In our class we have just started with our new topic- Partition. In the first class we were given an isight into what we are going to do the next 2 months. We started off with playing tug of war. So we were divided into 2 teams- girls and boys and weren't told why we were playing it or what we were supposed to do. People used their previous experiences and understanding to play the game. The strength of the boys was more and they won by pulling the girls across the red ribbon. After the game we were asked a few terms that were in our mind and were given 3 questions to answer-what was the game, what we thought, and what we were wondering. Through these questions we realised that we did come across conflicts but we didn't dare to question them, mainly because we were scared of our teacher. And the red ribbon that we had to cross, no one thought of picking it up. We related our classroom situation to the partition. So the teacher in our situation will become the ruler or the governor and students that obey the teacher will become people who obey their ruler or government. And the red ribbon in our situation will become the border in the real world.
Through this activity, we opened our minds to the whole idea of partition. Why it happens and why people let it happen. Though a small game of tug of war, we got a good start for this unit with open minds.
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