Unit 3: Planning and executing life skills lessons and developing social responsibility

What is social responsibility

a process whereby the whole community transmits to the next generation appropriate values. traditions, skills and cultural norms

what 5 things should you consider when teaching social responsibility

• Creating a democratic classroom

• responding positively to controversial issues

• Making use of conflict resolution skills

• developing social action projects

• promoting dialogue

the 3 social responsibility frameworks

1. Contributing to the classroom and school community

2. valuing diversity and defending human rights

3. exercising democratic rights and responsibilities

what is a pedagogy

It is a method and practice of teaching especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept

What is the pedagogy of life orientation based on

Piaget, Vygotsky and Bruners cognitive constructivist theory

The 12 principals one needs to pay attention to

1. Attitude

2. knowledge

3. familiar to unfamiliar

4. guided discovery

5. mediation

6. scaffolding

7. cooperative learning

8. diversity

9. a variety of activities

10. a variety of learning material

11. questioning

    1. classroom atmosphere

what does teaching social responsibilities allow

• independence

• problem solving

• self discovery

  • social competence

The 4 core principals of the convention are

1. Non-discrimination

2. devotion to the best interests of the child

3. the right to life, survival and development

   1. Respect for the view of the child

what is the overall aim of teaching about various religions

The aim is to acquire and develop knowledge, understanding and to develop an insight of the influence of beliefs, values and traditions of individuals, communities, societies and cultures

what is similar about all religions

• have customs and special days

• worship through prayer and meditation

• must help the poor

• offers guidance to its followers on what is right and wrong

• all religions want their people to be good people

• family and community is important