Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 1

Term – 3^rd Term

Week: 5

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      CRK

Topic:-       Dignity of labour

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Define dignity of labour
2. Discuss the Bible’s view on laziness and idleness
3. State the importance of hard work

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures, The Holy Bible

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on skill acquisition and empowerment	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	He defines dignity of labour and discusses the biblical point of view on idleness and laziness	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	He further discusses the importance of hard work	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

DIGNITY OF LABOUR (1 THESS 3:6-15, 2:9, COL 3:23-25, EPH 6:5-8, TITUS 3:1

The dignity of labour is the philoso- phy that all types of jobs are respected equally, and no occupation is considered superior and none of the jobs should be discriminated on any basis. Regardless of whether one's occupation involves physi- cal work or mental labour, it is held that the job deserves respect.

The bible condemns idleness because idleness is a sin. Anyone who is idle has the tendency to go into sin because at that time of idleness the devil can minister to a person to do wrong things and that is why a saying goes thus “an idle hand is the devil’s workshop” also the bible says anyone who does not work, let him not eat.

The devil usually targets a man’s idle time to tempt man into committing sin and doing wrong things

The bible instructs that whatever our hands find to do, we should do it with all our mind. God himself worked hard during creation and he expects nothing less from us.

Paul in his letter to the Colossians, admonished and encouraged them to work hard and do whatever they are privileged to have access to as work with the whole of their heart and that they should do it not unto men but unto God. Paul discouraged laziness and encouraged hardwork.

 

Importance of hard work to human life:

1. It makes one successful in life;  If a person is hardworking in anything  he or she does success is always the end result.
2. It discourages mediocrity: A mediocre is someone that is satisfied with the average life. Hardwork makes one go beyond average and takes one to the apex.
3. Hard work elevates a person and takes one to a greater height and sustains such an individual there
4. Anyone who is hardworking would be respected by others because such a person will not have time for frivolity with lazy ones.
5. Hard work paves way for an individual to have access to the good things of life because he/she must have worked for it and instead of begging others he/she has free access to things he has worked for.
6. Happiness and fulfillment in life; Hardwork makes one happy and fulfilled in life. If a person has worked hard in the prime of his/her life, such a person at old age lives to enjoy what he has worked for.

EVALUATION:                                                             

1. Define dignity of labour
2. What is the biblical point of view on idleness and laziness?
3. State four importance of hard work

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively