Life Skills Education and Counseling - Mpumiro - Mpumiro Primary School

Visit by Lorna Katagara on 2021-11-03

Report ID
14731
Created by
Lorna Katagara
Created date
2021-11-04 13:14:11 UTC
Modified by
Lorna Katagara
Modified date
2021-11-04 13:45:13 UTC
Trip Time
22:20-17:20 (-5 h 0 m)
Village Time
12:09-15:30 (3 h 21 m)
Travel Time
-9 h 39 m

Life Skills Education and Counseling community lesson

School
Mpumiro Primary School 
Lesson Taught
Aggressive Behaviours,Effective Communication and Listening 
Girls Attended
Boys Attended
Total Student Attendance
Teachers Attended
Fathers Attended
Mothers Attended
10 
Total Parent Attendance
16 
Staff Attendees
Lorna Katagara 
Government Attendees
LC1 
School Staff Attendees
Class Teacher 
Visitor Attendees
None 
Total Attendance
Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, the community knows the different communication styles and behaviors The community understands the importance of listening and thinking skills
Notes
Lorna went to Mpumiro Village where she met community members of group C at the vice chairman’s place Godi. Lorna reaches and there was barely anyone at the meeting place. Lorna drove past this section to check on the hand washing stands. Lorna was able to notice some hand washing stands although others were broken and not cemented , some also had Jerrycans while others did not have. After the community members had arrived, the meeting started with an opening prayer and then we carried on with the preview of the previous lesson which was on communication styles of Passive and Aggressive. Today we added on and looked at Communication behaviors of Assertive, Passive and Aggressive. Lorna described to the community members the characteristics of a passive person for example they do not decide for themselves, they talk in low voice, they take out their anger on someone else, they love rumors, they don’t speak up when something is bothering them, they do not face problems head on,they are easily taken advantage of. Lorna asked them whether these people exist in the community and they mentioned yes even “here” in the meeting. Lorna mentioned that in children , they are easily taken advantage of by men because they are shy and self spoken, their no is a yes and yes a no, they barely ask questions in class which may lead to poor performance. Lorna mentioned that this is the last style of communication is not encouraged to act in this way. We then looked at the Aggressive person who loves to provoke, revenge, steps on the rights of others, point fingers, loves to be on top while not giving others chances, speaks on top of their voices, abuses people including their children, calling them names, barely has friends,loves to fight among others. Lorna discouraged ‘this kind of communication behavior. The last which was Assertive which Lorna mentioned is the best communication style. The characters here were they fight for peoples rights, when they say no they mean no, yes they mean yes, they are patient, speak calmly , think before talking, listen and then talk, clear in their speech, they tell what is right from wrong and tell it to your face. Lorna mentioned do we have people like this? , they said yes. After this we looked at the topic of the day which was critical thinking and listening Skills. Lorna started by mentioning if we don’t listen to each other we are prone to problems. She mentioned there is a reason God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth and went ahead to mention that even the Bible tells us to be quick to listen and slow to speak. Lorna asked is listening important and they said yes. Lorna asked why is it important. They mentioned it makes you make the right decisions, it builds relationships, promotes friendship, helps keep marriages, it helps children succeed in class, among others. We looked at the challenges that come with not listening to each other like divorce, Failure at School, no development among others. After this we looked at thinking Skills. Lorna mentioned is thinking important in our day to day lives, they mentioned yes. Lorna mentioned that there is thinking but then their is critical thinking. Critical thinking is when one listens, weighs the pros and corns before going ahead to respond or make a certain decision. We then looked at the advantages of critical thinking like; Guides one in making the right decisions for example decision to build a house, decision to marry, decision to abort. All these require one to think critically before making any decision. Critical thinking encourages development , it helps one to know how they can help their child who is performing poorly at school, the child who is pregnant and the importance of why they should go back to School , it helps one know why they act the way they do so that we can approach them differently from another perspective. We concluded by sayin communication goes hand in hand with listening , critically thinking before making decisions. When we do this we can live happy healthy lives where the whole family, community thrives. The chairman was thankful for the lesson and encouraged the children that came to the meeting to put into practice these things so that they don’t fall prey to bad peer groups. Another man told the vice chairman that he need to talk to his children so that they can attend the meeting next time. He mentioned the reason why they were not in today’s meeting, is because they do not listen to him and so he needs to practice that with his family. 
Next Visit
2021-11-08 - Purpose: Lorna will continue with relationship Skills
Program Success
Program Critical Needs
Relationship Skills
Program Ownership
Good participation from the community members
Other Program Observations
The hand washing stands need to be used and others need to cement theirs
Program Expected Of Village
The community members to mobilize themselves
Program Staff Preparations Next Visit
Call prior, prepare for the lesson
 

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