ch 8- Values Associated With Ability Of Decision Making
CHAPTER NO.8 VALUES ASSOCIATED WITH
ABILITY OF DESISION MAKING
1. Todevelop creative interests in students through
self-confidence.
2. Make students realize that they are capable of
doing something.
3. To develop in the students the feeling that every
small and big task starts
with a meaningful step.
A human being is a social creature, While enjoying
his life in the society, he makes many decisions at every stage ofhis life,
big or small. The basis of any decision is based on
the self-confidence of the person. Self-confidence, in fact, is the mainstay
of life's progress, prosperity and the creation of a prosperous society, This concept is associated with the notion of self-belief that the person concerned can fulfil whatever he or she believes, Self-confidence is a trust, certainty or self efficacy that is always related to his spirit of accomplishment of whatever task he undertakes. This
feeling can help one to win every
bet of life. The common perception is that before
doing any work, if one thinks that he cannot accomplish it, then contrary to
self-confidence, he is already on the list of losers. Every small and big task
stacts with the first step of life. Therefore, a person who is confident or
self-confident with his first step, he starts moving towards his destination
with a concerted effort and becomes capable of reaching his destination. In
this lesson, the introductory acting has
been taken as an example. Here the role of the teacher is that of a director
and the role of the student is that of an actor.
Let's mention some Punjabi actors who had learned
singing, but they also became actors by dint of their confidence. Gurdas Mann
is an important figure in the field of Punjabi singing. Through the intricacies
of the Punjabi language, this popular singer of Punjab not only made a name for
himself in Punjabi singing, but also gained a foothold in Punjabi acting with
his self-confidence. He also emerged as a successful hero of many Punjabi
films. In the current era of Punjabi singing,another Punjabi singer, Diljit
Dosanjh needs to be mentioned. Although Diljit Dosanjh had a passion for
singing since childhood, but with his self-confidence he also became a famous
film actor, The story of Dr. Satinder Sartaj is similar. Besides being a
renowned Punjabi singer, he became a world-renowned film actor by being able to
take the decision to pursue acting due to his self-confidence.
The exemplary self-confidence of Punjab's
world-renowned wrestler, Dara Singh is also worth-considering. This
world-renowned wrestler had never ever thought that he would become a
successful actor. By dint of his self-confidence, he also became a popular
actor. His acting was not only a
success in Punjabi films but also in the years-long
Hindi T.V.serial, ‘Ramayana’. Therefore, the perception must be accepted that
any person on the earth can achieve his goal if he takes decision with
self-confidence and carries out his task step by step with a strong
determination. Every human being is playing a role on this worldly stage. All
the different forms of expressions of a human being are, in fact, his actings.
So, everyone can act, but the need is to awaken self-confidence from within.The
activities given in this text serve as the initial step of acting and thereby
strengthen the subject matter,
Activity-1
The class begins as any other day. The peculiarity
of this class is that instead of discussing the subject taught in it every day,
some activities should be done in
accordance with the desire of the students. Prior to
that, the teacher will conduct an activity related to the questions given
below. Students will answer these questions
honestly and fearlessly :
Q.1. Do you watch films/dramas/ songs on T.V.?
(Yes/No)
Q.2. Which actor/bhero/heroine acting in the movies
/ plays / songs that you watch on your T.V. is liked by you?
Q.3. Can you act? (Yes/No}
Q.4. Isit necessary to take the first step (initial
step) to promote any task? (Yes/No)
The concerned teacher will elucidate answer from the
students and arouse curiosity in the subject. Naturally, the answers will vary
in the form of ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The students will then be divided into four
groups and the following related activities (acting as an example) will be done
according to the class schedule.
The teacher himself will speak the sentences given
below once and then all the students will repeat this sentences 3-4 times along
with their teacher.
Sentences: “We have decided to do whatever we say.
We believe that every good deed starts with the first meaningful step.”
A student from the first group will stand in
front of the class and as per the instructions of
the teacher, he will Laugh whole-heartedly without any treason. Besides the
concerned group, whosoever feels like laughing may laugh whole-heartedly. This
action will be performed by almost every student of the group. After performing
this action, the concerned student will return to his seat in the class. It
will be a kind of first step in performing comedy. The role of the teacher will
be like that of a director.
Write a sentence on the blackboard and utter the sentence in front of the class,
A student from the second group will come in front of the class and according to
the instruction of the teacher write the sentence, ‘Dear students, today we will
learn that we can do everything by dint of firm determination.’ on the blackboard and
then utter this sentence facing the class. While the student is speaking, the
teacher will utter words of inspiration to maintain the self-confidence of the student.
This action will be performed by almost all the students of this group. After performing
the task,the concerned student will return to his
seat in the class.
Activity-4: To play a folk-game:
‘Chirhi Udd, Kaan Udd’ (Sparrow Fly, Crow Fly)
All the students of the third group under the guidance of their teacher will play the
folk game of Punjab 'Chiri Udd, Kaan Udd' (Sparrow Fly, Crow Fly). Only five minutes
will be allotted for this game. The playing group has to be instructed that they will lift a finger only if the name uttered is that of a flying bird.The name of any bird/animal/ object can be uttered. The decision to lift the finger immediately after speaking should be made with complete confidence. If the name ultered is not that of a flying bird, the students who lift their fingers are counted ,out of the game. Making the wrong decision at the wrong time can lead to lose the game.
However, even if you lose once, keep trying to win. After the game, all the students of that group will retum to their seats. Through this folk-game, the students will learn that this task was also a role
played by the teacher in enacting a folk-game and it is related to the value of life and that whenever they get an opportunity, it is very important to take the right decision at the right moment with full confidence.
2-3 students from the fourth group, under the guidance of the teacher, will take tums to come to the front of the class, open a text book, tell the page number and ask the students to repeat the
three sentences that he/she will read out from the
book. After performing this task, the students return to their seats, This
activity would actually be related to the student's acting as a teacher.
Worksheet
Q.1. What were the performances made by your group?
Q.2. Match the performance of the group
correctly as follows:
1. Group-1 folk-game (Sparrow Fly, Crow Fly).
2, Group-2 read out three lines.
3. Group-3 laugh whole-heartedly.
4, Group-4 reading a sentence ftom the blackboard.
Q.3. Fill in the blank using the
appropriate word from among the words given within a bracket:
This was the first .................. of acting in
our class today.
(joumney/step/method)
Q.4. Iam fully confident that I too can act with a
firm determination.(Yea/No)
Q.5. While playing ‘Sparrow Fly, Crow Fly’, did you
realize that you can take the right decision at the right moment with
self-confidence in order to achieve success? (Yes/No)
Through all the activities,the concerned teachers and all the students will be motivated to perform all the tasks with confidence. It becomes clear that confidence plays a vital role in performing any task successfully, All the activities related to the above performances have been taken as examples to try to develop the thinking that self-confidence and a firm determination can help one to perform every task successfully. Having faith in
one's own self, an individual makes every possible
efforts and moves ahead step by step towards his destination. In the initial
stage, he might not become successful. However, he should not lose hope; rather
utilising his self-strength, he should
make efforts to transform his failure into success.
The teacher should make it a point to guide the students to develop the
thinking that ‘he has the capability to perform every task.’
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS B
1. To develop self-confidence in students.
2. To make the students realize that no task is
impossible in life.
3. To instil in the students the tendency to come up with meaningful solutions to every problem.
According to Psychology, a problem is a psychological process that is related to some complexity, obstacle or difficulty. In real life,we face a lot of problems. We should not panic when there is some problem. We should try to find different solutions to overcome that problem. It's our psychological condition that makes the problem bigger or smaller. Whenever there is any problem, try to understand it with ease. First think about all the possible solutions. Then make efforts to solve it with patience and intelligence. A time will come when you will be able to solve even the biggest problem with your cteative thinking. There can be many solutions to the same problem out of which choosing the appropriate solution depends on our sharp thinking,
In the class, the teacher will show a picture of a student facing a problem and discuss about the different solutions to the problem. The teacher narrates the student's life story that is as follows:
There was a young man named Gauray who was always restless, He was afraid of facing any problem. He started crying whenever he faced any problem. His elder sister often helped him to get out of this situation. This made him dependent on his sister and soon he lost all his courage. His father did not like his son to be a crying baby. He wanted his son to become strong and face his difficulties with self-confidence. One day, Gauray was upset over something. When his father saw him weeping in the courtyard of the bangalow, he said to him, “Why are you crying?” In tears, Gaurav told his
father that he had gone to his friend's house to play games on his Laptop. Suddenly, the Laptop fell irom his hand and broke. He was very much scared and could not understand.what to do. So,he wanted to go to his elder sister again for the solution. But his father stopped him from going to her and told him to solve his problem himself.
Gaurav said, “But how?" Father said there is a
solution to every problem.He must find it out himself.
After narrating the above story, the teacher will
discuss the different steps involved in solving a problem with the participation
of the students.Steps of the Process Involed in Solving a Problem
Step 1. Identify the problem.
Step 2.Think of some ideas to solve the problem and
make a list of the ideas.
Step 3. Choose the best idea.
Step 4. Understand the idea well and come to a
conclusion for the solution.
Step 5. Evaluate the Result,
The Problem solving process is as follows:
Activity-1
A student from the first group speaks in front of the class: Problem solving skills can make you confident and independent. Now if you have a problem in real life, think first and take a sheet of paper and right down all the options.
Choose the ethically suitable option honestly. If
that option is the best, then think about imo! inpit
Activity-2
Directed by the teacher, a student from the second group speaks in front of the class how to solve a problem: Suppose a student from our class is a Deputy Commissioner. A principal of a school approaches him for the solution to the problem of accidents due to lack of speed breaker on the way to his school, The Deputy Commissioner will try to
and find suitable solution.
Activity-3
Under the guidance of the teacher, one of the students from the third group will show the students the given picture/brain test and ask the students to complete for finding out the solution to the problem.
One student from the fourth group will draw
the given picture on the blackboard, He will ask all
the students to find out its solution after understanding it properly. The
student who finds its solution first will be the winner.In this activity, the
students will be asked to find out how many squares are there in this picture.
Worksheet
Q.1. Is problem not a psychological process in
Psychology? Yes/No
Q.2. Can every problem be solved 7 Yes/No
Q.3. Problem should be dealt with patience and
intelligence. Yes/No
Q.4. Write synonyms of the following difficult
words.
Words Meaning/Synonyms Patience a To deal with Calm
es Restless es Bangalow a
Q.5. What is difficulty? How can it be solved?
Through all these activities, the concerned teacher
becomes a beacon and motivates all the students to find the right solutions to
all the problems with self confidence and positive thinking.There is no problem
without a solution. Students will be made capable of solving every problem
