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| TT ® Chapter Seven Being responsible Introduction In this chapter, you will...

| TT ® Chapter Seven Being responsible Introduction In this chapter, you will learn about readiness to take responsibilities and the importance of fulfilling your responsibilities. You will also learn about good governance and the importance of obeying the law to ensure good governance. Taking responsibilities Responsibilities are duties that people must do. Being responsible should be voluntary; one should not be forced to fulfil his/ner duties. One has to consider both, personal and social responsibilities. Personal responsibilities are activities that one is assigned to do in and outside the classroom. These include sweeping, cleaning the floor or chalk board, and watering the garden. In addition, they include fulfilling one’s responsibilities at home without being forced. Social responsibilities are duties that the community assigns you to fulfil. Serving as a class monitor, a secretary of an association, and the head of a department or a national leader are examples of social responsibilities. If you are appointed as leader, you become responsible for ensuring that other people fulfil their responsibilities according to the law. Look at the picture and answer the questions that follow. Figure 1: Pupils fulfilling their responsibility | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 89 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  1. | Which responsibility is being fulfilled in the picture? 2. — List other responsibilities that can be fulfilled at home and at school without being supervised by parents, guardians or teachers. QMO rAVer di ava Discuss with your fellow pupils the best ways to fulfil your responsibilities at home and at school. Write a summary of the discussion and submit it to the subject teacher. Readiness to take responsibilities and advice Readiness is a state of being willing or prepared to do something. It also means accepting to implement directives according to the instructions given. It involves being independent in fulfilling responsibilities according to the set standards. An obedient pupil is ready to take and willingly fulfil his or her responsibilities. Such a pupil does not expect any reward. He or she feels good about fulfilling his or her responsibilities. Such a pupil is hard working and self-reliant. He or she is ready to take advice to improve his or her performance. Readiness to take responsibilities goes hand in hand with humility. A humble pupil accepts his or her weaknesses, acknowledges the need to learn from others, and accepts advice to improve performance standards. Performance standards refer to the time one spends to complete a certain task efficiently and effectively. One needs to review his/her performance regularly so as to identify weaknesses. It thus becomes easier to work on them or seek assistance to improve performance standards. Readiness to fulfil responsibilities involves doing even things that are not in your daily timetable, but they are useful to the society. These include even those which are happening outside the classroom. Such activities are like participating in sports and games, subject clubs, self-reliance activities, and environmental conservation. A pupil who is ready to take responsibilities implements them quickly, willingly, and efficiently. Therefore, readiness to take responsibilities also involves readiness to fulfil them. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 90 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ® Taking and fulfilling responsibilities Taking and fulfilling responsibilities is an important aspect of managing responsibilities. Managing responsibilities means doing what we are supposed to do according to our positions in the community. For example, a class monitor fulfils his responsibilities by ensuring that his fellow pupils observe silence, reporting to the teacher when things are not going well in classrooms, and ensuring that his fellow pupils do what they are supposed to do in the classroom. Readiness to take responsibilities is an important determinant of personal willingness. Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. At Itamba Primary School, pupils engage in outdoor activities. Such activities include self-reliance and cooperative activities. Last Thursday, the school bell rang. All pupils assembled to be assigned responsibilities by the teacher on duty. According to their timetable, every Thursday after class hours, Standard Five pupils are supposed to clean the school compound. On that day, they were assigned to clean the toilets. Six boys were assigned to clean boys’ toilets and six girls were assigned to clean girls’ toilets. Each group was given tools such as soap, brooms, detergents, and disinfectants. The group of girls quickly proceeded to their respective area in order to implement the assigned task. When they arrived, they realised that there was no water in the toilets. In addition, thick cobwebs were hanging in the dusty corners. Therefore, some girls went to fetch water and others used the brooms to remove the cobwebs and other kinds of dirt. They cleaned the wall and removed all the cobwebs. Then, they poured the disinfectant into the /atrine pits to kill germs and to prevent bad smells. Within a short time, the group of girls had completed their duty and were now ready for inspection. When the teacher arrived, she found the girls had effectively done their duty. The toilets were clean and attractive; there were no bad smells at all. The teacher smiled and congratulated them for their excellent work. The teacher went on with the inspection and arrived at the boys’ toilets. To her surprise, she found some of the boys playing football while others were playing with water. When she entered in the toilet rooms, she saw cobwebs in the corners; the walls were messy; the floor was dirty; and the | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 91 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || toilet pits were stinking. The teacher was not happy. She insisted on the importance of taking and fulfilling responsibilities and ordered them to do their work senously. 1. | Which acts show that the girls were ready to fulfil their responsibility? 2. Did the boys fulfil their responsibility? Briefly explain. 3. | What advice would you give to boys who behave like the boys in the story? What are the benefits of evaluating the implementation of & L responsibilities? QMO Activity 2 Discuss with your fellow pupils how to advise a pupil who does not & participate in class group activities. Write a summary of the discussion & and submit it to your subject teacher. Good governance in schools Good governance is a system in which leaders fulfil their duties by observing human rights and the agreed rules and procedures. It has the following principles. It is based on agreed rules, regulations, and procedures. It is also based on the principles of justice, quality, as well as equitable and timely provision of service. Good governance is a fundamental aspect that enables the fulfilment of responsibilities and hence the attainment of the expected results. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 92 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | | || ® A school is said to have good governance if it is managed according to the principles we have just explained. In other words, a school has good governance if management, teachers, pupils and everybody observe the rules, regulations and procedures that have been agreed. No one is above the law. Another principle of good governance is the participation of stakeholders in making various decisions that affect members. This democratic principle respects opinions of everybody in the school. Opinions can be given out in different ways including using a suggestion box. Principles of good governance help in running the school smoothly. Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. A long time ago, there was a king who ruled Kijito Kingdom. His name was Kazimoto. King Kazimoto ruled his kingdom according to the rules, regulations, and procedures set by his country. He was a man of justice, and he treated everybody fairly. He protected the country’s resources for the benefit of all citizens. The kingdom became wealthy, peaceful, and prosperous. People lived in harmony. They were happy and everybody loved one another. One day, King Kazimoto contacted a strange disease. His legs became numb. Therefore, he could not walk. The citizens were shocked when they heard the news. They managed to find medicine that healed their king. Briefly describe King Kazimoto’s leadership in his Kijito kingdom? What disease did King Kazimoto contact? What kind of life did the citizens of Kijito live? Why do you think the citizens volunteered to help King Kazimoto? QMO Activity 3 Discuss with your fellow pupils what good governance means. Arrange with your subject teacher to conduct a study visit to learn about good governance in a local government office. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 93 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® Obeying the law Obeying the law means self-discipline in observing rules, regulations, and procedures. It is one of the basic principles of democracy. It facilitates monitoring activities in a systematic and civilized way. Obeying the law is very important because the end result is always good. If you obey the school rules, the school will be lead smoothly and successfully. Laws can be made to govern institutions, such as a country, school, village and Parliament. As a pupil, you are supposed to obey your school rules. Some of the school rules are as follows: Maintain punctuality at school whenever required. = Wear proper and clean school uniforms. fF Wn oa Never wear earrings or other ornaments at school. Keeping silence in classrooms and at assembly meetings. Always keep your body, clothes, and the school environment clean. Maintain good discipline, obedience, and respect towards others at school and outside the school irrespective of their age. No one should steal, quarrel, or act in a dishonest manner. ™N 8. Respond immediately to the school bell. 9. Report to the discipline master/mistress, class teacher, or teacher on duty whenever you have a health problem. 10. Classroom attendance is compulsory on all school days. 11. Getting into mischief, using foul language, selling or drinking alcohol, smoking, selling of cigarettes and drug abuse are prohibited. 12. Always conserve the environment and protect public property and the good name of the school. 13. Love affairs are strictly forbidden at school and outside the school. Read the conversation between John and Hamisi. Then answer the questions that follow. Hamisi: Do you know that one of the school rules restricts to possess, engage in selling, or using drugs? | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 94 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || ® John: Oh! Stop that Hamisi! What have you seen? Hamisi: | have seen you with marijuana! John: Me? (Raising both hands) are you crazy? Where did you see it? Hamisi: Ok! Come closer. | will show you. John: Leave me alone, and mind your own business! Hamisi: But do you know that our school prohibits us from possessing alcohol and using drugs? John: Ok, Hamis! yes | do. Let me give you a piece for you to taste it. Hamisi: Aaah! No way! So are you persuading me to smoke marijuana? I’m going to report this to the teacher. John: Not that! No one is going to be reported to the teacher Hamisi: Don’t you know it’s bad to smoke marijuana? John: (silent) Hamisi: (Pulling John’s hand). Let’s go to the teacher. This is for your benefit. Gp , 1. Is John obeying the school rules? Why? What problems is John likely to face as a result of smoking N marijuana? Are there pupils who use drugs at your school? ow What advice would you give to John? (oan What is the difference between Hamisi’s behaviour and John’s? QMEO Activity 4 Discuss with your fellow pupils the advice you can give to pupils who engage in drug abuse. Write your suggestions in the exercise book and submit it to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 95 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® Obeying rules and regulations To obey rules and regulations is to act in accordance with the law. It is an important principle for successful attainment of goals. Likewise, obeying rules and regulations prevents conflicts. Another benefit of acting in accordance with rules, regulations and procedures is the avoidance of conflicts between teachers, between teachers and pupils, and between an organisation and its employees. Everybody will work in peace and harmony aiming to achieve good results. You always have to observe rules, regulations, and procedures in order to ensure justice. (eur8 ) , 1. Outline the rules of your school. 2. Are the rules you have outlined similar to or different from those listed in this book? Why is it important to have school rules and regulations? 4. What will happen if the school rules are ignored? 5. What advice would you give to a pupil who does not obey the school rules? \ S QMO Activity 5 Discuss with fellow pupils the benefits of obeying school rules and regulations. Summarise them in your exercise book and submit it to your subject teacher. =p Choose the correct answer and write it in your exercise book. : 1 Readiness to accept responsibilities depends on... (a) self-awareness and readiness to accept advice. (b) competition with others. (c) refusing advice from anybody. (_) 2. Supervision of activities at school is done by... | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 96 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || ® (a) teachers only. (b) pupils only. (c) teachers and prefects. UL 3. All leaders are required to consider... (a) only their personal interests. (b) principles of good governance. OO (c) dictatorship government. 4. Obeying the law... (a) does not discriminate leaders or citizens. (b) cannot be implemented willingly. (c) delays fulfilling responsibilities. OUU 5. |The head teacher is responsible for... (a) receiving school fees and spending it as she likes. (b) leading and supervising all activities in the school. ® (c) punishing pupils for nothing. 6. Asuggestion box facilitates... (a) leakage of pupils’ secrets. (b) protects teachers from what is going on in the school. (c) gives out opinions secretly. 7. | Agood leader is... (a) a person who is liked by many people. (b) a person who rules in accordance with justice. (c) a person who is elected by many votes. 8. Conflicts can be solved in schools if... (a) all mischievous pupils are not expelled from school. (b) teachers cooperate with parents. (c) there is transparency and the school is managed according to justice principles. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 97 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ETT ® a Co || (Bator ). Write True for a true statement and False for a false one. 1. Responsibilities are activities that one is required to perform. 2. Monitoring of activities is the work of a police officer. 3. In order to fulfil one’s responsibilities, there is need to be forced and supervised. 4. Apupil who listens attentively is ready to fulfil responsibilities by force. 5. To take advice is to recognize one’s shortcomings and the need to learn more. 6. Good governance is a kind of leadership that uses rules and regulations for the benefit of a few people. 7. Obeying rules and regulations facilitates a systematic conduct of activities. 8. | Attending school is one of the school regulations. 9. Keeping the school environment clean is the responsibility of a few pupils. 10. Good governance brings peace and facilitates conflict resolution. __ XM JS Vocabulary Disinfectant asubstance that removes bad smells and kills germs Humility being humble; not thinking you are better than others Stakeholder aperson or company that is involved in supporting an organisation or enterprise because of investment | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 98 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | |