Some examples of citizenship education in school was recycling the paper/plastic waste into proper bins, and not throwing into garbage. Others examples which I would like to mention honoring the speaker and not to disrupt in conversation, considerate/kind to each other, learning traffic rules and helping the students who might be struggling with learning. National Anthem is also a mean in every school/country to educate the students what does the citizenship mean. One thing I find common is to standing up while the anthem is being sung to gesture respect and love for country. I remember singing patriotic songs in school enthusiastically for assemblies and sports day. From the beginning we are told, love for the country is part of the faith in schools and homes as well.
The three types of citizenship that were stated in Westheimer and Kahne’s (2004) article were The Personally Responsible Citizen, The participatory Citizen, and the Justice Oriented Citizen. The main focus was the Personally Responsible Citizen. The Personally Responsible Citizen is someone who “acts responsibly in his/her community by, for example picking up litter, giving blood, recycling, obeying laws, and staying out of debt” (Westheimer & Kahne, 2004, p.3). Also, these citizens “hope to build character and personally responsibility…” (Westheimer & Kahne, 2004, p.3).
Those who are personally responsible citizen are the students who do well in classroom and follow all the rules. This approach could be challenging for the students who according to commonsense view deem bad students; interrupting the class and teacher by making noise or not understanding the material and following the rules.
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