Moral Education (English)

3. Do the followings:

a) Work in group. Conduct a speech program on "Our Manners and
Behaviors" in class. Prepare a summary of the speech and present it in
classroom after the program.

b) If you are going to do some good work, what work do you choose
and how do you start from where? Make a short program schedule and
present in your classroom.

c) Why is social interaction necessary in classroom? Where else is it needed?
Discuss among your friends and prepare a report.

4. "Manner and behaviors are learnt at home from early childhood" discuss in
this topic among your friends.

5. Make a list of any five social evils that prevail in your society and need to be
revised.

6. Read the following remarks and fill in the table properly.

The respect of others ideas, feelings, reasoning, thoughts, and opinions

let's walk together, let's eat together, let's work together

developing a habit of putting your own ideas independently

involvement in addiction, fighting and discriminatory practice

Democratic Practice Democratic Manners Social Evil Social Value

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Lesson 2 Moral Practice

Expected Behaviours:
To maintain social courtesy
To be grateful of kind people and things
To be careful on the conversation of nature showing attachment on it.
To work for the welfare of the motherland.

Long long ago, students and teachers were talking about academy concern in a
school. The teachers were asking questions and the students were answering
them. In this continuation, one day, a teacher asked the question, "How do you
become happy?"

‘When a hungry man gets bellyful of food’,then he or she becomes happy, some
replied. Others said ‘when a poor gets enough wealth’. Some said when the
teachers take us to visit beautiful places. Some added ‘when an unsuccessful person
becomes successful’. Some of the students were not interested in their studies.
They said, "Sir, we become happy when we leave the school. After listening to all
of the answers, Sulekha said, "A cuckoo becomes happy when the spring comes,
a peacock becomes happy when summer comes, a rascal becomes happy when
others are misfortunate and a gentleman becomes happy when all creatures are
well. Parents become happy when their children progress. Teachers become happy
when others show good behaviour and respect." The teacher became very happy
to listen to this answer and thanked her.

Good manners are precious jwellery to society. Greetings, gratefulness and
thankfulness are good manners. Good manners bring people closer. They make
the relationship between people permanent and strong. Social good manners can
be followed free of cost and labour. Its practice begins from the family. It can

Instructional Suggetions:

Ask the students how they greet family members, neighbours and friends after a
bit long. List their answers on the blackboard and have them to discuss why they
use such words.

Ask them what benefits they have taken from the plants and discuss what
measures we can take to preserve them.

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be practiced further with neighbors. There can be different people with various
interests, classes, thoughts, cultures and faiths in our neighbourhood. Though
their behaviours can be different, we should be grateful to each other and show
our greatefulness. According to the situation, we can show courtesy by smiling
at each other. It is said that everybody in the world can understand the language
of a smile. Courtesy is needed to make all people happy, to maintain sincere
relationships and to exchange co-operation. This indicates the moral heights and
practise of an individual.
Any individual has been taking support from others. His/her life would become
difficult without this help and support. Therefore, we should express our
gratefulness to those who help us in need. In some scriptures, it is said that those
who do not care about helpful peoples are like criminals. It shows the importance
of the courtesy.
There are benefits of greetings and greatfulness. According to the old books of
moral education, there are four benefits. They are: (a) living longer, (b) becoming
knowledgeable, (c) becoming famous, (d) becoming powerful. Nobody exists that
does not want these benefits.

Earth and vegetation also support us. People do everything in the earth. People dig
it, plough it, grow food to eat but also they make it dirty. Everything is tolerated by
the earth. A man is like a small child and the earth is like a mother. So, the earth is
called mother. National Poet (Rastrakabi) Madhav Prasad Ghimire says in his poem
like this:
I am your son, you the mother earth,
Unbroken relationship is of land and heart.
We human being should be grateful to the earth. Motherland is equal to mother.

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There is the saying, "Mother and motherland are greater than heaven." We should
be grateful to them. We are not able to repay our appreciation of our mother,
motherland and the earth even if we had millions of years to adjust in. If we cannot
show this appreciation, we can be grateful by not making the world dirty. Natural
vegetation is our good friend. They do not take anything from us but they give us
a lot. They give us fruits, medicinal herbs, shade and coolness. They help to make
our environment clean. They purify the oxygen which we breathe to live. So we
should be grateful to vegetation.

Human beings are taking many benefits from the sea, the rivers, the mountains,
the sun, the moon and the stars. The existence of human beings and other
creatures is not possible without them in this world. We should also be greatful
to them. Both human beings and nature should co-operate with each other for
living and existence. A man can walk on the path of morality by following the
courtesy in family, neighbourhood and school. Morality cannot be enhanced by
any medicine. It is developed from the early age of a child and is started through
family, neighbourhood etc. Courtesy can be shown being thankful and grateful to
those who help us. Nature is a silent teacher for us. We can take blessings from
nature by expressing appreciation and being thankful for it.

Summary

The necessary thing in our society is to follow courtesy. We can follow courtesy
showing gratefulness and thankfulness towards each other. From this, human
relationships become strong and permanent. Human beings can extend help
and co-operation. She/he is living in co-operation within society. We should be
grateful for such support and co-operation. A man takes various benefits from
the nature. The existence of human beings is not possible without the support
of the nature and the earth. It is the moral duty of human beings to be grateful
and thankful to nature.

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Exercise

1. Evaluate yourself:

(a) I ……..a greeting to all when we meet.

(i) extend (ii) do not extend

(b) I ………. grateful to the helpful and kind people.

(i) am (ii) am not

(c) I ……..the help of earth and plants.

(i) take (ii) don't take

(d) I ……. that we should be grateful to nature.

(i) believe (ii) don't believe

(e) I ……. for the welfare of the motherland.

(i) work (ii) don't work

2. Give short answers to the following questions:

(a) What are the advantages of courtesy?

(b) How is the nature of the person who ignores helpful people?

(c) What are the benefits for the people who express greetings? Write any four.

(d) Why is the earth called ‘mother’ ?

(e) How do plants help people?

(f) What type of behaviour is called moral behaviour?

3. Write a summary of the story given in the beginning of the lesson.

4. Answer the following questions and present in the class:

(a) Ask this question "When do you feel very happy?" to at least any three
members of your family and put the answers in this format:

S.N. Relationship with the family members Answer

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(b) What types of words are used by the people in your community when
they meet for the first time? List them out and present them in the class.

(c) What do you do for the motherland in your student life and after your
student life? Write any three things that you do in the following table:

Works to be done in student life Works to be done after student life

(i)
(ii)
(iii)

(d) Write any four persons/things for whom/which a man should be thankful
to besides what is mentioned in the lesson and present it in the class.

(e) Read the greeting words and understand:

Words used in greeting Community used

Pranam Maithil/Abadhi

Godlagi Tharu

Ram Ram RanaTharu

Sewaro Limbu

Fyafulla Tamang

Salamwalekum Islam/Muslim

Jojolopa: Newar

Jhorle,Jedho Magar
Tasidelek Sherpa

Fyofulla Gurung

Jwohara Santhal

Bandagee Rajbansi
Sewa Bantawa Rai, Thami

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Le sso n 3 Respecting Others, Respecting Oneself

Expected Behaviours:
To demonstrate democratic behaviours
To identify and respect religious and cultural diversities in their community
To form a habit of working in groups by respecting the different views

Listen others’ Work together Identify and respect
views patiently religious, social, cultural

diversities

Respect others’ Follow rules and Work for the welfare
religions, cultures regulations properly of family, community,

and views society and nation

Take care to fulfill Search for equal Respect of opposing
to rights and opportunity views
duties

Behave without Democratic Behaviours Believe in others
discrimination (Friends, teachers

and parents)

Instructional suggestions:

Make students practice different exercises for identification and respect of religious,
cultural, gender, disability and class related diversities of their community.

Encourage students to search and identify local customs and practices of different
forms and respect these diversities by making them play a role of these practices/
situations.

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Let's have information of a village:

Dovantar is a very beautiful village. Different people live in Dovantar. They have
separate religious, educational, social and cultural beliefs. Weak, disabled and
differently able people are also in this village. The occupations of these people are
also different.

Many people visit Dovantar to enjoy the natural beauty and learn about the social
perspectives. It is beautiful as well as peaceful village. Old values and traditions are
also prevailed in the village, along with new practices. The people are wise as well.

People from different castes and religious groups live together in Dovantar. They
help each other and like to work collectively. They hold discussions before they
start any work. They share each other's views and involve the person having
opposing views together in different activities. They help each other on various
occasions like festivals, celebrations and fairs irrespective of their religions, values
and culture. They follow the rules and regulations and involve themselves in various
development work. They have judicious distribution of opportunities. They take a
collective responsibility to help the senior citizens, the weak, the disabled and the
marginalized group of people.

They carefully listen to the suggestions given by respected persons of the village.
They make decisions collectively after discussing to all. They greet each other in
meetings according to their customs. If anybody does anti-social activity, they try
to convince him/her. In case of further misconduct, they handover such people
to the concerned legal authority for punishment. They collectively help them to
improve such behaviours.

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They also involve women and children in decision making process which can reflect
their views, emotions and suggestions. They organize cultural programmes at least
once a month, turn by turn, for cultural development of all castes, classes and sects.
They do not ignore or insult weak, disable persons and marginalized groups. Instead,
they identify the abilities and create the environment and opportunities for them
to be self-reliant. Therefore, many people from different places and countries come
here to study the democratic culture and behaviours in the village. Meanwhile, a
team from Kailali has made the following conclusion by studying the village:
The main characteristics of Dovantar are: to live together, work collectively and
have discussions with each other. All views are respected here. All people work
following the rules and regulations. All are equally treated in this village. They
reach on conclusion with collective discussion. If anybody does illegal activities,
they become unanimous for the punishment according to the degree of offence.
As a result, the feeling of living together with sharing and caring each other has
become strong in the village.

Summary
Democratic culture is developed in Dovantar. Because of this, all people are living
together with mutual co-operation in this village. Democratic culture means to
promote human values and to balance between rights and duties. Similarly,
it includes personal, social and national peace, a feeling of brotherhood and
a universal relationship among people. For this, we should participate and
encourage all to participate in different activities. Democratic behaviour helps in
building character and promoting social tolerance and collective lifestyle.
Democratic culture should be practised by individuals, communities and society
in practical life for the welfare of all people. There is equal role of an individual,
community and society to develop such culture. Nepalese society has a lot of
diversities. So, the democratic culture and system become strong and successful
only through respecting such diversities.

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Exercise

1. Evaluate yourself:

(a) I ………..my rights and duties.

(i) know (ii) do not know

(b) I ……….to work with the people who have opposing views to that of mine.

(i) like (ii) do not like

(c) I ………. equal opportunities to all.

(i) provide (ii) do not provide

(d) My aim ……… to follow democratic culture.

(i) is (ii) is not

(e) I ………..the objectives for the progress and prosperity of all communities.

(i) have (ii) do not have

2. Write short answer:

(a) Prepare a list of diversities found in Dovantar.

(b) Make a note in points of democratic culture found in the people of
Dovantar.

(c) What should be done to make people follow the rules and regulations?
List them.

(d) Give reasons to justify that democratic culture is practiced in your locality.
Mention the aspects of improvement if any.

3. Fill in the blank spaces choosing appropriate words from the lesson:

(a) The people of Dovantar are…………….

(b) We should ……….. the suggestions of the elders.

(c) Self dependent and self-reliant people are ………….

(d) We should not ………..for minor things.

(e) It is not ………… to involve children only in work.

4. Answer the following questions:

(a) What can your parents do to make your village like Dovantar? Ask with
them and present what they say in the class.

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(b) What activities can be done to identify and respect the diversities in the
classroom and the school? Form groups, ask with the teacher and prepare
a report.
(c) What can be the causes of unrest and conflict in the society? Ask your
parents and list them.
(d) Make notes on the basis of following questions:
(i) What sorts of discriminations are there in your family and community?
(ii) What are the measures we can apply to remove such discriminations?
(e) What should be done to establish co-operation and friendship in the
society?
On the basis of above questions, write with reasons whether there is
democratic culture or not in your family and society.
5. Look at the following picture and answer the questions below:

(a) What is happening in the above picture?
(b) Are there such meetings held in your community?
(c) Do you attend the community meetings?
(d) Why should we be active for the development of our society?
(e) Can you find democratic culture in the above picture? Give reasons.

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Unit - 5 Discipline and Positive Thinking

Learning Outcomes: 61
To respect personal, social and cultural diversities
To have friendly relationships with weak, disabled and helpless people
To understand aspects of discipline and apply them in practical life
To know the advantages of good manners and adopt them.

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Lesson 1 I Become Good

Expected Behaviours:

To speak and act courteously

To be patient, sober and tolerant

To follow good company

To perform civilized behaviour

To keep balance between knowledge and practice

(Basanta did not want to have a meal this evening. His mind is occupied with the
event which had occurred that afternoon in his school. He has felt that he has
done a great mistake against other's minor errors. His mind has filled with various
thoughts at this late night.)

(Looking at the wall clock) Oh! It's nearly ten o'clock. Why am I not able to sleep?
Even I have an headache. How nice was the sleeping yesterday and the day before.
Today, I can’t sleep, it may be due to anxiety and tension. Last year, our moral science
teacher, Junu, had said – dead ones are burnt in funeral pyre and living ones are in
anxiety. Now I have felt that those words of my teacher are true when I faced them.

I'm not an indisciplined and immoral student in the class. All teachers love me.
They take me as a disciplined and studious student. The head teacher had given
me a pen as a prize for securing highest marks in Mathematics in the last terminal
examination. Of course, today I made a mistake breaking the discipline. Otherwise,
why did they dismiss me for two days from the school? I should not have slapped
my friend when he had thrown my notebook on the ground. I slapped my friend
and was punished by the school. My mistake seemed to be bigger than his.

If I had told the incident to the head teacher, I wouldn't have been blamed. I myself
attacked him. How did I do that?

Hira sir, who wanted to apart us might have taken me a bad boy. I talked irritably to
him, "Don't come and show your affection, go to teach your class." Oh! I didn't have
to treat my teacher like this. Where had I lost my courtesy in that time? I have read

Instructional Suggestions:

Ask the students about the things that fall under the discipline of a student. List
them in the blackboard and conduct a discussion with them.

Tell them any one moral story where a disciplined person got happiness and an
undisciplined got trouble and make student discuss on its moral.

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in a book – common sense of a man destroys when calamity occurs. I being a good
and disciplined student, was resticated for two days from the school. My friends
teased me. I got scolded in home. I missed my classes for two days. What can be
the bigger misfortune for me than that? Last year, my maternal uncle had shown me
the prize with certificate that he had got. On the top of the certificate, a sentence
was written in Sanskrit– "Bidhya Dadati Binayam (Education gives courtesy)". When
I asked the meaning of the sentence, he said – "Courtesy can be acquired from edu-
cation." Education is eye and courtesy is hand. I felt happy when I had heard this.
But how did I forget this? I acquired education but didn't show courtesy. What had
I learnt then? Learning means to apply in practical life too. (He takes another side.)

How do I spend these two days in home? I have no interest to study and do home-
work. What type of man am I who can't tolerate such a minor thing? The meaning of
intolerance of injustice is not to do quarrel. Why don't I understand it? Tolerance is
the highest quality of a man. Anil uncle had said a story of an elephant, Dhirkumar.

Once Dhirkumar was sunbathing after he had taken a bath in a pond. Some fawns
came and started to play on its back. The back of the elephant became dirty. But
the elephant didn't do anything and remained silent. The fawns even threw urine
and stool on it. Even after that, it didn't react. An animal can tolerate other's child
in such a way but I'm a human being. What kind of human being am I, If I can't

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tolerate the misconduct of his own friend, Where is patience in me? I couldn't learn
anything from what I have studied, listened and seen. So, I am suffering from the
result of that.
There are many reasons to make a man good or bad. I have become bad today. This
is the result of my own behaviours. If I hadn't slapped my classmate, I wouldn't have
dismissed from the school. And if I hadn't dismissed from the school, I wouldn't
have felt storm myself. I could sleep in time. I will have gone school the next day
and studied together with friends. I have read biographies of Mahatma Gandhi and
Gautam Buddha. But why didn't I remember those things?
A courteous person never gets trouble anywhere. There is a close relationship
between fairness of heart and courtesy. I have not only punished but also learnt
something. Now and onward, I never leave courtesy. I don't lose temper in minor
things. I tolerate them with patience. I only take good habit and behaviour. I show
courtesy to all. I never forget good things and apply them in practical life. This is
discipline and only a way for my betterment. Whatever, the today was past. This
was my examination. From tomorrow, I forget all bad things and remember good
things only and apply them in practice. (Looking the watch again) Oh! It's eleven.
Now I must sleep.

Summary
A man can be anxious due to various reasons. Among them, one is when he/she
breaks discipline. A man who is disciplined doesn't suffer from anxiety. Courtesy,
tolerance and patience are threads to keep a man in discipline. Company also
affects a man. Bad company leads a man to downfall and good one to progress.
Decision making capacity is needed for that. A man becomes mature from experi-
ences of life and knowledge from books. It is necessary to apply those experiences
and knowledge in practical life.

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Exercise

1. Evaluate yourself:
(a) I ………..with courtesy.
(i) speak (ii) don't speak
(b) I ………. the friends who make mistakes.
(i) tease (ii) convince
(c) I ………. my own mistakes.
(i) repeat (ii) correct
(d) I ………..good companionship.
(i) search (ii) do not search
(e) I ………..into practice the things which I have studied, listened and seen.
(i) put (ii) don't put
2. Read the following short dialogue, then put the words given in the bracket
either in Nigam's box or in Atuls box suitably.
Atul : Why do you need it wherever I am going?

Nigam : I mean if you are going to study!

Atul : It's your work. I am going to my friends to chat with them.

Nigam : With whom? Aren't you going to school today?

Atul : Why do you need the name? It's not your concern.

Nigam : And, won't you take the examination today in school? Teachers have
called all of us.

Atul : Leave that. Nobody has become great by studying. Those teachers
will go themselves.

(Impolite, good speaker, bad speaker, worried in study, neglects study, interested
in gossiping, punctual, not punctual, mischievous, straightforward, shows respect
to teachers, ignores teachers)

Nigam Atul

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3. You have answered question no. 2 above. Whom do you like? Write a short
paragraph with reasons.
4. Give short answers to the following questions:
(a) What is the reason of Basant's anxiety?
(b) What type of student is Basanta?
(c) What is the meaning of 'Intolerance of injustice'?
(d) What is the result of bad companionship?
(e) What did Basanta promise?
5. Do the following activities:
(a) Prepare a list of the measures to be taken to promote the friendship

among friends of the class and present them in the class.
(b) What can you do to improve the friend who has bad habits? List out the

measures and give it to your head teacher.
(c) If you want to make your class the best in complying discipline among

other classes, what should you give up and forward ahead immediately?
List any five things in the following format:
Things should be given up immediately Things should be forwarded ahead immediately
a. a.
b. b.
c. c.
d. d.
e. e.

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Lesson 2 Advantages of Discipline

Expected Behaviour:

To tell the advantages of discipline and use them in their practical life.
To involve in a task arousing self-confidence.
To realize the self-satisfaction and to increase it.
To live in a respectable position.
To show the readiness in mental and intellectual development being disciplined.

Silver jubilee of Jorpipal High School is going to be celebrated with various functions.
On this occasion, various programmes have been conducted along with the sports.
Among them, one of the programmes is Duet Folk Song Competition. Fourteen
groups have participated on it. Among them two of the groups Mechi and Mahakali
who came to the final positions are going to compete. After the direction of the
host of the programme, the two groups start to sing:

Instructional Suggestions:
Ask students to make a list of advantages of discipline and paste in the class.
Choose any two of the students from the class and encourage them to sing the duet song in
turns with a rhythmic voice.
Tell any story, poem or song that give importance to discipline and let students
discuss about it.

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Mahakali: Let’s play with the song, on the happy moment of this day,
Let us get the answer, of these questions that we say
Mechi: Go ahead! We will try to give the answer if we know,
In case we don't, we will apologize and bow.
Mahakali: Father, mother, Guru and Gurumas, relatives and friends,
Why should all the people prioritize the discipline?
Mechi: You have asked a very good question seeking the answer,
Discipline always leads to a person in the right path.
Mahakali: What kinds of advantages do we get following it?
Let us know it as well if you have known that.
Mechi: Anyone who follows the discipline can get the success fast,
And it builds the self-confidence that last long.
Mahakali: I agree with you but let me know else,
What are other benefits and gains?
Mechi: Anyone who follows the discipline
Can get self-satisfaction and esteem.
Mahakali: It may help us for a prestigious life, we thought,
Let us know whether we are right or not.
Mechi: Of course! It increases our self-respect,
Don't be worried, you are certainly right.
Mahakali: Let us know if it helps to change our thoughts?
Or will require to our entire life or not?
Mechi: Let us clean our heart by thinking positive,
It drives our life making us productive.
Mahakali: Anyone can get lots of gains, we know how?
Can we ask some other questions right now?
Mechi: You can ask any without feeling shame,
Don't take us as special, we are the same.
Mahakali: Let me know what a society gains from discipline ?
Kindly say all this to us in short

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Mechi: It helps to build peace and cooperation,

all round development with unity and civilization

Mahakali: As we think it also helps the country to grow,

Let me know something about it that you have known.

Mechi: Discipline helps the country for its fame,

What did we know if we fail to grow the name?

Mahakali: Thanks for your efforts to make us known the gains,

Let's shake our hands now, may we meet again and again.

Mechi: We may not sing this song again, among the good friends,

Follow the discipline; you wouldn’t get the pains.

Summary

Discipline is not defeatism rather it is the meaning of the freedom. Discipline is
a key foundation for all round development of a person. It always encourages
establishing self-confidence which is a must for success. It helps to create a
respectable position in a society in the entire life. Discipline creates friendship,
unity, brotherhood etc. which finally leads to the development of the society.
Both name and fame of the country can be increased among the international
community through discipline. Thus, neither a person nor a society and a country
will remain in peril if they are functioning under discipline.

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Exercise

1. Evaluate yourself:

(a) I ………..understood the advantages of discipline.

(i) have (ii) haven't

(b) Discipline ………..self-confidence on me.

(i) increases (ii) decreases

(c) I ………. to live with self-respect following discipline.

(i) want (ii) don't want

(d) The society which follows discipline gets……………. .

(i) developed (ii) destructed

(e) Study becomes ………….from discipline.

(i) meaningful (ii) meaningless

2. Give short answers to the following questions:

(a) Why is the folk song competition going to be organized?

(b) What should be done to increase self-confidence?

(c) What are the advantages of discipline for a person?

(d) How does discipline help the society?

(e) What should be done to spread the name of the country?

(f) What is the method to be free from all difficulties?

3. Put (√) for true and (×) for false statements:

(a) It is right to say sorry for mistakes. ( )

(b) Discipline keeps us in bondage. ( )

(c) Peace and satisfaction can be got from discipline. ( )

(d) It is dishonored to ask about the unknown things. ( )

(e) Our study should help for the welfare of the country. ( )

(f) Discipline helps us for mental development. ( )

4. Write a paragraph having twenty sentences on "The Advantages of Discipline"
based on the lesson.

5. Discuss and answer the following questions:

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(a) What are the advantages of discipline other than those described in the
lesson? Make enquiry with your parents, list them and present in the class.

(b) How do you convince your friend who doesn't believe that there are ad
vantages of discipline? List the ways and present in the class.

(c) Prioritize the following extra-curricular activities that you prefer to
participate in the school:

(i) Sports (ii) Literary programme (iii) Quiz (iv) Oratory programme

(v) Duet song competition (vi) Dance (vii) Art of painting

(viii) Spelling contest (ix) Acting (x) Showing discipline

(xi) Volunteer service

(d) What disciplines should be followed while taking part in the extra-curricular
activities mentioned in no. (c). Write in points.

(e) Tell the following story in the class:

Raman and Ramila were walking together along the street. At the same
time, they met a person walking taping a white stick and wearing black
glass. When they saw the man, Raman said to Ramila, "Look! how the blind
is walking!" Ramila didn't like it. She convinced Raman, “We shouldn't insult
them saying blind." It doesn't suit for a disciplined student or an individual.
We should call them visually impaired persons. Similarly, hearing impaired
for deaf, physically impaired for disable and intellectually impaired for
mentally retarded people. This influenced Raman to a great extent. He
thanked Ramila and promised to follow her suggestion.

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Lesson 3 As You Sow, So You Reap

Expected Behaviour:
To explain good behaviours
To do good works knowing the result of good deeds results same
To act understanding own responsibilities
To encourage others to do with positive thinking

Thought

Good Bad

Responsibility on works, Telling the Laziness, arrogance, hatred, uncivilized
truth, civilized behaviour, accountability, behaviours, irresponsibility, jealousy,

determination, hard work/devotion, misdeeds and monopoly
discipline, patience and labour
Bad result
Good result

Good man Bad man

Instructional Suggestions:

Tell the students to make a list of good results in daily life and allow discussing the
advantages of them.

Make the students to tell the good and bad works of them according to their view.
Also encourage them to say the advantages and disadvantages of those works and
give necessary feedback.

Encourage the students to be devoted for positive thinking and good results by
performing role play on any event.

Assess the students whether the expected behaviours, learning outcomes and abil-
ity are achieved or not and give them feedback by applying continuous assessment
system.

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Let's study the following stories:

Story 1

Kalpana lived in Pokhara with her parents. One day she went along the bank of Seti
river with them. There are very deep and narrow gorges in and around the Seti river.
All of a sudden, she fell down a gorge. Many people tried to bring her out from the
gorge. Security forces also tried their best but it was in vain.

Kalpana panicked. Her parents also cried. All became worried. At the same time,
a child named Kamal, who was with friends, came near the crowd. He said, "I will
bring Kalpana out from the gorge." Nobody believed him. They thought he would
also die in the gorge. Kamal ignored all those things and went into the gorge care-
fully with the help of security forces. Kalpana was crying in panic. Kamal brought
her out. All became delighted. Kamal got many prizes with thanks. He became
famous throughout the country. His parents also got congratulations. His bravery
and benevolence got praised everywhere. His work got praised and publicity in the
newspaper, radio and television. One of the famous school announced free educa-
tion for him. He admitted in that school and started to study well. Kamal proved
that Nepalese children are brave, courageous, responsible and benevolent. From
the bravery of Kamal, it is proved that the result of good deeds is good.

Essence

We should be ready for good works.
There is no age boundary for good works.
We should encourage for good works.
Praise and opportunity are there for them who does good works.
Satisfaction can be got from benevolence.
We should give opportunity for benevolent person.

Story 2

The government was ready to build a bridge in Jamune Khola of Sunthala village.
The villagers became happy with that announcement. The government spent money
for buying materials whereas the villagers contributed labour work happily. Harkajit
got the contract to build the bridge. The villagers followed the command of Harkajit.
He even scolded and blamed to the villagers. But they tolerated his behaviours and
remained happy in building the bridge. They all worked together.

One day, they had to lift a huge iron pillar for the bridge. They all tried but in vain.
Harkajit was shouting at the villagers for not doing the work. He had not been doing
any work. It was possible if efforts of one or two men could be added. They tried again
but couldn't get success. In the meanwhile, a man came from a distance. His name

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was Sadhuram. He saw what the villagers were trying to do and that Harkajit was
shouting at them. All are lifting the iron pillar with their possible efforts but a man
was scolding the workers. Sadhuram did not like this. So he requested Harkajit for
help. Harkajit took this request as an insult thinking that he was taken as a labourer.
But Sadhuram repeatedly requested him for help and finally he became ready. Har-
kajit also involved in the group and tried to lift the pillar. The pillar was easily lifted
by the added effort of Sadhuram and Harkajit. All became happy. Harkajit thought
even an impossible and difficult work can be done with joint efforts. Nowadays, he
helps in such works and feels happy. He encourages others to do such works. The
thoughts and deeds of Harkajit have been changed by the help of Sadhuram.

Essence

Men should work according to their capacity.

Habit should be formed to do works in groups.

We can do even a difficult work easily by joint efforts.

Labourers shouldn't be insulted by the people who don't do any work.

Unity is strength to accomplish work.

Encouragement is important for good work.

Our behaviours are changed when our thoughts are changed.

Story 3

Himalaya Secondary School is on the top of a hill of Chyangla village. Ratanlal Yadav
is the head teacher of this school. He works for the welfare of the school, students
and parents. He himself is disciplined and clean. He encourages others to do so.
All like him.

Head teacher Yadav observes the study and activity of every student. One day, he
came to know that some students came to the school without brushing their teeth.
After the school, he gathered all students in the school field and said, "Dear stu-
dents, you will come to the school by brushing the teeth properly from tomorrow."

Next day, he observed the students. Some students haven't brushed their teeth even
that day. He again reminded the students to do the same. This process continued
for some days. But still some students did not follow the suggestion. They accepted
before the head teacher but did not brush their teeth in home. He became surprised
and sad in the ignorance of the students.

One day, head teacher Yadav came to the school before students had come. He
stood at the main entrance of the school with water, brushes, toothpaste and a
towel. He gave brush and toothpaste to those who had not brushed their teeth. He
made them brush and even gave them water for gargling. And he cleaned their face.
The students became bashful. From next day, all students started to come to the

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school by brushing their teeth. They cleaned their clothes. They stopped to make
their classroom dirty. They also started throwing the litter in the specified places
and washing their hands. Nowadays, the environment of Himalayan Secondary
School has changed. Students do not throw litters everywhere in home too. The
tole/neighborhood has become neat and clean. The teachers of other school give
an example of the discipline and neatness at Himalayan Secondary School.

Essence

Change is possible through positive thinking and behaviour.

We should follow the good suggestions of our elders.

There should not be difference between saying and doing.

Bad habits can be improved through good behaviours.

To follow command is also discipline.

We can be exemplary and loved from all through good behaviours

Summary

The result of good work is good. We should do good work with positive thinking.
This makes us responsible, hardworking and accountable. Everybody should be
responsible towards their work. We should also encourage the people of our
society to have positive thinking and be responsible. We should move forward
with positive thinking to be disciplined, honorable, hardworking and accountable.
It brings progress and properity of everybody.

Exercise

1. Evaluate yourself:

(a) I …......................……..with positive thinking.

(i) work (ii) do not work

(b) I …….........….worked for bringing positive changes in others behaviours.

(i) have (ii) have not

(c) I ………...............................devotedly.

(i) work (ii) do not work

(d) I ……........................…..say about good works.

(i) can (ii) cannot

(e) I ……..........................…..thanked for good works.

(i) am (ii) am not

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2. Give short answers to the following questions:

(a) Which story do you like most among the three stories given in the lesson?
Give reasons.

(b) How has Harkajit improved?

(c) What type of head teacher is Ratanlal Yadav?

(d) What are the similarities among Kamal, Sadhuram and Ratanlal Yadav?

(e) What do you do to improve your friend who has a habit to write
haphazardly on the wall?

3. Tell the relationship between the work and result in the following situations:

(a) A dozen of men lost their life due to lack of sanitation in some remote
villages.

(b) Maranidevi was banished from her village by superstitious villagers
blaming her as a witch.

(c) Police arrested a merchant in accusation of milk adulteration.

(d) Jhamak Kumari got many prizes because of her continuous efforts in
literature.

4. Write any five examples for each to prove the following statement:

(a) Good work, good result.

(b) Bad work, bad result.

5. Answer the following questions:

(a) Some good people from your community may have succeeded in any field.
Give the reasons of their success and write a biography on any one of them
and present it in the class.

(b) What sorts of good behaviours should be shown for the teaching and learn-
ing activities in your class? Discuss with your friends and list them out.

(c) List the good behaviours that should be shown by the teachers and students
and paste it in the class. For this, make final list after having discussion
between teachers and students.

(d) Share your ideas if you have seen or known some incidents from which it
is proved "As you sow, so you reap."

6. Organize a Value Exhibition (Handicraft and drawing exhibition showing the
human value) with the guidance of the teacher and also create the environ-
ment for all students of your school to observe the exhibition.

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