Assignments and Notice

  Honesty and Doing the Right Thing One day, Aarav found a wallet on the school playground. It contained some money and an identity card. His friends suggested that he should keep the money because nobody had seen him find it. Aarav thought about their advice, but he knew that keeping something that belonged to another person was not right. He took the wallet to his teacher. The teacher announced that a wallet had been found and asked the students if anyone had lost one. A boy from Grade 7 came forward and identified the wallet. He was very happy because the money was needed to buy medicine for his sick mother. Aarav felt proud that he had returned the wallet. He understood that honesty means doing what is right even when nobody is watching . His decision also helped someone who was in need. Questions 1.      What did Aarav find on the playground? 2.      Why did his friends suggest that he keep the money? 3.    ...

  Responsibility and Ethical Choices Mina was the leader of a group project. Her group had to prepare a presentation about environmental pollution. Two days before the presentation, one member of the group became ill and could not complete his part of the work. Some students suggested removing his name from the project because they thought he had not contributed enough. Mina disagreed. She believed that a responsible leader should understand the situation before making a judgment. She contacted the student and learned that he had already collected useful information but was unable to prepare his section because of his illness. Mina divided his remaining work among the other group members. On presentation day, the group completed the project successfully. Mina learned that ethical leadership is not about blaming people when problems occur; it is about being fair, understanding circumstances, and finding responsible solutions . Questions 1.      What pro...

  Integrity in Difficult Situations During an examination, Suman noticed that his close friend was looking at another student's answer sheet. After the examination, his friend asked him not to tell anyone because he was afraid of being punished. Suman felt confused. He did not want his friend to get into trouble, but he also knew that cheating was unfair to students who had prepared honestly. Suman decided to speak privately with his friend first. He explained that cheating could damage his confidence and make it difficult for him to learn. He encouraged his friend to admit his mistake to the teacher. His friend initially became angry, but later realized that Suman was trying to help rather than embarrass him. The incident taught both students that integrity sometimes requires us to make difficult decisions, especially when loyalty to a friend conflicts with what is fair and right . Being a good friend does not always mean supporting every action a friend takes. Questions ...

  Morality, Ethics and Social Responsibility Modern society gives people many opportunities to make choices, but not every choice that benefits an individual is necessarily ethical. Consider a student who discovers a mistake in the school's computer system that allows students to see examination results before they are officially published. The student could use this information to help himself and his friends, and nobody might discover what he had done. However, using the information would give him an unfair advantage over other students. An ethical response would be to report the problem to the school administration so that it could be corrected. This decision might not provide an immediate personal benefit, but it would protect fairness and trust within the school community. Morality and ethics are therefore closely connected with the choices people make. Morality generally concerns principles about right and wrong, while ethics involves applying those principles when maki...