Term 3 Unit 8 Lesson 2-The Good Citizen PDF

NOTES SUBJECT: MORAL EDUCATION GRADE 9 Book: 3, Unit 8- Lesson 2: The Good Citizen Learning Objectives: The students will be able to; ✓ Demonstrate a willingness to develop and apply the competencies necessary for eff...

NOTES SUBJECT: MORAL EDUCATION GRADE 9 Book: 3, Unit 8- Lesson 2: The Good Citizen Learning Objectives: The students will be able to; ✓ Demonstrate a willingness to develop and apply the competencies necessary for effective Civic Engagement. ✓ Identify how they can make a positive difference to the local community and wider society in which they live. Raising Good Citizens: Good character is learned at home. A solid moral and ethical foundation supports the development of compassion, integrity, commitment, selflessness and all other attributes that make someone a “good citizen”. Respect for others is the basis of good citizenship. A community cannot thrive without citizens who are willing to ask – to paraphrase John F Kennedy- not what community can do to them, but what they can do for the community. The state should play a vital role in the development of good citizens, primarily because the success of a state depends on good citizens. Governments also need to heavily fund education and encourage more active citizenship. The state should play a vital role in the development of good citizens, primarily because the success of a state depends on good citizens. Governments also need to heavily fund education and encourage more active citizenship. European initiative with what of the UAE Encouraging citizens, particularly young people, to actively participate in social and political life has been seen as one of the principal means to address these issues, and education has been identified as a major force in this respect. Major policy documents, have recognised the importance of promoting active citizenship and, as a result, it has become one of the main objectives for education systems throughout Europe. European reference framework on key competences for lifelong learning proposed that young people should be helped to develop social and civic competences, defined in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes, during their school education. European Union Youth Strategy 2010-2018 includes several lines of action related to developing citizenship in both formal and non-formal educational activities, for example,  ‘participation in civil society’ and ‘volunteering as a vehicle for social inclusion and citizenship’. In addition, in 2011, the year was designated as the European Year of Voluntary Activities Promoting Active Citizenship. What is civic morality? Civic morality or civic virtue is when a citizen does an act of goodness for the whole community as opposed to doing it for themselves. An individual may exhibit civic virtue by volunteering, organizing a book group, or doing jury duty. In general terms, the individual recognizes himself as a member of a larger social fabric and, therefore, considers social problems to be at least partly his own. One volunteer group, Habitat for Humanity Lebanon (HFHL) is a Civil Company not for profit. It demonstrates the concept of civil virtue. The mission of HFHL is to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live. It strives to fulfill its mission by building, rebuilding, renovating and rehabilitating houses through partnership models to reach the families in need of housing services across Lebanon.