Everyone in the class got up from their chairs, forming groups for the natural sciences presentation. Ramón asked his classmates if they would join him, but since they already knew him, they replied that they already had organized groups, leaving him alone. The teacher told him that he couldn’t stay alone and that he should join a group. The classmates fell silent; they felt it was a big burden. Ramón looked at the teacher with a distressed face, so the teacher added him to one of the groups in the classroom. The classmates were annoyed, but they knew the teacher wouldn’t negotiate.
When the groups gathered to work, everyone had assigned tasks and contributed ideas for the project. Ramón was asked for ideas, but he didn’t contribute anything; he remained silent. He only participated to interrupt and annoy. In the second meeting, Ramón’s groupmates brought the assigned tasks, but Ramón only made excuses, saying he was sick. In the third meeting, as usual, Ramón claimed that his dog had damaged the work he had done. The annoyed and worried classmates said they would take care of what he was supposed to do. They handed him a sheet with the topic and told him to learn it for the day of the presentation. They also told him that it wasn’t necessary for him to join them. However, the group had two more meetings to create the slide show and rehearse the presentation. It had to be so good that his incompetence wouldn’t be noticeable.
The day of the presentation arrived. Everyone began presenting their topics, and when it was Ramón’s turn, he remained silent without saying anything. His classmates asked him to read the slides, but Ramón leaned against the classroom wall, only looking at everyone in silence and fear because, indeed, Ramón had not studied or even taken the time to read. The teacher asked if they hadn’t prepared the topic, and everyone started saying, «Teacher, Ramón did nothing.» Another exclaimed, «We had to give him the entire topic, and he didn’t even learn it.» When they were about to continue with complaints, the teacher interrupted them and said, «I want to know why you never came to tell me that he wasn’t working?» One of them responded, «Why bother? We all know he is very lazy, even you know it.» The teacher looked at him and said, «Everyone has the right to learn, but the only way to learn is to be told, no matter how many times. You know when things are said respectfully over and over, there comes a time when you learn. In the end, awareness is raised. At least we look for strategies, and if one doesn’t work, we look for another. Being a good companion or wanting to get by is not doing someone else’s homework. I would have monitored, doing someone’s homework is not teamwork, and that’s also important to evaluate. In life, we will encounter people who don’t want to do anything and want to evade responsibilities. Still, the most important thing is to talk about it and explore all possible solutions. Ramón, you have to take on your commitments and responsibilities. Here, it’s not just you involved but the whole group. When other people are involved, we must seek to protect the group. We have to be doubly responsible. I invite you to learn to have commitment with yourself. Everyone is born with callings and talents, but if you don’t put them at the service of others, they are lost, and you, as a human being, get lost in the process. Please, have a seat, and I’ll schedule a meeting with your parents tomorrow. I won’t subtract points from the group, but I invite you that when this happens, don’t exclude anyone. Always give opportunities to change, to gain awareness. However, if people don’t bring order to their lives and don’t acquire commitment, seek support from teachers. Let each person learn to assume themselves. You can continue with the topic.»
INDIVIDUAL TASK:
- Look patiently in the dictionary for the definition of commitment and write it down. Answer: [Your response]
- Why do you consider this value important? Answer: [Your response]
- What would happen to your life if you don’t acquire commitments? Answer: [Your response]
- What are the characteristics of commitment? Answer: [Your response]
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