LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TOOLKIT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN INDIA• 15
Activity: Values Voting; Partner:
CHES-WORD, TamilnaduAdaptation
For Younger Children (Use Simpler Statements:)
a. Advertisement on TV always tells the truth.
b. It is all right to cheat if your teacher does not catch you.
c. If someone hits me, I have a right to hit back.
d. Only girls should go to school.
e. Boys can never learn to fetch water.
f. Boys must learn to sweep the floor.
g. Boys must help their mothers in housework.
h. It is okay not to go to school during the harvest time.
i. Girls should not study more than Standard Seven.
j. A girl can be a pilot (or a taxi driver).
(Other statements may be added)Experience from the field
Value statements used in a project and some responses from 10 children (SARD, Delhi)
Agree Do not agree Do not know
It is important to earn money, no matter how 10
Elders place restrictions and do not understand us 8 1 1
It is not important for girls to study after Std. 10 10
You cannot earn money ethically 10
Before marriage it is okay to have a boyfriend 4 6Review
In a circle, discuss:- Was it easy to decide? Why?
- Did you change your mind about where to go?
- Who influenced you? Why?
- Were you surprised at any of the votes?