Attitude

Life Lesson: Attitude

Description

Attitude determines ones every thing. Attitudes become positive or negative based on how we respond to situation.  Each situation presents itself before us to check what attitude we are going to have. We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.                   

Intent

To be positive under all circumstances and its consequences

To understand what is negative attitudes and its consequences

To understand how to replace them with positive attitude

     Question

     Can you narrate the role of attitude in family?

     Can you narrate the role of attitude in academics and school?

     What are consequences of negative attitude? Whom it affects more?

      Is it possible to covert negative into positive attitude?

     Does perspective play a role in attitude?

   

     

Life Lesson:

1. When we face the problems boldly – Positive

Leave the scene – Negative

2. Accepting ones mistakes – Positive

Shirking the responsibility of our mistakes – Negative

3. Committing mistakes and realizing it – Positive

Justifying the mistakes and not ready to realize it – Negative

4. Visually challenged person works hard and gets a decent job – Positive

       Visually challenged person takes to begging – Negative

Discussion Quote:

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

                                                                              - Martha Washington

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.                                 - William James

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don't.

If you'd like to win, but think you can't

It's almost a cinch you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost,

For out in the world we find

Success being with a fellow's will;

It's all in the state of mind.

      Activity: Demo:

        

  

                      Half full half empty glass - Role of perspective

      Role play ideas:

         Scene 1: A person with negative attitude in academics or sports

         Scene 2: Happens to see a physically challenged person takes life with confidence –  

                          Realization happens

         Scene 3: Turning Negative into Positive attitude 

Dealing with Discouragment

Life Lesson: Dealing with Discouragement

 Description

·  Discouragement is a feeling  of bogged down or de-motivation

·   Discouragement happens when someone dissuades or finds fault.

·   Discouragement happens when the work does not get recognized or rewarded

 Intent

·     Understanding the aspects of discouragement

·     To gain strength in the face of discouraging situations

·     To get right perspective to overcome the discouragement

Questions

·       What happens to people when they feel discouraged?

·       When did you face discouraging situations in your life?

·       When some one discourages you what would be your reaction?

·       How to avoid discouragement?

·       Do you discourage yourself?

·       Can you give tips to handle discouragement?

Situations

•  Harini’s neighboring girl Manju got high marks.  Harini’s father got angry and rebukes her that she is worthless.
•  Geetha’s mother used to tell her that if she does not do household work and help her she would fail in the exam.
•  Kumar’s father used to tell him that he is fit only to maintain cows and goats.
•  Lakshman’s teacher used to tell before students that Lakshman has no brain in his head and has only mud inside his head.
• Arun worked hard to keep the house clean.  But his father often finds fault with him and belittle him with his cousin.

Discussion Quote:

 Overcoming Discouragement: Role play ideas

·         Scene 1: Getting discouraged due to failure or not recognized

·         Scene 2: Facing discouragement – Realization of the situation

·         Scene 3: Turning discouragement into motivation

Where is your Remote?

Life Lesson: Where is your Remote?

Description:

Remote is a control devise.  Every one knows the functions of a television remote.  When we operate from a remote television just obeys.  In the same way within every one of us a controlling power which determines our reactions to an event, our attitude to an event, our approach to an event..

Intent:

To prepare oneself to face any situation keeping the ones remote(control) with oneself

To analyze we give away our remote or keep the remote with us

To be aware that the our remote is with us and not with any body else

To explore possibilities of keeping our remote with us always

Life Lesson:

We have no choice whatever event takes place in outside, but certainly we have a choice of attitude towards the event.  We give away our remote not only to people but also to inert things like mobile, video games, television, face book etc., That which takes away our time and energy beyond our control, we should be aware and exercise sufficient alertness to deal with such instruments with firmness.  It does not mean we have to avoid entertainment but it does mean it should be according to our dictates.  But what we see around us many students give away their remote and act according to the dictates of the instrument. One has to take note instrument is life less and nothing to do with us.  We give life to it by giving away our remote.

Questions:

Do we all have our remote with us?

When do we give away our remote to others to operate us as they wish?

Can we give our remote to others? When?

What happens when we give away our remote?

Life Application ideas:

1. A brother was patient when his sister speaks harsh words or call by nick name – Remote with him

Reacting sharply with him and enter into quarrel – Remote given away

  

2. One boy is short in height in the class and for which every one makes fun of him.

If the short boy feels sad and remorseful of others comments – Remote given away

If he maintains cool head and not bothered much – Remote with him

3. Father has two kids. He brings one chocolate and given to younger one.

Elder one started crying and demands for a chocolate – Remote given away

It is good that my sister got the chocolate from my Dad – Remote with her.

4. In our hands we have TV remote.  But we give away our remote to TV programs.
5. In a class room everyone gets chances of speaking.    Those who do not make effort to think and hesitate to get up their remote is given away due to fear. Those who gets up their remote is with them.
6. When a handicap man begs – gives away his remote

When he works hard to earn his livelihood – Keeps his remote

7. Some one criticizes you are not beautiful – if we are sad and opt for cosmetics –

Remote given away.  If we are not perturbed over the remarks of other – our remote is with us.

8. When some one remarked, your English rubbish – if we are annoyed – we give away our remote.  If we accept criticism and then to improve our English vocabulary we become Master of the language. – Remote with us

Activity: Role play ideas:

Law of the Garbage Truck:

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! 'This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck. 'He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Their remote is always with them.  Even if they slip their remote sometime they will get it back as quickly as possible.

Can you enact a role play based on the above situation in family or in school or with peer group or in society?