TOPIC : AWARENESS ON ROAD ACCIDENTS
INTRODUCTION
The concept of conscientization is the process of developing a critical awareness of one's social reality through reflection and action. The concept of conscientization is linked with the work of Paulo Fraire and especially his pedagogy of the oppressed. The definition given byPaulo Fraire in his cultural action for freedom is that "conscientization" refers to the process in which men are not mere recipients, but as knowing subjects achieve a deepening awareness of both of the socio, cultural reality which shapes their lives and of their capacity to transform that reality. Conscientization means to gives conscious awareness to people on certain issues that need urgent improvement. The objective of conscientization is to power the knowledge by facilitating a learning process that would develop critical conciousness. It also aims at developing a critical awareness to that individual can take action against the oppressive element.
NEED AND SIGNIFICANCE
The conscientization programme was conducted for the ninth standard students of N.S.M.G.H.S Kottiyam. The awareness was provided to the students for generating an idea about the traffic rules and signals, because the number of road accidents are increasing daybyday. I selected this topic "AWARENESS ON ROAD ACCIDENTS" because todays children are tomorrows citizens. So it is very important to know about the causes of increasing road accidents.
Most of the road accidents can be avoided by giving proper care and attention. Time is a major factor. So we must always travel in tbe right time with limitted speed. Time will never wait for us. So it is our duty to always start our journey early. The main ain of the programme is providing awareness to the students to increase their knowledge regarding the causes of road accidents.
OBJECTIVES
a) To create an awareness among students about road safety rules.
b) To create an idea about the major causes of road accidents.
c) To find out the solutions for reducing road accidents.
d) To develop an idea about traffic rules and traffic signals.
REPORT
The conscientization programme was conducted for the ninth standard students of N.S.M.G.H.S on the topic "Awareness on road accidents". The programme was conducted on 29th November 2018,thursday. The programme was inaugurated by our Headmistress smt. Beena David and the physical science teacher smt.Linta also participated. The class was conducted during the afternoon session. The students were eagerly waiting for the programme. At first I introduced the class by asking about the most common news in the news papers. Then I enterd into my topic and talked about it deeply. At first I discussed about the reason for road accidents, then I explained each of the factors regarding road accidents and finally by using a video I discussedabout how traffic rules and signals help us for reducing road accidents.
REFLECTION
After the awareness class and the presentation of the video, the students were asked to express their opinion regarding the class andtell what they recieved after the class. Anakha and Fathima came infront of the class and expressed their opinion regarding the awareness they recieved after hearing the class and watching the video.
Both the students were representatives of the whole class and they expressed their sincere thanks for conducting this type of a class and also talked about what they could understand from the class. They told that, they will always abide the traffic rules and obey traffic signals. Also they will discuss in their family about the class. Ifelt happy about how the programme could influence the students. The students also got an idea about the causes of increasing
road accidents and also about how can it be reduced. So by conducting this programme by using proper and effective education system the students were willing to obey traffic rules.
CONCLUSION
For building up a new generation committed to the development and well being of the society appropriate trainning and motivation is important. The main aim of conscientization programme is to build a dynamic change force never compromising with the status quo of the traditional thinking, attitude and habbits.
Paulo Fraire in his book says that failure of a society lies on the ignorance and lethargy of a good majority of people. In the book he explains about the importance of education and how education can be used for the conscientization of the individual for their liberation. The conscientization helps to think deeply for our future. It helps to work together and serve our society.
Education is never concerned with acquiring knowledge but it also aims to serve our society. So in participating conscientization every students will became better citizens for the society. Education should serve as a means to arouse, sustain and perpetuate increasing change and growth of the society.
REFERENCES
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