with due respect once again.)

 

Annit : Do good, have good. A good deeds will always come around.Good Morming, Ma'am!

 

Madam : Good Morning, my son!

 

Binder : Mam, please let me hold your bag for you...

 

Madam : Its Okay, my son !

 

Armnit : (Spreading his arm towards OO oo

the bag) No, Madam! Please give it to me. My

gtandmother said that you get blessings on doing something for others.

 

Madam : Wow, very good ! Take these files and give them to (The Principal is standing

outside the office. Both the boys advance towards him.)

 

Both the boys: Good Moming, Sir!

 

Principal : Good Moming, Boys!

 

Amit : Sir, our Punjabi teacher has sent these files for you.

 

Principal : Keep them in the office.(Binder actually opens the door as a token of respect before the Principal could open it.)

 

Binder : Please move in, Sir!

 

Principal : Thanks a lot, my son.

 

Both : Thanks a lot, Sir.

 

(Saying this respectfully, both join the other students sitting in front of them.)

(Class Incharge is collecting fee from the students.)

 

Chorus :Two girls Harman and Komal

Studying whole heartedly.Let's see in the school What type of noble work they do?

 

Incharge : Okay, students! First of all, deposit your fee.

 

Harman : Yes, Sir! Take my fee first.

 

Incharge : (On seeing the 500 rupee note) Very Good! Just wait! Giving you the balance.)

 

Harman : Right, Sic! Thank you!

 

Incharge : Get up, Komal. Bring your fee.

 

Komal : Yes, Sir! Take my fee.

 

Incharge : Yes....Deep, why aren't you getting up to deposit your fee?

 

Deep : Sir, I could not bring my fee.

 

Incharge : Did you forget or couldn't bring?

 

Deep : No, Sirt This is not the case. Papa couldn't get any work and mom is ill.

 

Incharge : Okay, it doesn't matter. I will deposit it myself. You just study whole- heartedly.

 

Harman : No, Sir! I will deposit it. Papa often says that we should be kind and help our needy fellow mates.

 

Incharge : Very good, Harman!

 

Ram Parsad : Ihave yetto deposit my fee. have half of the amount. I will give the rest of it later.

 

Komal : (intervening, stands up.) Yes, Sir] Ram Parsad lives with his matemal  grandparents in our colony. Please deposit his fee from my balance.

 

Incharge : Long live my brave kids! You are very kind. Your fellow mates are helped and

pleasure is also achieved.

 

Ram Parsad : (Nods his head with respect and

feels happy.)

 

(On seeing all this, the students of the class experience a different type of pleasure.Teacher addresses them after looking at their pleasant faces.)

 

Incharge : Very good, Students! You must have realized what kind of ecstasy kindness gives.In fact, this is the real joy of life. Take out your books. Let's read the next lesson on beautiful life.

 

Q.1. According to the first scene, which values should you adopt?

Q.2. Which line did Amrit hum again and again?

Q.3. How did Binder and Amrit help the teacher in the second scene?

Q.4. In the third scene, what lesson do you get from the mutual co-operation of the students?

 

1. Ask the students to have their lunch together during the recess. Keep monitoring and encourage them to be kind and help one another.

 

2. Onachart, write in bright colours the names of the characters who showed kindness in the tole play.

 

3. Ask the students to write a paragraph in about 100 words describing the act of kindness,help or welfare done by them for the elderly people, children or needy people in their surroundings, Read out the best writing in the class/moming assembly.