Lesson-1 Self-Awareness And Self-Discipline

1. (a) Polishing Talent

Regular practice,

Repeated efforts,

Will sharpen your skill

Make it shine very well.

 

Every child is blessed with talent that makes him / her special. It can be singing, beautiful writing, painting, literature, dance, rhetoric, household Work, mechanical work and so on. For example, as a child, we often fell and got injured while learning to ride a bicycle. But with repeated practice, we became proficient in cycling. Similarly while learning how to write at an initial stage of primary school level, your handwriting was not well. You became able to make your writing neat after some years in the fifth standard. It was the result of your continuous practice. Due to this skill of yours, you bagged first position in the beautiful writing competitions up to the state level competitions.

Activity-1 Let's identify our hidden skill:

Now we will write about our inner skills on the work sheet.

1. I like playing / writing / singing or……

2. I enjoy connecting with this.... Skill.

3. I have this skill…..I get satisfaction when I share it with my parents or peers. Then I get a good sleep.

4. Even in dreams, I stay connected with the skill of ……

 

Activity-2

The students, who like singing, will be asked to sing a song in any language they like. They can recite poems from their Punjabi, Hindi or English books in their own style.

Students interested in writing will write three sentences on the topic "My Dream”.

Students interested in painting / architecture can write or draw on the notebook or sheet the type of construction they dream of. The rest of the students can present their skills as per their interest.

Writing about your favourite field.

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Activity-3 Students will be asked to sit in groups of five students. Then each group will come forward and recite a poem from book.

First the students in different groups can recite this composition by looking at it. Then the same poem will be recited orally by the students in the next week's period. There will be recitation competition and the students will be awarded first, second and third position by the teacher in the morning assembly on the following day and their names will be displayed on the notice board.

 

Activity-4

In this activity one minute time will be given for on the spot speaking about the importance of any subject like science, mathematics, social science etc. Students will be called in turns. They will be given few minutes to prepare, and then they will be asked to speak again. The results of speaking for the first time and the second time will be very different. The result will be better for the students who participated in this work for the second time with more preparation.

EXERCISE

Choose True / False

1. Repeated practice sharpens the skills.

2. Singing can be refined with practice.

3. Skills are given to the lucky people by birth. He who has not got this boon cannot do anything.

4. Talent should also be trained to be carved

Summary: You can have any skill, talent, ability. It requires constant hard work and concentration to cultivate it. You can flourish your talent by practicing again and again and by updating your knowledge about your talent.

(b) Flexible Attitude

Change is the law of nature .As it is well said that flowing water never goes stale. Human nature is also just like the same. If a person does not have a flexible attitude, he/she can never adapt himself/herself with the environment. A narrow minded person is never happy. Such person becomes toxic and spreads negativity all around. Besides this, that person fails to maintain relations with others because he/she is never ready to welcome wholeheartedly others' view points and criticism for his own ideology. A flexible attitude, therefore, is a very necessary trait to be developed in the individual for the healthy adjustment with others.

Activity-1

Dear students! Our today's topic is Flexible Attitude. Can you tell, what is tried to be shown in this picture?

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Just imagine what would happen if a person's mind is locked'?

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Now look at the other picture and guess what has been shown in this?

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With a keen look, you will definitely be able to differentiate between the persons with a flexible attitude and a rigid minded person. Flexible attitude is the positive approach that helps to unlock our fixed mind. A flexible person accepts and adopts the changes broad-mindedly.

Can you identify the ways in which a person with flexible attitude is different from a rigid minded person?

Dear students!

On the basis of above cartoons and the following behavior patterns, try to find the difference between the two and write them

Behavior Pattern

I. Never listen to anyone’s advice

2 Always ready to learn something new

3. Run away from responsibilities

4. Always criticize others with different ideology

5. Frequently burst out in anger

6. Mix up easily with others

7. Accept different challenges

8. Lose heart

 

FLEXIBLE MINDED                                    RIGID MINDED

 

                                 

 

Dear students, As we have seen, a flexible person easily adapts himself with the changing environment. The flight of his mind is so high that for him, only sky is the limit. We all know that science and technology has been developing with its highest possible speed. It is really difficult for the old generation people to go hand in hand with this drastic electronic revolution. They cannot learn and adopt the changes resulting like the young generation can. Mobile phones and computers are the living examples. You might have been able to learn their features so quickly than your grandparents.

You have to find out the names of flexible minded persons from your neighbourhood. Next week we will discuss about this in the class.

Name of The Person	His/ Her Behavior with Others	Positive Trait of His/her Personality that you want to Adapt
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Dear students, Sometimes the person's rigid thinking becomes a blockade in the welfare and progress of his/her family e.g. gender bias in terms of thinking that girls should not be given equal chance like boys in getting education as well as in jobs. Such behavior and thinking should definitely be changed for the prosperity of a family as well as that of a society. On the other hand, there are certain aspects in which rigidness of a person has a positive outcome like honesty, anti-corrupti0n, not using unfair means during the exams etc.

Do you know the names of such people in Indian history who contributed in changing the society and making it free from social evils due to their flexible attitude.

What would be today's social scenario if they had not done so?

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Dear students, You are the builders of future nation. The country will be in your hands after some years. You might be feeling that there are some negative practices present in today's society that you don't want to see in future. Have a look around and think.

Activity

Sit in four groups and discuss about the malpractices prevalent in the society that are needed to be changed and suggestions about the ways to eradicate them .After discussion, the leader of each group will write the points on the blackboard.

Group I	Group II	Group III	Group IV

 

Now write all the points and follow them in your life ahead…..

(c) Career Awareness

When Mr. Varendra Sharma came to the class having a piece of paper and a pen in his hand, all the students began to look at him with a great curiousity, actually he was the school career counsellor. So students felt very free and frank with him. He asked the students to write down their three top career preferences. Students did the same. One of his students, Manisha enquired-

"Sir, why have you asked us about three career choices, why not the single one?"

Students were told that it is not always possible to achieve the first plan or target, so we should be ready with plan number two and three, means B and C plans also. He also added telling the whole class that we should choose our career options according to our family conditions, aptitude, talent and economic and social circumstances. If we need, we can do our study courses along with a job by correspondence.

"Sir, you mean that first of all we should know our talent, interest and aptitude. Then according to our family conditions and social demands we should select a target and start to0 work hard for that." concluded Navdeep, a brilliant student.

“Yes, we should see the job opportunities; as nowadays our own self-employment is in vogue. You-tuber, web designer, dog- trainer, cook, leather, plastic and textile engineering and services sector offer a good area for a better career. We should not run after the jobs but we should create jobs also."

He further told the class that we talked in a group that is known as class counseling or group counseling. If we talk personally, one to one, then it would be a personal counseling.

"Now, in our schools, there are so many great works going on", was the thought of Navdeep.

 

Think and Tell

1. Upon which thing, a good choice of career depends?

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2. How many types of counselling did the career counselor suggest?

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3. About which thing Navdeep was happy?

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4. Nowadays, why 1S it become good to move with a lot of career options?

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5. What good things do you notice in your schools?

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6. Which quality do you find in Manisha?

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Dear students, you will also start with a diary or your notebook. Having personal questions and career guidance.

Sr. No	My Question/ Problem	Solution

 

Conclusion

It is very good to think about your career. You may get proper information by asking genuine questions. According to your talent, apptitude, family and personal conditions and also demands of society. You may chose a good career. Work hard for that plan. Select at least three better career options for you.

 

 

Teacher's Remarks