Perspective 2016 -17
Project – 1
Is vegetarianism a way of life?
The introduction
of Perspectives as a discipline of learning indicates a need for a deep insight
into the subject matter in a particular context. It enables the young learners
to critically evaluate events, materials, ideas and other real life experiences
and take their own stand and form their own opinions beyond stereotypes. They
are able to develop independent judgments. They also appreciate others’
opinions. Finally they arrive at an informed decision.
In recent years
there has been an increasing awareness about vegetarianism. People are
encouraged to be vegetarians but there are many non vegetarians who argue that
even plants feel pain. They are taken out of the Earth, chopped with sharp
knife and churned in high speed blenders. Then what is the hue and cry on
slaughtering the animals?
The first theme
of Perspective was “Is vegetarianism a way of life?” . Various rounds of
discussion and debates were conducted. The students were divided into small
groups. They worked in teams to collect their data from various sources. This
included interviews of the parents, grandparents, neighbours, dieticians,
nutritionists, doctors etc. They even collected data from the various articles
of the newspaper. The learners google searched various statistic figures and
facts about the chosen theme. Finally each group made a PPT and gave a class
presentation.
The whole
process of research, exploration and discussion was very informative.