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Elaboration of the topics Dealing with Aggression at School Main Idea
(Message): School is the place where young people get their
knowledge of life, of justice and of dignity, of human qualities and noble
behavior. There is no place for violence and cruelty in the school. Years of
study at school are the best time to learn empathy and forgiveness, unity and
cooperation. Only joint efforts of the students and the teachers can make it
happen. Goethe Characters: Stefan, Martin, Peter, Marcus, Christina,
Julia Setting: Classroom The lesson is over. Martin is packing his books.
Christina and Julia approach him. Christina: You know all of Goethe by heart! I am so
impressed! Julia: We've never had a real poet in our class! Martin: I don't think I can consider myself a real
poet. The responsibility is too high. Julia: My birthday is soon. Will you compose a poem
for me? Martin: Sure, ladies! “The spirits of inspiration are
descending down from the Heaven of Beauty… and they fill the hearts of the loving
ones”… Christina: Cool! Julia: Ok, see you later! Girls leave; Stefan approaches Martin and grabs one of
his notebooks. Peter comes close. Stefan: Poems. “Have you ever thought of the fate of a
linden-tree leaf?” Martin: Give it back! How you dare? Martin tries to get the book; Stefan doesn't give it
to him. Stefan: “Come to the old pond in the night and ask the
surface of water…” Martin: Stop it! Give me my notebook! Stefan throws the notebook to Peter. Martin: Guys, what are you doing? What's going on? Peter: You don't understand? How come? You are so
clever. Stefan: He definitely has a problem with his head. Martin: What do you want me to understand? Marcus: This is your first day in this school and you
are already flirting with the two most popular girls in our class. Martin: What? Peter: He definitely has a problem with his ears. Stefan: “Ask how it feels to ride a little ships of a
linden-tree leaves…” Martin: Please! Martin tries to get his notebook, Peter pushes him in
the back, Martin drops his glasses. Peter pushes him again and Martin steps on his glasses.
Crack! Martin: My glasses! He sits and finds his glasses. Teacher enters. Teacher: What's going on here? Marcus? I warned you
many times! You will be expelled from school. Enough misbehaving! Martin? Is it your
name? Did they hit you? Did they break your glasses?
DISCUSSION Martin: I did it myself. I stepped on my glasses. Teacher: Is that right? Are you ok? Well. Be careful,
Marcus. (Leaves). Martin picks up his broken glasses. Peter: Now he definitely has problems with his eyes. Marcus: Shut up you, idiot! Marcus takes Martin's notebook and gives it to Martin.
Questions: 1. Who are the school bullies? Why did they become
bullies? 2. Do you think it may be better to give up and to
surrender to the bully? 3. What kind of relationship would you create with the
bullies in your class? 4. Should we try to contact with the parents of the
bullies? 5. Should we try to oppose the bullies by force? 6. Should we try to turn to the administration of the
school in case bullies oppress us? 7. Should we gather a group of friends to oppose the
bullies together? 8. How to protect oneself from the bullies? 9. Should we help someone who is oppressed by the
bullies and how?
Quotations: Bullying is breaking the rules of social order, common
norms of behavior, witnessing of disrespect to the society and to the human
dignity. Dictionary of Russian language by S.Kuznetsov Mischief is the first step towards the vice. First it becomes a habit, and then a passion. And then it pulls you to the evil with a total power, And never lets you free. I. Krylov (1769-1844), Russian poet To leave a crime without a punishment means to become
its complicit. P. Crebillon
(1764-1762), French dramatist The poverty is the mother of crime and the shallow
mind is its father. J. Even the most innocent occupation can be made a crime
by people with no morals. J. Moliere
(1622-1673),
French
dramatist and actor Crime can go unpunished sometimes, but it will never
let you live in peace. Seneca (4B.C.-65A.C.),
Roman writer
and philosopher Statistics: There are up to 30 thousands of youth criminal groups
in “The
Komsomol Truth”, 26th February, 2000
Qualities: Peacekeeping, patience, justice, perseverance,
courage. Homework: 1. Discuss this topic with your friends, parents and
other relatives. 2. Think how you would behave in the presence of the
aggressive people. 3. Help someone in your school who needs protection.
Keep the peace in school, in your home, outside and everywhere you go. Where the peace is – there are love, respect and dignity. Where the aggression is – there are cruelty and calamities. What you do makes your personality. Be kind and fair person yourself, and help others to be.
Interethnic Unity Main Idea All nations on the planet have equal rights to live
and prosper. All peoples, their culture, religion, language and traditions are
worthy of respect. No one should put his nation above others. Peace on Earth, the
tranquility and prosperity of its peoples depend not only on the mutual respect
of all nations, but on the respect of each individual. Each nation has its own
hardships and tests, and the challenge of each one is to overcome these
challenges in a dignified way. The goal of the existence of humans and nations
on Earth is to help the development of each other. Script for
Discussion Three Weeks Characters: Mother, Father, Daughter. Setting: Living room. MOTHER (picks up the phone): Yes, the plane has landed. She is on her way
home. Well, looks like she has made friends with someone. But… You know her
character, she is like an explosive, cannot keep friendship for more than three
days. Maybe this time it will work out. I will call you back after her arrival.
Bye. (Hands up). FATHER: Would
be good to have an Italian son-in-law. Italians are good fishermen. MOTHER: I want
a grandchild so much! A granddaughter or a grandson. I want to carry him, to
play with him, to rock him… FATHER: I can
see it just like this: I am fishing, and I am throwing a spinning, and there is
something there, but it is not a fish, it is a …gondola! And there is our
daughter in a gondola! Together with Giuseppe.
MOTHER: What Giuseppe? FATHER: Maybe
Giovanni. Or maybe Luchano. Pavarotti. (Starts singing a Neapolitan song). MOTHER: Stop
it, you are a stupid old man. You know her character: three days, and it's
over. FATHER: You're
right, you're right… She got it from you.
Daughter with suitcases enters. DAUGHTER: Mom,
dad, I'm back! Mother hugs her,
father hugs her saying: “O sole mio!” MOTHER, FATHER: - Well, sit down, tell us everything.
DAUGHTER: What should I tell? FATHER:
Everything. DAUGHTER: Well,
the sun was wonderful… FATHER: Oh..
the sun! And? DAUGHTER: The
sand was amazing. MOTHER: Oh… the
sand! And what? DAUGHTER: The
food was very delicious: lasagna, pizza, spaghetti. FATHER:
Spaghetti! And? DAUGHTER: The
hotel was wonderful! Five stars, they change sheets every day, the bed is
warmed, the chocolate bar is on the bed, classical music in the toilet. MOTHER AND FATHER:
In the toilet! And? And!? DAUGHTER: Okay,
okay, I'll tell you. Yes, I've met someone. A very special someone. MOTHER: Tell
us, tell us about him! DAUGHTER: He is
such a person! He is so nice, so clever, so kind, intelligent, loving, and
romantic. FATHER: Intelligent…MOTHER:
Romantic… And what is his name? DAUGHTER:
Ahmet. FATHER: Is it kind of an
Italian name? What is his last name? DAUGHTER:
Suleimani. FATHER: What?! Albanian? Where is he from? DAUGHTER: He
lives in Scopie FATHER: What?!
You made friends with Albanian guy from MOTHER: Are you
crazy? You've been to DAUGHTER: Mom,
but I love him! I've met such a person for the first time in my life! I want to
marry him. MOTHER: What?! DAUGHTER: I w-a-n-t t-o m-a-r-r-y h-i-m. FATHER: You
will not marry this Albanian! DAUGHTER:
Father, I will marry him! FATHER: Get out
of my house! DISCUSSION DAUGHTER: Dad, I love him. FATHER: You
love him, but you don't love your parents. MOTHER: What
are you doing? It's not right. We should talk! DAUGHTER: Mom
and dad! For three weeks we were like one soul, like one heart. Please, give me
a chance. Mother approaches her, hugs her. Mother looks at the father. Then
father looks at them both, and then daughter looks at the father. FATHER:
Does he like fishing? What are race, nationality and ethnicity? What is a nation? What are the differences and similarities of the
peoples? How can nations collaborate? What are the advantages of unity, and what are the
dangers of fighting? What helps to establish mutual understanding, unity
and collaboration among nations? What can we personally do to help unity and peace on
Earth? Qualities Friendliness, openness, gentleness, kindheartedness, peace making, respect to others, objectivity, justice.
Quotations Nothing good can be made of rivalry, nothing noble of
pride. L. Tolstoy, Russian writer Friendship is one of the greatest joys of life; one of
the greatest joys of friendship is to have someone to whom you can trust. A. Manzoni (1785-1873),
Italian writer Friendship and unity must be strong and durable; they
must be ready to survive all the hardships of the tough road of life. A. Gerzen (1812-1870), Russian writer The strongest unity starts at the most difficult
moments of life. K.
Colton One of the first duties of friendship is to foresee
the needs of your friends. Isocrates,
Ancient Greek philosopher Nothing can inspire and help like friendship. Ba Tsing, Chinese philosopher Wounds are cured by time and grief by friendship. A. Kuleshov, Russian writer Real friendship forgives small shortcomings. J. Friendship means similar understanding of the moral
duties. J. Inside of each of us there are the tightened strings
of the folk culture; and it is important to touch them in such a way so that
not the destructive cacophony of xenophobia and fanaticism should sound, but
the real melody of unity and love. S.
Victory, Russian philosopher Homework 1. Discuss this topic with your friends, parents and
other relatives. 2. Think about what positive qualities people of other
races and ethnicities possess. 3. Decide for yourself whether you would marry a
person of another race or ethnicity. Inspiration The Golden Rule of all world cultures tells: Do to
others what you want to be done to yourself. Respect other cultures and their
representatives, their way of life, their customs, their food and their art.
Remember a saying of the Persian philosopher/spiritual leader Baha’u’llah: The Earth
is but one country and humankind its citizens.
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