Ch 3- Values Associated With Growth In Adolescence
CHAPTER NO.3 VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH
GROWTH IN ADOLESCENCE
1. Understanding different aspects of human
personality and improving them.
2, Learning ways to change negative aspects of one's
personality into positive ones.
3. Personality development as an aggregate of
physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual growth.
Personality development can be defined as the
process of building up, developing and enhancing one's personality. Personality
is the aggregate or cong-lomeration of memories and incidents in an
individual's
entire life span. Psycho-physical and socio-cultural —factors, family background, financial conditions, genetic factors, situations and circumstances also contribute to an individual's personality. How we behave in our society teflects our personality. Personality development helps an individual to gain confidence, generate high self-esteem and develop a positive attitude. Personality development includes physical, mental, intellectual and spiritual growth put together.
In this activity, a chart is given. The student has to fill all its columns honestly. Let's know our personality on the given scale :
From the above sentences, every child shall
understand some aspects of his/her personality through self-reflection.
In this classroom activity, all the students of the
class will take a plain sheet of paper and write their replies to the following
questions beginning their sentences with the phrase "I am proud that
...........sccc000”
1. What have you done for your parents in
your life?
2. What have you done for your brother-sister in
your life?
3. What have you done for your grandparents
in your life?
4, What have you done for your relatives in
your life?
5. What have you done for your best friend in your
life?
6. What have you done for your neighbour in
your life?
7. What have you done for your school in your life?
8. What have you done for your village in your life?
9. What have you done for humanity in your life?
With an objective to improve their personality, the
teacher shall guide the students based on their reply. The teacher shall give
them a home assignment to write ten lines on T love ...................'
All the students will sit in pairs such that the boys pair with boys and girls
pair with girls. The last group shall accommodate anyone left out in case of
odd number of students in the class. Each pair of students will take a plain sheet of
paper and write 5 similarities and 5 differences that they identify between
them in 20 minutes.The students can exchange their views with their partners.
Everyone should speak and listen with due respect.
The activity aims at encouraging students to learn as following :
1. to show respect to the fellow students.
2. tounderstand their similarities
3. to think before asking questions tc their
partner.
4. to share personal information and experiences.
The activity can be repeated after increasing the
number of students in each group (e.g. from two to three, four, etc.). The
teacher needs to act smartly and build upon and create awareness among the
students about the need to accept the similarities and differences existing
among them
through Unity in Diversity’ concept. The students
can share their experiences with the whole class as asked by the teacher.
In this activity, the students will assume that some
event (like Sports Meet, Annual Function,Fefe, etc.) is being organized in the
school. Every student will perform a role in this activity. The subject of the
programme/event shall be decided by the teacher as per the convenience of the
class.
The event can involve some classes or even the whole
school. At the end of the event, the teacher will thank all the students for
their wonderful performance, thereafter asking them to go home happily and
write a paragraph using the following points:
1. What was the event?
2. How did you prepare for the event?
3. What new skills did you leam?
4. Who helped you during the preparation?
5. How did you feel while performing your assigned
role?
6. What would you like to celebrate next in a
similar manner?
Based on this, the teacher will evaluate the
development in personality of each student, keeping in mind the gain in
communication skills, self-confidence, self-esteem, sense of responsibility,
positive attitude and cooperation. In this way, a student, after understanding
his/her personality traits, canstrive for improvement in his/her personality by
developing and polishing it.
SELF-AWARENESS
* To realise your strength and weakness with deep
introspection.
* To learn the art or method of converting your
weaknesses into your strengths.
* To conceptualise a bright foture based on
realistic self-awareness.
Self-Awareness is a true and authentic test of
‘sell’.
This decides what you are in reality; what you do;
why you do it; how you do it and how does it affect others / the society. It
also decides what your strengths and weaknesses
are, The answers to all such questions result in
your self-awareness.Dear students, this great virtue has a great importance
in the prevailing era and in every phase of your
life. Self-awareness is the consciousness or introspection of one’s
own traits, feelings and emotions. You can brighten
your future in its light and live and interact in the society as a
wholesome personality. Self-awareness may not prevent you from making mistakes, but it provides you an ability to learn a lot from your mistakes.
Dear Students, let us try to understand this resolution of
self-awareness through the following activities :
[Self-Awareness Circle
As mentioned above, the students who behave in a
balanced manner considexing their emotional,social and creative aspects are
able to take apt decisions in life.
Characters :
Teacher
Jashanpreet (student and protagonist)
Kamaljit Kaur Jashan's Mother)
Akashdeep (Jashan's classmate)
Navykiran ( Jashan's clasemate)
Place:- Drawing Room of Jashanpreet's Home
(Jashanpreet enters.)
KamaljitKa : Retumed from school, My Child ?
Come,Wash your hands. I have prepared your
favourite pea curry.
Jashanpreet : O Mother! Can't you prepare something
better? I am sick of your pea curry. Don't pester me. I won't eat anything. I
am going to my room.
Qashanpreet sits on a chair with a phone
in his hands.)(The Next Day in School)
Jashanpreet : (to Akashdeep) What's up, you book-
worm!Wasting your brain over your books?
Akashdeep : No,my friend ! It's not wasting of
brain.
This is my hobby. Studies, in fact, teach us the way
of life. You should also study.
Jashanpreet : Rich people like us do not need to
study .
We don't want to waste our brain like you.
Ihave my uncles in Canada and Dubai and my aunt in
USA. Kids of affluent family just chill ! Chill !.................. Just Chill
! No worries; No tensions!
Teacher : How are you students? Today we will recite
the poem ‘Lights of Hope’.
(Teacher recites the poem.)
Only efforts can help you reach your goals;
Don't give up like cowards.Feel the pulse of time
and move on with hope.
Ups and downs of life should be dealt with
firmly;Hard work is always rewarded.
Excelsior on the top let us wave a flag.
Because whosoever wants to brighten the future,Let's
light the lamps of hope with a positive gesture.—Mandip Kaur
(Explaining this poem thoroughly, the teacher talks
about working hard and setting goals in life. The bell rings.)
Navkiran : tis a very nice poem,Jashan. You should
learn from it, Our exams are
approaching. You should work hard.
Jashanpreet : Odear friend ! I need not
study so much. I am notgoing to be an officer. I
need not worry about passing. My father is highly influential. You need not
worry at all.
(Exams get over. During the exams, Jashanpreet was
found guilty of copying. He was refused admission in any other institution. He
remained sad and upset.)
(A few days after the exam, Akashdeep met
Jashanpreet.)
Akashdeep : Hello, Jashan! Do you know? I got a
place in the merit list! My parents and teachers showered lots of blessings
upon me. I will now fulfill my dream of
becoming an LPS. officer.
Jashanpreet : (shaking head in disappointment.)
Alas! I have lost everything. My false ego was the cause. I did not think
rationally about myself. (Jashanpreet almost sobbing.)
Akashdeep : You can still do something about it.
Itis never too late to mend.
Jashanpreet : Yes, Akash! Wise people must have said
with reason-'A stitch in time saves nine’What will I do now?
Akashdeep : OO, dear friend! He who repents for
having sinned is almost innocent. No
doubt much time has been wasted. You should fix your aim and move ahead in
life, I am always there for you.
Based on the above role-play, students
will answer the following questions.
Q.1.
Fillin the blank.
Jashanpreet lacked ................0.0+. (self-awareness,
self-ego).
Q.2. What did you learn from the poem?
Q.3. Jashanpreet's behaviour towards his parents was
good. (Write down true or false)
Q.4. What happened with Jashanpreet towards the end
of the story?
Activity-2 : Self-Contemplation
Teacher will divide the class into two groups.
Students will answer the questions given in the worksheet after a
self-contemplation about their abilities, merits, demerits, aims and ambitions.
One
of the groups can be made te sit silently and
contemplate for 10 minutes.
The other group will go to the playground for 10
minutes silent walk and do the seli-
contemplation. Then they will return to class.
Worksheet
Q.1. What did you feel after the self-contemplation?
Q.2. ‘What do you think and decide to become after
self-contemplation?
Q.3. Write down three merits and demerits that you
felt during the self-contemplation.
Merits Demerits
Q.4. What are the benefits of improving your ability
after fixing your aim in life?
