Teaching Good Values?

Instructions: Read the following scenarios and discuss with your group if it reflects teaching good
values or not.

1. A student in the class has hurt his leg and 2. A teacher is worried that too many students
cannot walk. The teacher asks another in her class are doing poorly in her class. She
student to carry his school bag for him. gives the test questions to her students as
practice to do as homework. Students are
surprised to see exactly the same question
that was given as homework has come on the
test.

3. A student is disturbing the class non-stop. 4. After watching a very interesting video, a
The teacher scolds him, and in his anger, he student asks the teacher a question that is
says “Is your father a rickshaw driver, that he related to the topic but the teacher does not
has taught you no manners or respect?” know the answer. The teacher gets frustrated
and scolds the student for ‘acting smart’ and
asking irrelevant questions that waste class
time.

5. A support staff knocks on the door during a 6. A quiet student does not want to do a
class and interrupts the teacher’s lecture. The presentation in class, even though it is
teacher stops her lecture, turns to the support mandatory. The student approaches the
staff and says “How can I help you, Salma teacher before the class and asks her to
apa? Is it urgent, I am teaching now? Can you excuse her this time. The teacher counsels the
please come back later?” student about being brave. The teacher
practices the presentation with the student in
order to build his confidence and praises his
hard work and effort to encourage him.

7. On the first day of school, one student 8. In order to celebrate Grandparent’s Day,
seems to be very embarrassed because she the teacher is discussing why we love our
has brought used books which were her family, and particularly our grandparents. She
brother’s. All of her friends have new books. asks students if their grandparents give them
The teacher suggests to the student to wrap presents. When they say “yes”, she says –
the textbooks in paper and her friends help “Don’t you love your grandparents for giving
her. The teacher reminds the student that she you so many presents?”
should be grateful to get the opportunity to
study in our school, and to have good friends
who are kind to her.

9. During homeroom period, a teacher talks to 10. A student is walking into the classroom
her students about why it is not a good idea to with an arm full of books. The teacher who is
take private tuition. She discusses how right behind her sees that one of the books is
students should not take help from adults to about to fall. The teacher takes the book and
complete their work as it does not give them then opens the door to let the student walk
the chance to learn for themselves. She through.
advises them not to depend on private tutors
to help them with their homework, but to
always do their own work themselves.

11. There is a new student in class, Hamid, 12. A teacher asks her students to pick up
who is very shy and seems to be quiet and trash and tidy the classroom every day after
studious. The other students don’t seem to each break and at the end of the day, so they
like him. The Class Teacher tries to encourage leave the classroom neat and tidy each
the other students to make friends with Hamid afternoon.
but no one makes any effort. Finally, one of
the students, Ayesha, starts to sit with Hamid
at lunch, involves him in group work and talks
to him during the break time. The teacher
thanks and praises Ayesha for doing what is
right by showing kindness to Hamid.

13. A teacher always reminds students not to 14. A teacher always gives back worksheets/
waste paper. She asks them to use the back exercise copies one by one to each student.
side of worksheets to take notes, to use up all The Class Monitor offers to help the teacher
of the space on a page of their exercise copies by giving out the copies. The teacher says
before moving on to the next page, and he “Thank you, but I prefer to do it myself so that
always checks that all the pages have been no one has to feel worried that any other
used up before issuing a requisition for new student will see how they did on an
exercise copies. assessment.”

15. Some students want to play football after 16. A student never works hard. One time, he
school but there is no space on campus. They writes an essay which does not meet
ask the PE teacher for permission to go to the standards. The teacher gives him negative
field outside campus to play. The teachers feedback in front of the class, reads out the
says that it’s not appropriate for them to go essay in front of the class and highlights all
outside the campus because they are girls the negative points of the essay as an
and it’s not safe for them. example of poor writing. The teacher says, “I
am sharing this essay with you so you know
what you should not do in future.”

17. A teacher is very frustrated with the 18. Students are asked to choose their own
behavior of one student who is always group members for a project work. One group
disturbing and disrupting the class. When a starts scolding one of their group members,
new student comes, the teacher advises her Lara, saying she is stupid because she is not
not to become friends with that badly understanding the assignment even after
behaved student. She says, “It is better if you explaining many times. The teacher talks to
don’t spend too much time with that student – the group to explain that everyone has
she does not come from a good family and different strengths and they should be patient
you should not mix with such people.” and find other ways to help Lara understand.

19. A student does not want to do PE and her 20. A football hits a student during PE class
mother explains during a Parent-Teacher and he starts to cry. The teacher tries to
Meeting that she does not want her daughter comfort him and tells him not to cry, saying
to go out in the sun and become dark. The “Don’t cry, people will think you are too girly.
teacher excuses the student from taking PE Boys get hurt, they are brave and don’t cry
classes. about it!”
21. A teacher has explained a Maths problems 22. The Student Counselor’s daughter who is a
three times to a student and she is just not student in this school, does not do well in her
understanding it. Out of frustration, the Physics exam. When the Physics teachers
teacher says “Everyone else can understand sees the Counselor in the elevator, he
this, why can’t you?” complains about her daughter – that she does
not pay attention or study properly for her
exams. The Physics teacher asks the
Counselor to make sure she studies harder for
the next exam. He says, “How will it look to
you if your own daughter fails an exam in this
school?”

23. A female student cuts her hair very short.

When she comes to school, her classmates 24. A teacher notices that two students in
tease her that she looks like a boy. The Class class, Salim and Asha, are very good friends.
Teacher hears the teasing and takes some They always sit together in class, eat lunch
time during Homeroom period to explain that and snack together and often leave campus
everyone is allowed to express themselves, together. The teacher is concerned about
and adjust their appearance based on their Asha’s reputation so one day she talks to Asha
own likes and dislikes. We should accept each privately and counsels her not to spend too
other as they are and not expect everyone to much time with a boy, since it does not look
look like everyone else and do everything like good to do so.
others. The Teacher counsels students to
appreciate individuality and each person’s
unique self-expression.