3rd Quarter | Week 7 | Discussion

 1. Pretend that you belong to a particular in-group in your class. You noticed that one classmate from your class does not belong to any group. What would you do? Would you invite him to join your in-group? Why? Why not?

    Socializing is a skill innate in human nature. However, one must nurture this skill for it to be applicable in creating human relationships. Everyone grew up in different circumstances, so not everyone has the same level of socializing skills.

    Having experienced having underdeveloped socializing skills due to trauma from bullying, I know how hard it is to integrate oneself into a social group without prior experience. Especially in high school, where most social experiments happen, the pressure of being in a social group is greater than ever. This is the reason why I will offer my classmate to join the group I'm in. Of course, I will still evaluate whether they can get along with my friends (forced relationships filled with incompatibility are not bound to last). If not, then I will help them get into a group that complements their personality.

    In extending my invitation, I will fully respect the decision they will make. Just because I extend a helping hand to someone does not mean that the person is obligated to accept it. Everyone has the right to have their preferences. Some want company, and some want to be alone.  If they rejected my offer, I will no longer persist, and I will leave them to their own devices. After all, forcing someone to socialize is no better than not helping them in the first place.

 2. The Sangguniang Kabataan of your barangay approached your group in school to help them in the feeding program of the community. They also asked for the help of the other groups from your school. What would you do to help the SK officials? Would you ask the out-groups to join you? How?

    Forming a collaboration between my in-group and the out-groups would be the best possible option to achieve maximum efficacy. I believe in the value of throwing away our differences for the greater good. Even if the other party is intolerable or intimidating, I will try my best to get along. To help the SK officials, I can act as an intermediary between my in-group and the out-groups to prevent any conflicts from happening, as I know how to keep my in-group in check.

    Of course, consent is everything for relationships to form. If my in-group does not want to join the out-groups or vice-versa, I will look for another way to have enough staff for the feeding program. Either that or I will ask the SK officials for separation of workspace. Though it may not be as optimal as the two groups getting along with each other, it will still achieve the same results.