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| TT ® Chapter Four Caring for oneself and for others Introduction In Chapter One, you learnt...

| TT ® Chapter Four Caring for oneself and for others Introduction In Chapter One, you learnt about love for oneself and for others, particularly for those with special needs. You also learnt about respecting people of the opposite sex and dressing decently. In this chapter, you will learn how to recognize and avoid kinds of behaviour that disturb peace in the family and at school. You will also learn how to denounce and report socially unaccepted behaviour. In addition, you will also learn how to participate in development activities in your family and how to relate with others in the community. Moreover, you will learn to maintain good relationships with your neighbours by participating in solving problems. Unacceptable behaviour in the family In the family, certain behavioural attributes are not acceptable. These include rape, homosexuality, mental punishment, child labour, asking children to do tasks that are beyond their ability, denying children of their basic needs (such as food, clothing, accommodation), not listening to their problems, and sexual harassment. Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. In Mr Soba’s family, there were two children, a boy and a girl. The girl was called Aitu and the boy was called Bosa. Aitu had a disability; she was blind. Bosa was in Standard Five, but Aitu was not given an opportunity to go to school. Bosa and Aitu were not happy about this. They asked their parents to send Aitu to school, but Mr Soba refused. Their mother tried in vain to persuade Mr Soba. Consequently, she was subjected to redicule and name-calling and was even beaten for suggesting sending Aitu to school. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 51 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Nevertheless, Bosa was determined to support his sister. After witnessing their parents quarrel, Bosa explained the matter to his teachers. His teachers congratulated Bosa for sharing the information and agreed to support him. His teachers paid a visit to the family and explained the importance of sending all children to school. The teachers convinced Mr Soba and his wife to send Aitu to a school for children with special needs. When Aitu was informed that she would go to school, she was very happy. She thanked the teachers, her parents, and his brother for their support. She also promised to study hard so that she could finally attain university education. Gp. 1. | Mention the kinds of unacceptable behaviour shown in the story you have read. 2. What kind of behaviour did Bosa show in this story? 3. What benefits did Bosa’s behaviour bring to Aitu, the family, and the community? @ 4. How are children with disabilities supported to get their rights and @ essential needs like education, health care, and accommodation? \ S QNI.O Activity 1 Discuss with your fellows the kinds of unacceptable behaviour that pupils demonstrate. Write a summary and submit it to your subject teacher. Discouraging bad acts in school Some forms of mistreatment could be being severely punished or being forced into immoral acts like sexual intercourse. Other forms of mistreatment include being oppressed, despised, and denied academic or life support. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 52 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | |  Have you noticed any acts of cruelty at your school or home? Have you ever been mistreated? (If yes, please tell us how.) WN What is your advice on the acts of cruelty you have noticed? What will you do to avoid such cruelty at school or at home? - QMO Activity 2 Discuss with your fellow pupils the mistreatment noticed. List the kinds of mistreatment and submit the list to your subject teacher. Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. Enna is a Standard Five pupil at Kokugu Primary School. She is living with her grandmother, who is very old. Before leaving for school, Enna cleans the home compound and prepares breakfast and lunch for her grandmother. Therefore, she always arrives late at school. Every day, her teacher punishes her for being late. Whenever Enna tries to explain to the teacher the reasons for being late, her teacher does not give Enna any chance. What hurts Enna more is being laballed “a naughty pupil.” She is being caned, ridiculed and made look funny. Such treatment humiliates Enna and makes her class performance drop. For two weeks, Enna has not been able to go to school because of home responsibilities. No teacher has ever followed up on Enna’s situation because of the belief that Enna is a naughty pupil. Today, however, Enna arrived at school very early in the morning. The class teacher congratulated her and asked her, “In the past, you used to come late and sometimes you never came to school at all. Why?” Enna replied, “Today, | have come early because my aunt is at home assisting me to take care of my old grandmother.” The teacher responded politely “lam very sorry. Do you mean you have always been taking care of your grandmother?” Enna replied, “Yes, Teacher!” | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 53 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® (GEES ) = Which challenges did Enna face at home?. Why did Enna’s academic performance drop? KF Wn oa Name the mistreatment which Enna received from her teacher. What would you advise Enna’s teachers? What kind of assistance would you give to pupils like Enna? What advice would you give to people who judge others before LL seeking to understand them? y Ra Activity 3 Cooperate with your fellow pupils to prepare a role play which shows evils against pupils in your surrounding schools and societies. Then, role play it before the class. Reporting unacceptable acts Any mistreatment that is happening at home should be reported. Mistreatment should be reported to organs that are legally established in order to maintain peace and security. For example, there is a gender desk at police stations that provides public education. You can report an act of gender harassment and encourage your friends to report such mistreatment to the gender desk at the nearest police station. You can also invite others to form groups that advocate the rights of children. Such groups are very important for maintaining peace in the community. At school, there is a guidance and counselling unit. Use it and encourage others to use it. If you are afraid of reporting mistreatment, you can write it on a piece of paper and put it in the suggestion box. Besides joining groups that advocate peace at zonal or regional levels, you can join similar groups at your school. There is also pupils’ government at your school. Use it. If you do that, various grievances that pupils suffer can be addressed and minimized. You should work closely with your teachers, parents, or guardians to ensure peace at home and at school. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 54 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  1. List the acts that threaten peace at home. 2. What will you do when you are humiliated at home? Ka Activity 4 Write a story on unacceptable acts that are done to pupils at your school and in the community. Submit the story to your subject teacher. Participating in family income-generating activities Family income-generating activities are activities that the family engages in for the prosperity of the family and community. Examples of income- generating activities are agriculture, fishing, and business. Such activities enable us to obtain food and money. Participating in different family activities is very important in life. The activities generate capital that can be used to start even bigger projects. The level of income depends on those activities. If the activities are divided among family members, it is possible to increase production. For example, the father can focus on producing food and cash crops while the mother can concentrate on keeping poultry. From poultry keeping, the family will obtain meat and eggs for food and sale. Through their parents, children can participate and learn how to produce food and generate income. A family that engages in productive activities has a great opportunity to reduce poverty and dependency. They will have the capacity to produce their own food and raise funds to meet other needs. Such a family has the ability to support their children and the children of the needy relatives. In this way, there will be fewer street children. This will only be possible if the whole family is fully involved in income-generating activities. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 55 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. Eliza is in Standard Five. She lives with her parents and her younger brother, called Tito. Her father’s name is Chapakazi; he is a good farmer. He has four acres of land in which he cultivates maize, sunflower, beans and groundnuts. Every day, Mr Chapakazi wakes up early in the morning to work in the farm. Eliza’s mother also wakes up early in the morning to prepare breakfast for the family. After preparing breakfast, Eliza fetches enough water for domestic use. Tito, a younger brother of Eliza, goes to school at 12 in the afternoon. After waking up, he cleans the compound and washes the dishes. Mr Chapakazi returns home at 10 a.m to take his breakfast and discuss daily plans with his wife. He then goes back to the farm and Eliza’s mother goes to work in the poultry yard and garden. When Tito and Eliza return from school, they take a rest, do their homeworks, and wait for dinner. Gap Name the daily activities of Mr Chapakazi. What does Eliza’s mother do every day? F WN oa How does Eliza participate in family activities? What is Tito’s contribution to the family? How do you participate in your family activities? What advice would you give to your friends who do not participate in family activities? 7. — List family activities that you will begin doing or continue doing after reading the story. J a Discuss with your fellow pupils the economic activities done in your community. Then, list those which are done in your family. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 56 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  rw a “Pisa 2s 33 tind aD Figure 1: Household economic activities | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 57 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | || TTT ® oe || Ga. 1. | What do you see in picture 1 and 2? 2. What is the other tillage method? 3. | How do the children in this family participate in the prosperity of their family? 4. _ List the activities you do to contribute to the prosperity of your family. \ Y J QNI.O Activity 6 Discuss with your parents or guardians the income generating activities that you would like to do after completing your basic education. Write the activities in your exercise book and submit it to your subject teacher. Building good relationships with others in the community Establishing good relationships with others in the community and © cooperating with them when they are in need strengthen such relationships. ® Study the following pictures and answer the questions that follow. \ “Ce Ds Gy aoe Good morning, - Grandfather. We have brought you }] these presents. 2 1 ' Good morning\ — | Thank you for ] — | | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 58 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | |  Get well soon my neighbour. | have brought you some milk. Figure 2: Acts which show good relationships What are the acts shown in picture 1 and 2? 2. List other acts you have seen in your society which are similar to the ones in picture 1 and 2. 3. Identify the advantages of showing kindness in your community. 2. gap Discuss with your parents or guardians the acts of kindness that can bring your family closer to the surrounding community. List them in your exercise book and submit it to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 59 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | || TTT ® oe || Strengthening good relationships with neighbours It is important to develop strong relationships with the people around you. There are different ways of doing this. One way is to visit each other. Other ways are to form study groups and to join sport teams and games. Events, such as burial ceremonies, planting trees, cleaning the environment in public places and repairing a village road, are good opportunities to strengthen good relationships. In the same way, neighbours can consult each other on how to deal with things that threaten peace in their surrounding. Joining various clubs Joining others in establishing associations is an important aspect of caring for self and others. It builds unity and consolidates social relationships. The constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania allows one to form and join associations as a means of strengthening our independence, unity, democracy, and development. Such freedom is an impetus for development. In addition, being a member of an association provides an opportunity for self-identity and for demonstrating your talents. ae Ask yourself Have you joined any club or associatio nr acitol or in the community? Study the following pictures and answer the questions that follow. it) | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 60 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  _| ENVIRONMENT : CLUB Figure 3: Groups showing unity in the community : 1. | What activities can you see in picture 1 and 2? , a 2. List other activities which strengthen unity in the community like those in picture 1 and 2. 3. What are the advantages of joining a club or association in your school? 4. How would you assist a friend who is not interested in group activities? List the clubs or groups found in your school. on Activity 8 Discuss with your teacher how you can establish clubs at your school. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 61 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | | TT ® oe | Participating in solving problems Building a friendly relationship with other people in the community involves supporting others in different ways including in solving their problems. In life, you will meet people who may need your support; they might be neighbours, fellow pupils, parents, or the community. For example, if your fellow pupil cannot afford to have an exercise book or a pen, you can give one to him or her. When they have lost their loved ones or suffered some injury, you can comfort them. You can even suggest to your parents and invite them to your home during the holidays. Read the following story and answer questions that follow. Juma and Moses were close friends. Moses’ parents were rich. Moses had all his needs taken care of. His house was very close to the school. Juma was an orphan. He lived with his aunt in the village, which was a little bit far from the school. Juma’s aunt was poor. So, she could not afford to provide Juma with some basic needs. Juma used to walk to and from school. Also, Juma often fell sick; this made him to perform poorly in his studies. Due to this, Juma was always unhappy. When Moses realized this, he tried to be close to Juma and to find out more about him. After Moses discovered the source of Juma’s problems, he talked to his parents about Juma. Moses became closer to Juma by studying with him and helping him to obtain study materials and stationeries. Later, Moses suggested to his parents about inviting Juma to their house. When his parents agreed, Moses invited Juma to his house. Moses’ parents sent Juma to hospital and paid all costs for Juma’s treatment. Juma’s health improved significantly. He studied very hard. Both Moses and Juma performed very well in their primary education leaving examinations. Today, they are University students. Moses is studying veterinary medicine and Juma is studying accountancy. Both are doing very well in their studies. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 62 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  Which problems did Juma have? How did Moses help Juma to solve his problems? How do you help pupils with similar problems to Juma’s in your school? What are the other problems that your fellow pupils have? QMO Activity 9 Discuss with your parents or guardians how to help a friend who cannot afford to buy school uniforms. Write and submit your work to your subject teacher. (Banke i ) ) rc Write the correct answer in your exercise book. 1. Caring for oneself and for others helps a pupil (a) to be acceptable in the community. (b) to be feared. (_) (c) todo evil. (d) to be notorious. 2. Quarrelling frequently with others at home and at school (a) is unacceptable behaviour. (b) shows you care for others. (c) is asign of love. (_) (d) is asign of humility or courage. 3. — The following acts enhance good relationships with others: (a) cooperating, helping people with special needs, respecting each other, and joining groups for helping each other | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 63 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® (b) showing love, respecting each other, aggressiveness and dishonesty (c) helping the needy, lying, cooperating, and respecting (_) each other (d) helping everybody and being dishonest One of the advantages of joining subject clubs at school is (a) promoting understanding and lies. (b) promoting understanding and self-confidence. (c) Fighting against cruel behaviour. (_) (d) being famous and against human rights. It is not a way of helping a needy pupil: (a) Holding his/her hand (_) (b) Hugging him or her (c) Advising him or her how to solve the problem (d) Isolating him or her from the company of others A good way of cooperating with neighbours is (a) running away from their problems. (b) not assisting them in carrying luggage. (_) (c) participating in social events. (d) not paying attention to requests for help When you see acts of cruelty at school you should report to (a) the court. (b) the police station. (c) the school counsellor. (_) (d) the village chairman only. It results from acts of cruelty in the family. (a) Good manner (_) (6) Good health | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 64 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || ® (c) Economic well being (d) Divorce It is important for pupils to participate in family activities because (a) they can’t be self employed. (b) they can learn to be self reliant. (_) (c) they cannot prefer to eat whatever food they cook. (d) they will be coming home late. XK Vocabulary Advocate supporting something publicly Mistreatment to treat a person or an animal in a cruel, unkind or unfair way Sexual harassment saying or doing unpleasant things to someone of the opposite sex | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 65 2021/08/04 15:44 | |