Ch 4 - Values Associated With The nfluence Of The Peer Group
CHAPTER NO.4 VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
INFLUENCE OF THE PEAR GROUP
1. To promote mutual cooperation in the group.
2. To create positive impact in students through
meaningful leadership in the group.
3. To create awareness in the group to stand up
against violent thinking.
The life of the students in the school is such that
they consciously or subconsciously accept the influence of other students in
their classes, which can be both negative
and positive. The activities of this lesson are related to avoidance of
mass Violence, avoiding bullying,having good
company, not doing any work under pressure and taking initiative towards mutual
coopersation, In this lesson, the student peer group is mainly taken as an example of ideal peer group.
Students will do this
role-play in the class in collaboration with
their teacher. Students will be divided into two
groups. After playing their respective roles, beth the groups of the class will
adopt the method of communication and answer the questions involved.(Under the
guidance of their teacher, the students will perform a role-play related to the
meaningful effects of co-operation and leadership. The students will play the
role of teachers.The
teachers can also be a part of this play if they
wish.)
Teacher ; Maninder, why are you sitting so quietly?
(The child bows further down and remains silent.)
First Student : Sir, he didn't even come to school
yesterday. He squabbled with his parents for a bullet motorcycle saying that
his friends have bullet motorcycle and all of them
make fun of him. He even threatened not to go to
school or run away from home if they did not buy him the motorcycle. Sir, his
parents are very upset. We also tried our best to make him understand that such
boys who cause others mental harassment or trouble their parents cannot become
good friends. So what if your parents cannot afford it. You can buy it with
your hard-earned money later on. What sort of issue is this? As it is, bullet
motorcycle is not
required for excelling in studies.
A Student : Sir, you know, all the students of my
class used to make fun of me and called me- Hey Shorty, Hey Fatty, Hey Blackie
and many more. I would get very
angry in the beginning; I even used to fight. Sit,
when you called me to the lab
last year and explained to me, " The more you
get angry, the more they will tease
you. There is only one solution. You don't get angry
and they will stop harassing.”
I took your word for it. I just didn't pay attention
to what they said. When
someone spoke kindly, I would listen to them
intently. After a while, they stopped
teasing me on their own. What would they have lost
had Ileft the school? The
loss would have been just mine. “
Teacher : Maninder, these children are also your
classmates. Look, what good things they
say! How good it would be if we could distance ourselves
from bad companions
and come closer to these wise classmates. I would
advise you to let your friends
meet your good classmates. Dear Maninder, please
tell me how many friends of
yours have bullet motorcycle? (Maninder is silent.)
Let's leave the outsiders!
Son, can you tell me how many of your classmates
have this motorcycle?
(Maninder remains silent; most of the boys in the
class speak.) Sir, we don't
have. Yes, we have small motorcycles; that too
belong to our fathers. We rarely
get them; especially when Mom has to go with us.
Teacher : (The teacher explains to the
students.)Children, this is called peer pressure, Many children ruin their
future under this pressure, but some children make their future golden with the
help of their peers.It is up to you, son, how much influence we accept. Am I
right?
(All the children in unison.) Yes, Sir!
Nayroop : Sir, [have had polio since my childhood. I
come to school on a tricycle. All the children in the school used to tease me
and call me lame. I used to get very
angry. Pushpinder is sitting next to me. He is my
neighbour. He used to say -
"Dude, don't worry about them too much, We
don't know what they will become in future.But you are a studious boy! You
stand first every year". Sir,Pushpinder was stronger than all other
classmates. He supported me.That's why they stopped harassing me, Thanks to his
strong support, I have reached Class XII. He brings me to school on my tricycle
daily.
Pushpinder : Sir, I was weak in English and
Mathematics. But Navroop speaks English like
an Englishman and Mathematics is on his tips. When I
used to get scoldings
during English and Mathematics period, he used to
feel superior. Then he started
helping me with the subjects in the evening.
Navroop stood first and I secured second
position in 10th grade. Due to this cooperation,I am
pursuing 12th class in
non-medical stream with pride. Sir ,we
meet good as well as bad people; it’s upto us to
understand what is good and
what is bad.
Teacher : Good! Well said! Dear Students, peer
pressure has both positive and negative
effects. If your fellow mates have oppressing,
dominating, violent effects on you,itis negative. If your friends are good
,they can transform even a bad person into
a good person. It's always better to be alone rather
than be in a bad company.
But in your class there is no reason to be lonely or
alone. Each and every
student is a good person. Dear Maninder, you are
causing your parents distress
and depression by following those boys who are not
of any worth in your life.
Nobody can love a child more than his parents. Why
are you letting the influence
of those boys overpower the love of your parents?
No child, No! Be positive!Very good !Come over to
me, my son!(Maninder comes to the teacher.)
Maninder : Sir, [have understood the positive
influence of my peers.I have understood that we can even tum a bad fellow mate
to lead the right path with the right
influence. I have also understood that every person
staying close to us cannot be our friend.
Sir, I am proud of these fellow mates of mine. Sir,
you will not receive any
complaint against me from today onwards.
(Maninder touches his teacher's feet and happily
sits at the desk. The whole
class joins in his happiness and the class resounds
with applause.)
Worksheet
Q. 1. Under whose influence does Maninder improve?
Q. 2. What kind of influence can group mates have on
you?
Q. 3. We should be guided by ...................
influence of the peers.
ill in the blank by choosing one good / bad point
based on the role-play)
Q. 4. Suppose you are asked by four classmates not
to attend the class, what would you tell them? (Answer in 2-3 lines as directed
in the role -play.)
Q. 5. If you were in the place of Maninder and your
parents were poor,which one of the
following role would you prefer to do ?
a) I would prefer studying in school and become a
senior officer.
b) I would prefer buying a bullet motorcycle or
Activa.
c) I would imitate my peers.
Write the reason for the above selected option.
(based on the role-play)
Q 6. Complete the paragraph by filling in the blanks
in your own words:
Navroop comes to school on a ........sssseeeeseeeeee
» Pushpinder brings his ................
Navroop is studying till class XII under the
influence of his .................0.0.. Maninder has
moved in the right direction due to the
................:00.. Of his group. [ have also made up
my mind that I will never give
...................... Opillion fo my group mates, but will give them
full support to be good. We will work
...............0..... if our class and in our group.
In the above activities, the characters of the
role-play, Maninder, Navroop, Pushpinder and a group of their other classmates
have tried to inspire every sort of group to have a positive influence on
others through mutual cooperation and meaningful leadership. Led by the concerned teacher,
the students will fulfil the purpose of this activity by putting this
inspiration into practice life.
