Character Building

By Ms. Peggy Chan

 

   Character building is not something new and it is essential to our lives. People with good characters always work well with others and are popular in the community.  Actions are the most obvious evidences in showing good characters. Good characters can be shown by 

    giving a big hug to family members, relatives and friends;

    showing a smile to someone who is sad;

    picking up rubbish and putting it into a rubbish bin;

    completing homework and handing it in on time;

    saying “add oil” to encourage your classmates;

    not giving up in doing difficult Mathematics questions;

    cleaning the white board in classroom;

    saying “Good Morning”, “Thank You” and “Please” at the right times;

    telling the truth if something is happened; and 

    learning actively inside and outside school.

Of course, there are more ways to show good characters in your daily lives. 

 

    The newly launched Character Building (CB) lessons are to nurture and build up students’ good characters. In the CB lessons, junior primary students travel to Treasure Island to complete different tasks. They need to work as a team to rebuild Treasure Island after it is hit by a very strong typhoon. They need to make various choices in order to finish their missions. Students were found highly engaged in lessons.

 

    A lot of wonderful memories of CB lessons appeared in my mind. Some students suggested comprising instead of arguing to make a decision. Some students ran after me simply to hand in their CB passports. Some students acted as leaders to lead the group to discuss how to allocate work for everyone. Some students helped others in farming. Some students fished and sorted rubbishes into different recycle bins together. Some students worked very hard in building the house. Some students kept saying positive wordings to their teammates to boost the team spirit. Last but not the least, students kept telling me that they loved the CB lessons and could not wait for the next one. My satisfaction and happiness in teaching came from all these memories. 

 

    Character building is not the knowledge to teach but a process of changing and reflecting.