Education is about opening minds, creating new knowledge. It is an expansive endeavor. In theory, education should provide us with the understanding and capacity of what it means to be a citizen of this nation and the world. Our nation’s founders understood the importance of an educated citizenry. Today, I believe that we need educators to support both a students’ academic development and citizen development.
Today’s teachers face unique hurdles. From race related issues, to socio-economic challenges, to differences in linguistic and cultural backgrounds, all of these student variables present an unambiguous trial for teachers and educators at every level. The question presents itself: “How can we successfully teach and reach all students, from all backgrounds, while fostering a desire for increased social responsibility and awareness within them?”
Each generation produces very different students. Students today are complex and reflect the complexity of our society. They have different needs, they have different backgrounds, and they require different approaches to teaching and learning.
That said, the challenge we now face is how to create expansive curiosity about who we are teaching and what brings them to education, while taking into account their academics and development as citizens. It starts in the classroom. How they care for one another in the classroom can dictate how they function in and care for their respective communities.
With this, you are expected to:
a.) widen your knowledge and understanding about social responsibility through reading published articles;
b.) develop your sense of responsibility in words and in actions; and
c.) answer and complete tasks about the read articles.
1.) Berman, S. (2020) Educating for social responsibility.https://files.ascd.org/staticfiles/ascd/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el_199011_berman.pdf
2.) Burgos, J., & Carnero, M.C. (2020). Assessment of Social Responsibility in Education in Secondary Schools. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/12/4849/pdf
3.) Carbonero, M., Martin-Anton, L., Otero, Lourdes, & Monslavo, Eugenio. (2017). Program to Promote Personal and Social Responsibility in the Secondary Classroom. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5439012/
4.) Ismail, M., Johar, F., Rasdi, R., & Alias, S. (2014). School as Stakeholder of Corporate Social Responsibility Program: Teacher’s Perspective on Outcome in School Development. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40299-013-0107-8
5.) Manzano-Sanchez, D., Conte-Marin, L., Gomez-Lopez, M., & Valero-Valenzuela, A., (2021). Applying the Personal and Social Responsibility Model as a School-Wide Project in All Participants: Teachers’ Views. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00579
6.) Sihem, B. (2008). Social Responsibility of Educators. http://www.soeagra.com/ijert/ijertmarch2013/8.pdf
1.) Online-Treasure Hunt
Find the answers to the following questions from the articles:
a. To foster and renew bonds of trust in the community, what does social responsibility of teachers emphasize?
b. What are the suggested effective frameworks to be adapted in the assessment of social responsibility in education in secondary schools?
c. How does teacher's perspective in school development affect corporate social responsibility program?
d. How to effectively educate schools' stakeholders about social responsibility?
e. What programs promote personal and social responsibility?
2.) Module-Making
Following your institutional module format/framework, create a module about a certain topic in your subject integrating activities that will highlight social responsibility.
3.) Proposal for a Webinar
Prepare a proposal for a webinar promoting social responsibility in education.
An educated citizenry is an engaged citizenry. This country was founded on the importance of education and the contributions of many. Our roots in democracy should be engrained and built into the walls and foundation of the educational system.
As educators, we need to offer the chance at a well-rounded life for all students. It is our job to motivate with confidence. Teaching life skills is as essential as instructing students about their responsibility to citizenry.
It is crucial for educators to implement thorough practices that create safe, thoughtful, and equitable classrooms to ensure young people succeed in school and life. From there, they can use the articles I attached to help shape a more democratic, just, and inclusive world.
