Education aims to bring about positive changes in our behavior. It helps us try to change our lives as well as the society we live in. Education that does not illuminate our minds or does not inspire us to work for the community is not complete at all. Education is not all about getting grades or receiving certificates; we use education to make life better. We are expected to apply the knowledge, skills and values that we learn in a classroom in our engagement with the world that lies outside. And we can do so in many different ways. Learners' civic engagement is highly appreciated all over the world. Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life (the public life of the citizens as contrasted with private or personal life) of the community using knowledge, skills, values and motivation. Civic engagement promotes the quality of life in a community by contributing to the improvement of health and well-being of the people. Civically engaged individuals recognize themselves as members of a larger social community and are concerned about civic issues. They consider themselves responsible citizens who take action or raise their voices against injustice, discrimination and other forms of social ills. In civic engagement, issues of public concern are crucial. Civic engagement includes individual or group activities to protect public interests and change the way the community values itself. For example, if you are protesting against any unjust decision of the local municipality such as raising taxes or an act that might work against people's interests, you are civically engaged and your action is considered a civic engagement. This protest can be done in different ways such as organizing rallies, collecting signatures, making human chains, writing petitions, etc. You can also help control traffic, help children to cross the roads, work in a team to clean a park or a seabeach. You can also give some services to elderly people. These are all examples of civic engagement as what you do directly affects the community. When civic engagement is a part of an academic programme, and the learners' engagement is assessed following a scale, then it is called service learning. It involves the application of knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and then making a complete plan of action i.e. preparing a budget, starting the process of implementation, involving people and activating operational strategies. When civic engagement is spontaneous but irregular and not a part of any academic programme, it is considered volunteerism.

১.

Choose the best answer from alternatives.

(a) The objective of education is to______.
(i) mould our belief (ii) refine our conduct (iii) harness our courage (iv) make us affluent and powerful

(b) The word 'recognize' stands for______.
(i) renovate (ii) accept (iii) appreciate (iv) Identify

(c) The word 'concern' in the text can be best replaced by______.
(i) worthy (ii) conquer (iii) worry (iv) conceal

(d) Learners' civic engagement is highly appreciated all over the world. Which word best replaces 'appreciated'?
(i) notified (ii) applauded (iii) complemented (iv) disregarded

(e) Values are ______
(i) judgment of attorney (ii) codes of imperfect life (iii) traits of characters (iv) principles of behavior

(f) According to the passage, civic engagement affects the community ______.
(i) directory (ii) profound (iii) unlimited (iv) directly

(g) The phrase 'take action against' means ______.
(i) to resist (ii) to reform (iii) to engage (iv) to develop

(h) Making human chains is a way of______
(i) participating in civic engagement (ii) understanding each other (iii) understanding service learning (iv) contributing to the family

(i) What is not synonymous to the word 'strategy'?
(i) technique (ii) procedure (iii) mode (iv) measurement

(j) 'Implementation' means ______
(i) imagination (ii) impose (iii) execution (iv) experimentation

উত্তর

(a) (ii) refine our conduct

(b) (iv) Identify

(c) (iii) worry

(d) (ii) applauded

(e) (iv) principles of behavior

(f) (iv) directly

(g) (i) to resist

(h) (i) participating in civic engagement

(i) (iv) measurement

(j) (iii) execution

Education aims to bring about positive changes in our behavior. It helps us try to change our lives as well as the society we live in. Education that does not illuminate our minds or does not inspire us to work for the community is not complete at all. Education is not all about getting grades or receiving certificates; we use education to make life better. We are expected to apply the knowledge, skills and values that we learn in a classroom in our engagement with the world that lies outside. And we can do so in many different ways. Learners' civic engagement is highly appreciated all over the world. Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life (the public life of the citizens as contrasted with private or personal life) of the community using knowledge, skills, values and motivation. Civic engagement promotes the quality of life in a community by contributing to the improvement of health and well-being of the people. Civically engaged individuals recognize themselves as members of a larger social community and are concerned about civic issues. They consider themselves responsible citizens who take action or raise their voices against injustice, discrimination and other forms of social ills. In civic engagement, issues of public concern are crucial. Civic engagement includes individual or group activities to protect public interests and change the way the community values itself. For example, if you are protesting against any unjust decision of the local municipality such as raising taxes or an act that might work against people's interests, you are civically engaged and your action is considered a civic engagement. This protest can be done in different ways such as organizing rallies, collecting signatures, making human chains, writing petitions, etc. You can also help control traffic, help children to cross the roads, work in a team to clean a park or a seabeach. You can also give some services to elderly people. These are all examples of civic engagement as what you do directly affects the community. When civic engagement is a part of an academic programme, and the learners' engagement is assessed following a scale, then it is called service learning. It involves the application of knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and then making a complete plan of action i.e. preparing a budget, starting the process of implementation, involving people and activating operational strategies. When civic engagement is spontaneous but irregular and not a part of any academic programme, it is considered volunteerism.

২.

Answer the following questions.

(a) What do you mean by civic engagement? What does civic engagement improve?

(b) How can someone voice opposition to an unjust decision?

(c) How can "giving services to elderly people" be a civic engagement?

(d) Who are concerned about civic issues? How do they help civic life?

(e) How do you differentiate between service learning and volunteerism?

উত্তর

(a) Civic engagement means working to bring about a change in the public life of the citizens in contrast to private or personal life by using knowledge, skills, values and motivation. Civic engagement improves the quality of life by improving health, well-being, and social values in a community.

(b) In a number of ways we can voice opposition to any unjust decision. It can be done by organising processions, collecting signatures, creating human chains, writing petitions, etc.

(c) Civic engagement entails individual or collective activities to support other individual or group in the community. Giving services to elderly people can enable them to live comfortably and happily. So, when a person or some persons get engaged in serving elderly members of the community, it can be recognised as a civic engagement.

(d) Civically engaged individuals are concerned about civic issues. They help civic life by taking action or raising voices against any unjust decision of the local community such as raising taxes or an act that might work against people's interests.

(e) When civic engagement is a part of an academic programme, and the learners' engagement is assessed following a scale, it is called service learning. But when civic engagement is spontaneous and irregular and not a part of any academic programme, it is called
volunteerism.

.....(T)he Negro is still not free...the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. (T)he Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity... (T)he Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So, we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

৩.

Read the following text and make a flow chart showing the visions of the Black. (One is done for you).

Box	Content
1	To be free from the manacles of segregation
2	______
3	______
4	______
5	______
6	______

উত্তর

Box	Content
1	To be free from manacles of segregation
2	To get rid of chains of discrimination
3	To be liberated from poverty
4	To be treated equally in society
5	To establish bond with whites
6	To be judged by content of their character

The success of Kalsindur girls reads like an epic. They started their journey with practically nothing. They didn't have any boots or jerseys to wear. Initially, they played wearing salwar and kamij. They also suffered from malnutrition. What made them win against all adversities then? What was the magic behind? Mohammad Mafiz Uddin was an assistant teacher at Kalsindur Government Free Primary School where Minati Rani Sheel was the head teacher. They observed the girls' interests in football and decided to help. It was, however, not that easy: girls playing football is still not a common picture in Bangladesh. Guardians were not convinced as they were used to seeing girls helping mothers with household chores. A farmer, an auto-rickshaw driver, a tea-shop owner or a housemaid mother couldn't be that ambitious either. But Minati Rani Sheel and Mohammad Mafiz Uddin persuaded them to allow their daughters to play. Being great motivators, the two teachers supported the girls in their effort to overcome the odds. They inspired them, created opportunities for them and took personal care of them. Soon the girls could prove themselves, shaking off their inhibition. Their success has also persuaded the villagers to come to their support.

৪. Summarise the following passage.

উত্তর

The Kalsindur girls began playing football despite poverty, malnutrition and a lack of boots and jerseys. Teachers Mohammad Mafiz Uddin and Minati Rani Sheel recognised their interest and persuaded reluctant guardians to let them play. The teachers motivated the girls, created opportunities and cared for them personally. This support helped the girls overcome their inhibitions and prove their ability. Their success eventually won the support of the villagers.

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