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66 What is the problem? What responsibility do we have in these situations? What responsibility do we have for not behaving in this way? What responsibility do we have for responding when we notice this kind of behaviour? Building a culture of responsibility and humanity and accountability in our schools The Intermediate Phase – the emergence of reason and responsibility A guide for teachers What’s mine is mine, what’s yours is yours! Show the children the pictures below; ask them to put a tick for the images that portray what is good/ok/acceptable and a cross alongside those that portray what is not good/ok/acceptable. Ask them to write a sentence for each picture that explains their main ideas.
Phase by phase ideas for learning and teaching about responsibilities at school [Still being drawn - will be ready 20th July 09] There are a number of ways you could work with the information generated by the children in relation to these pictures. One suggestion is to put the children into six groups. Give each group one picture to discuss. Ask the groups to each make one sentence about their picture and to share it with the class. Ask each group to discuss their picture and to share their sentence. 1. 2. 3. • • • • Consider with the class: What is stealing? What is damage to property? Is it ever acceptable to take what does not belong to you? Is it ever acceptable to damage somebody else’s property? Reflect on the consequences of damaging property and stealing at school. Reflect on the consequences of the same behaviours in society as a whole. Activity idea Tackle specific issues like racism, xenophobia or sexism openly. Look at these examples from the Celebrating Difference series. 67
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