TEACHING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- A NEED

Rohan Fernandez

Assistant Professor

Department of Humanities

Srinivas School of Engineering

Srinivas Integrated Campus

Haleyangadi Post, Mukka – 574146

Overview

Introduction Need for Social responsibility Programs to instill spirit of Social responsibility

At homeIn schoolIn the communityAmong friends

Challenges in teaching Social responsibility Conclusion

Introduction

Earlier

• Teaching social responsibility was the prerogative of the family, community and religion.

Today

• Every person is responsible to society as a whole.

“Our responsibility as privileged human beings is to pay back for the opportunities we've received”.- Kathryn Anastos

“... education fails in so far as it does not stir in students a sharp awareness of their obligations to society and furnish at least a few guideposts pointing toward the implementation of these obligations”.- Mary Barnett Gilson

Need for Social responsibility  

Transmit to the next generation

appropriate values, traditions, skills and cultural

norms

Skills and understanding a student needs to exercise social

responsibility can be taught

Need students who care for their

nation and weaker sections

of society. Children coming out of schools and colleges

must be imbued with a humanistic

passion

Which skills are important?

Understand and manage feelings

Relate well to othersDeal well with

conflict Manage angerCooperate with

peersRespect differences

Make healthy life choices

Stand up to bias

At home In school

In the community

Among friends

Programs to instill spirit of Social responsibility

At homeInvolve child in social activity

Real life stories

Being environment friendly

Discuss blessings they have

Incorporate philanthropy at home

In SchoolTeacher sharing experiences

A jar to collect spare change

Conducting fun activities

Extra curricular activities

Incorporate environmental literacy

Create school democracies

Nature walk, NCC, NSS

In the communityHelp the homeless and poor

Involve in community service

Visit to old age homes, orphanages

Promote energy conservation

World youth programs

Among friendsWatch socially relevant movies

Become part of a social group

Join an NGO

Conduct competitions

Organize street plays

Conduct a panel discussion

Challenges in teaching Social responsibility

Curricula without guidance on how to promote social responsibility

Administrators more concerned with orderly classrooms than substance taught therein

Teachers with a narrow view of citizenship and social responsibility

Parents and community members having a narrow outlook

Parents may protest student involvement in controversial public issues

Conclusion

The next generation will depend upon what we do to our students today in the

classrooms

Need service-oriented people who are sensitive to the needs and problems of

others, who respond to human problems naturally and spontaneously

All should contribute in making children socially responsible citizens

throughout their lives

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