Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Actions for Health, p.311


Consider the following situations then respond to the questions that follow:

1.       You are shy and somewhat poor in communicating in English.


2.       You have a classmate who is self-centered. He believes that he is the best in the class.


3.       Your cousin, a second year high school student, has no interest in his studies. He only loves to play basketball. His grades are failing.


4.       You have a classmate who is always scolded by your teacher. The more the teacher calls his attention, the more he becomes a problem in class.

a. What can you say about each situation?

Situation 1: I say that this situation is rather easy and not at all hard to be resolved.

Situation 2: This would be somehow difficult to resolve since self-centered people don’t normally listen to other people’s opinion other than their own.

Situation 3: This is also a hard situation for you cannot exactly force a person to do something they don’t want to do.

Situation 4: This situation have practical solutions that can be easily carried out.

b. What would you do in these situations?

Situation 1: I say I have to work hard to improve myself. I can take charge and try to take workshops that involve speaking in English. The more a language is practiced, the more it’ll be used. Thus, the more I will improve. Plus the more I got to workshops and meet people, the less I’ll become shy. This is because I’ll be forced to somehow talk and socialize.

Situation 2: I really can’t do anything about that self-centered classmate. I would just let him be. He doesn’t hurt me, he just annoys me. So it’ll be best if I left him alone and not cause any unwanted conflicts.

Situation 3: I would try to convince my cousin to study more. I would also point out the work his parents/guardians are doing to get him into a school. I’ll do whatever I can to make him see the importance of education.

Situation 4: I would personally tell the teacher the situation. I will explain to him/her the causes of his/her sermons.

c. Using the scientific approach in problem solving with seven steps, how would you solve each of these problems stated above?

*Identify the problem
*Understand the problem. Analyze it carefully.
*Think of possible solutions to the problem.
*Analyze each of the solutions. Compare and contrast the benefits and disadvantages of each solution.
*Select the best solution.
*Use the solution to test its effectiveness.
*Monitor the outcome.

d. Why is it important to be aware of your good traits as well as your bad traits?

It’s important to be aware of your good traits as well as your bad traits so that you know how you can help a person in need. The more you know yourself, the more you have the capacity to help others. It is like a mechanic and his toolbox. He has to know his toolbox inside out so that he’ll know what he can use at a give situation or task he is supposed to carry out.

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