Effectiveness of Ganda ng Bahay Ko program to the cleanliness of

Bagong Nayon II National High School Annex for the SY 2014-2015

A research work submitted to English Department of Bagong Nayon II National

High School
In partial fulfillment of the requirement of English IV
Submitted by:
Azuela, John Robert
Benito, Charlotte
Cardenas, Joanna Marie
Fernandez, John Lowel
Granadillos, Steffanie
Pamat, April Angela
Sambuena, Roberto
Timonera, Charlotte Anne
Villanueva, Angela
Uy, Kenneth
CHAPTER I
PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
A. INTRODUCTION
The " Ganda ng Bahay Ko program is a project under the Supreme
Student Government in which all of the students and teachers should be
cooperate. It is inherited to the former SSG officers of the old batch and still
existing every year. The said activity is required to all sections inside the two
campuses, the Bagong Nayon II National High School main and annex.
Neat and comfortable surroundings, apple of the eye and of course an ideal
place defines cleanliness. It helps us in many ways especially in our health
condition. Clean surroundings maintain an individual capability to live long. Free
from disease, viruses that transfer along the wind from an organism to an

organism. Clean you make a better you in the future.

Room with a right place for recycling materials, dust bin, no small dirt in the
floor, a good in the eye color of the walls, displayed chart that can enhance your
analytical ability would describe a good classroom. The researchers can analyze
well about the discussion if we are not focusing on the irritation because of
uncomfortable area. It was been a big deal for the students to concentrate more
on the discussion. Or maybe they can, but no learning taken.
Usually, the adviser assigns cleaners of the day by group or sometimes from
their chronological arrangement in the class record. But then, the researchers
experienced during elementary days whereas every Friday all of the students
were responsible to clean the classroom before they left. The groups are
frequently composed of 10-12 students, 6 girls and 6 boys depending to the ratio
of boys to girls in a class.
A clean room needs student that are responsible and will be able to maintain
the rooms cleanliness. A room is clean when you feel comfortable inside it. Being
comfortable does not mean that only your body feel comfortable but also your
eyes, means a room must be pleasant for the eye. A room that is comfortable for
the eye need a cool color inside it.
With regards to this, Bagong Nayon II Supreme Students Government body
created and lead Ganda ng Bahay Ko" Program that started perhaps by the year
2010 where its purpose for the students to take care of their area and make it
ravishing.
It was not that quite effective for they did not maintain it for year but for just a
couple of months at first but later on, improved. For GNBKP that was performed
now is effective based on what the researchers have seen and felt because even
the teachers are pressuring the students to make the room clean to claim the
prize and recognition given.
B. SETTING OF THE STUDY
The study takes place at Bagong Nayon II National High School (ANNEX)
compose of 17 rooms with 15 sections of seniors and 17 sections of grade 9
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students.
C. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
There are so many factors that can help and can make a lot of changes in
ones school and these factors are the essential assets that need a full
cooperation to accomplish the common goal.
One of the variables that must be observed is the cleanliness and orderliness
which may lead to improvement and also lead every student to be responsible
and to provide concerns to their school.
School Student Government (SSG) of Bagong Nayon II National High School
(BNIINHS) established Ganda ng Bahay Ko program. This program shows how
essential the cleanliness and orderliness is not only for the students but also for
every teacher, principal and even for other school staffs.
In connection to this, there are some theoretical effects draws. First, student
may understand how to recover and preserve the beauty of their rooms and
facilities. There is a possibility that someday BNIINHS improves more because of
its beautiful surroundings. Second, if the school is presentable, more students
may be inspired in their studies.
These effects mean that focusing to this kind of program can have a positive
result and can produce well-educated and responsible students. Furthermore,
the school can be used in different activities without anything that can hinder.
GNBKP may encounter some problems. First, observers assigned teachers
or students might not be able to observe over twenty two classrooms in BNIINHS
specifically in BNIINHS Annex. Second is the deficiency of the students who are
part of this program especially the SSG officers which are also busy in doing lots
of activities.
However, despite of the problems that could be encountered, the program
can help all the students and the school for improvements and in order to
overcome these kinds of problems, SSG officers and other school staffs who are
involve in this program must have their full and open communication to everyone
so that GNBKP will work effectively.
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D. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The researchers aim to answer the following questions:
1. Do students, teachers and school personnel are in favor for implementing
GNBKP?
2. Is GNBKP only effective to the classrooms itself?
3. Do students and advisers are 100% actively participating in this program?
E. HYPOTHESIS
The researchers believe that Ganda ng Bahay Ko program is effective in
maintain the cleanliness of the school.
F. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Students will know when did the "Ganda ng Bahay Ko" Program begins. It's
also for them to find out why did the former and current Supreme Student
Government officers still conducting this kind of program. It shows the purpose of
the project for the students and teachers of Bagong Nayon II National High
School. It gives the importance of the cleanliness and the efforts of every
students and teachers for the improvement of the project and also for the
progress of the school. Students will be informed if the project under the
Supreme Student Government is effective or not in the school year 2014-2015.
The study also serves as a basis and guidelines for the next researchers.
G. SCOPE AND LIMITATION
the study focus only at BNIINHS Annex campus with the participation of grade
9 and 4th year students excluding the 4 sections of grade 8 students.
The purpose of this study is to know that this kind of project is indeed an
effective one in maintaining the cleanliness of the school premises of Bagong
Nayon II National High School .Within this program, every student held their
selves in throwing their garbage in the proper trash bins.
The people that are involved in this study are the students of the school and
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also their assigned advisers. Every classroom should uphold its cleanliness and
orderliness. The classroom that is chosen by the judges will be considered as the
winner and the winner will be awarded by means of certificate and recognition.
H. DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following words that can be encountered in the study:
Analytical- The ability to visualize, articulate and solve both complex and
uncomplicated problems and concepts and make decisions that are sensible and
based on available information.
Chronological - Starting with the earliest and following the order in which they
occurred.
Essential- Absolutely necessary, extremely important.
Variable- An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary.
Hinder- Create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or
obstruction.
Perception- A way of regarding, understanding, or interpreting something.
Deficiency- A lack or shortage. a failing or shortcoming.
Premises- A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied
by a business or considered in an official context.
Critic- A person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something.
Orderliness- Associated with other qualities such as cleanliness and diligence
and the desire for order and symmetry, and is generally considered to be a
desirable quality.
CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
A Clean and Organized Classroom
When your preschool students walk into your classroom what do they
see? Try standing on your knees at the door of your classroom and see if your
classroom looks inviting, warm, clean, fun, and organized or does your
classroom look cluttered, dirty, and chaotic?
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Here are some important reasons for keeping your classroom clean:
Health: A clean classroom helps children stay healthy and fights against the
spread of germs. A dirty classroom leads to illness and fussy children.
Care: A clean classroom tells your students that you care about their classroom
and teaches them to care too. A dirty classroom leads to laziness and a lack of
concern for the classroom environment, toys, and equipment.
Mood: A clean classroom simply makes everyone feel better which leads to
more positive experience. A dirty classroom leaves everyone feeling frustrated
and unhappy.
Impression: A clean classroom makes a good impression about you as a
professional. A dirty classroom gives the impression that you may be nice but not
very professional.
Here are some important reasons for keeping your classroom organized:
Independence: An organized environment helps children to be more
independent. When they know where things belong, they are more able to do
things all by themselves.
Behavior: An organized environment helps keep expectations about where to
play, rest, put papers away, eat, and so forth which leads to more positive student
behavior.
Attention: An organized environment helps teachers spend more time on their
students rather than worrying over where things are and where things belong.
Education: An organized environment creates greater opportunities for student
learning.
The primary causes of procrastination and how to overcome it
By SecondsofEternity
For many individuals, procrastination is a long term habit and seemingly
inescapable personality trait. Procrastination is not limited or attributed to any
specific personality type and is a widespread social problem, with an estimated
15-20% of the American adult population and an estimated 80-90% of College
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students being self-confessed problematic procrastinators. Procrastination is

often overlooked as a psychological disorder and simplistically attributed to
laziness. However, extensive research over the past few decades has revealed
procrastination as a far more psychologically significant condition with complex
causes and serious implications. Procrastination has also been identified as a
common symptom of a more significant underlying psychological disorder.
Procrastination is the tendency to avoid or delay acting upon a task or
activity under ones immediate control. Procrastinators persistently postpone and
avoid undertaking or completing a task or making a decision. Most importantly,
procrastination involves the intentional delay of action without any foreseeable
reason or likely benefit. Procrastination is a highly irrational behavioral form of
self-handicapping, as most self aware procrastinators realize and accept that
delay will not contribute to their goals. Procrastinators not only act with the
understanding that delay could have a detrimental impact on the outcome of their
task, but with the expectation that it will result in an unfavorable situational
outcome.
The primary manifestations of self-handicapping through procrastination
include excessive sleeping, watching television, playing computer games, social
activities and disruptions, alcohol and other drug use, environmental handicaps,
music, noise distraction and having a cluttered and disorganized living space.
Although common, these forms of procrastination can have a profound
impact on more than ones grades. People engage in procrastination to
significant degrees of discomfort and distress, often leading to or compounding
existing physical, psychological and emotional complications. Procrastination
commonly results in exceptionally high levels of stress, anxiety, guilt, profound
depression, low self-esteem and general poor health.
So with most procrastinators aware of their tendency and conscious of the
consequences of their behavior, why do they continually procrastinate?
Procrastination is not simply an illustration of laziness, indifference or poor
time management, but a complex self-defeating behavior attributed to several
primary causes. Procrastination must be understood within the context of various
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interrelated emotions, cognitions, behaviors, personality traits and psychological

and social determinants.
There are numerous identifiable personality traits, psychological
conditions and social determinants that make some predisposed or susceptible
to procrastination while others are not. While it has been hypothesized that there
is a genetic predisposition towards procrastination, the specific causes of
procrastination are believed to be rebelliousness, non-competitiveness,
indifference, oppositional personality, neurotic extraversion, blocking-impulsivity,
mindlessness, pessimism, depression, anxiety, passivity, perfectionism, fear of
failure, low self-esteem, low self-efficacy and poor impulse control and
maladaptive self-regulation.
It is estimated that 95% of procrastinators dislike their habit and wish to
overcome it. Fortunately, there are methods of treating and overcoming
procrastination through identifying the etiology (causes) of procrastination and
addressing it through developing effective self-regulatory techniques and the
active reinforcement of ones self-efficacy.
One common cause of procrastination is related to its perception as a
positive study tool. Adaptive techniques of academic procrastination include
cognitive maximization or feeling the flow and peak experience, both induced
by the heightened stress and time constraints that procrastination creates. Those
who engage in procrastination for this reason believe that it benefits the outcome
of their task.
A similar cause of procrastination that is seen as beneficial by those who
engage in it is beneficial deliberation. This form of procrastination is seen as a
functional delay, with potential benefits arising from a refusal to over commit,
rush and stress over the task at hand. However, it has been shown through
extensive research that procrastination rarely results in a positive outcome and
usually has a significantly detrimental impact on ones task and long term goals,
as procrastinators continually perform poorly under the conditions of heightened
pressure they intentionally create.
People who do not view procrastination as an adaptive technique and who
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identify no tangible reason to delay action are much less likely to procrastinate.
Therefore, for procrastination to be avoided or overcome, one must first
recognize procrastination as a negative personality trait that offers little chance of
a beneficial outcome and jeopardizes ones goals.
Another form of procrastination arises from self-regulatory failure
attributed to the correlated personality traits of indecision and perfectionism. This
self regulatory failure involves the tendency of perfectionists to wait for all the
possible evidence to be available to them to develop a perfect response, product
or action. Through indecision and perfectionism, one waits to commit to a task
and hopes for more and better information that would provide a better product
and outcome. This perfectionism is caused by the elevated evidence
requirements that perfectionists exhibit. Perfectionists are driven to
procrastinate because they are highly critical of their behavior and are unable to
act unless they are certain that they satisfy their own exceedingly high
expectations. Perfectionists display high concern over mistakes, self doubt,
excessively high expectations of self and avoidance of social criticism and
disappointment, all of which cause them to habitually procrastinate.
The presence of indecision and perfectionism as personality traits are
further explanations of why some people procrastinate, while others do not. To
overcome procrastination caused by indecision and perfectionism, one must
overcome the tendency to worry and delay, both of which are caused by
excessively high standards, in effective self-regulation and concern over
criticism.
Another personality trait that causes procrastination is having a low action
identity. This means that despite their often highly specific intentions,
procrastinators consistently defer the actualization of their intentions. This is
caused by a maladaptive action personality and the absence of a broad
perspective on their actions. Having a low action identity provides an important
explanation as to why some people do procrastinate, and others do not. To
overcome chronic procrastination, one must develop a high action identity
through effective self-regulation, more specifically through the development of
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effective time management and cognitive coping mechanism that would allow
procrastinators to actualize their intentions.
Another significant cause of procrastination is ones level of intrinsic
motivation and the absence of a genuine desire to pursue an outcome. People
with innate enthusiasm and a sense of purpose are less likely to procrastinate.
The absence of innate genuine motivation identifies why some people
procrastinate, while others do not. This also highlights procrastination as a
complex motivational problem and provides an explanation for procrastination
through self-determination and self-regulation theories. To overcome a lack of
motivation, one must treat the closely correlated causes of anxiety and
depression to boost ones self-efficacy and develop enthusiasm, a sense of
purpose and long term goals that one wished to achieve.
Another cause of procrastination is role conflict that often exists between
ones studies and interpersonal relationships. The conflict arises from the clash of
ones separate self-identities and the mismanagement of ones professional,
academic, social and personal life. The lack of intrinsic motivation and efficient
self-regulation in these differing roles is a significantly relevant cause of
procrastination and indicates that the multiple roles are often incompatible.
Procrastinators often succumb to guilt and ambivalence arising from neglecting
friends, causing them to devote an inordinate amount of time to social activities
and personal relationships and ignore their academic or professional
responsibilities. Role conflict results from low levels of self-determined motivation
across academic and social roles. People who are self-determined in their
professional, academic and social roles procrastinate less, while people who lack
intrinsic self-determination are more likely to procrastinate. Effective selfdetermination and self-regulation in professional, academic and personal roles
will avoid internal conflict between ones differing roles and self-identities and
avoid or overcome procrastination.
Decades of academic and clinical research have identified the
predominant conditions under which people procrastinate as any threat to selfintegrity. Therefore, the most relatively significant and complex cause of
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procrastination is a fear of failure, which is heavily correlated with anxiety,

depression and low self-esteem. This cause highlights how procrastination fulfils
a psychological purpose as a defense mechanism that functions to protect
vulnerable self and social-esteem and not exacerbate high social anxiety and
self-consciousness.
The fundamental cause of an aversion to a task is largely dependent on
the evaluative nature of that task. Procrastination arises from a fear of failure and
the possibility of any reflection or assessment of ones abilities. Here, it is evident
that procrastination arises from a perceived threat to ones ego, as a
procrastinators sense of self worth is fundamentally related to his or her
assessed ability. Procrastinators therefore actively pursue and engage in selfhandicapping and sabotage that inhibits accurate performance assessments.
Procrastinators also exhibit the tendency of blame external elements and
voice situational excuses instead of accepting responsibility for failure.
Conveniently, the act of procrastination is itself attributed as their source of
failure. Procrastinators believe that they did not perform poorly because of a lack
of intelligence or ability, but because of an insufficient amount of time in which to
complete the task. By inhibiting accurate performance assessments, ones true
ability is never revealed and ones vulnerable self-esteem is not threatened.
Procrastination can therefore be reduced to a tool of denial and selfdeception designed to protect ones fragile self image. Procrastination most is
commonly used as a mechanism of task avoidance by people with low selfesteem and high social anxiety to mitigate the significance of performance
judgments. This complex cause of procrastination can be treated by engaging in
active positive reinforcement, which serves to reinforce ones self-efficacy and
boost self-esteem, thus diminishing the need to self-sabotage in order to protect
ones fragile self-esteem.
There is various social, personality and psychological causes of
procrastination, all of which can be individually identified, assessed, treated and
overcome through the development of a high action identity, a positive mentality,
a genuine desire to pursue goals high, effective self-regulation and through
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active self-affirmation that increases self-efficacy. It is crucial for ones physical

and psychological health to treat and overcome this irrational self-sabotaging
behavior. While there are numerous causes of and treatments for procrastination
not mentioned in this article, the most important step to overcoming
procrastination is to become self aware of any procrastinatory tendencies.
How Comfortable Classrooms Lead to a Better Student Community
Its easy to accept the idea that children who attend clean, well-maintained
school have an easier time succeeding than those who dont. But do the
environments teachers create in their classrooms have an impact on their
students ability to learn?
The research says they can. According to Dr. Sheryl Reinisch, director of
Early Childhood Education Programs at Concordia University Portland,
studiesindicate that high-quality classroom environments help children feel safe,
secure, and valued. As a result, self-esteem increases and students are
motivated to engage in the learning process.
The living room effect: When Im relaxed, Im more ready to learn Dr.
Reinisch cites a study of 25 first-graders whose classroom was revamped over a
period of four months to include appealing elements such as comfortable reading
spaces, fish, plants and displays of student artwork. The childrens reactions
were recorded through interviews, student journals and observations.
The first-graders expressed ownership and pride at their artwork being
included in the classroom decor, and their journals, comments and drawings
expressed appreciation for the aesthetic additions to their environment.
Students in the study said that being comfortable helped them feel at
home in their classroom, which in turn helped them learn. Quotes included:
I feel relaxed. When Im relaxed Im more ready to learn.
Its like a little living room when the plants are here.
Up here [in the reading loft] makes me learn because I read and its comfortable
reading here.

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How important is a comfortable classroom?

Of the elements teachers might consider adding to their classrooms,
which ones are the most important to student success? Reinisch notes another
study in which 775 students identified comfort as most necessary in their
classroom. The students, who ranged from fourth to eighth grade, also
correlated the following elements to a good learning environment:
A clean classroom
Artwork and wall decorations
A classroom pet
Lets look at each of these in a bit more detail:
Clean classrooms
Because children have an almost infinite capacity for making messes and
spreading germs, its incumbent on teachers to tackle cleanliness issues headon. A few things to keep in mind: Spills should be reported to the maintenance
staff immediately to prevent mold and bacteria from taking on a life of their own.
Kids should be schooled in sanitation, washing their hands after potty
breaks, using hand sanitizer and avoiding hand-to-hand contact when they have
colds and the flu. Never let your own work pile up and clutter your desk or any
areas of the classroom. Clutter makes it that much harder to get through your
lessons efficiently. Always tidy up before you leave for the day.
Artwork and wall decorations
Decorating school walls with childrens artwork is as old as school itself.
Suggestions for classroom art:
With an eye toward keeping the room clean, save the glue, scissors and
glitter for special occasions and make sure you account for the time required to
get the room back in order before the end of the school day. Kids can work
wonders with a few crayons and pencils.
The Internet has become a vast trove of ideas for classroom art projects.
The image-sharing site Pinterest is a particularly rich resource. Because there
are no limits on what you can do with art in your classroom, its easier on your
brain to keep it simple: connect artwork to lessons, current events, holidays and
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such.
A classroom pet
Hamsters, bunnies and aquarium fish have much to teach us about
behavior, diet and socialization. Pets also fuel childrens natural fascination with
animals, so they naturally enhance the classroom environment. Of course,
animals also can carry diseases and spread allergens, so you have to keep a few
things in mind before bringing critters to class:
Does your school have plan for pets in place? If not, a handy brochure
from the department of public health in Columbus, Ohio, offers excellent
guidance on having pets in the classroom. Do you have a way to inform parents
of any pets that will be in a classroom, in case your students have allergies or
phobias? As the teacher, are you comfortable with being responsible for the
keeping the pets fed, preventing students from harming the animals and
preventing the animals from harming students? Note that pets should not be in
the class for fun; they should be brought in only to advance the learning
objectives of your class.
Keys to making school comfortable
Teachers arent the only ones who can improve the classroom
environment. Administrators and school boards can do their part by investing in
more aesthetically supportive schools.
Prakash Nair, author of The Language of School Design: Design Patterns
for 21st Century Schools, has developed a host of ways that schools can make
their classrooms more comfortable. The noted school designer and educational
aesthetics expert suggests:
Clearing the air: Cleaner, fresher air improves the lives of children with asthma
and allergies, and improves livability for the whole class.
Reducing the racket: Noisy bells, buzzers and even loud air conditioners can
make life miserable in a classroom.
Minding their emotions: Kids learn more effectively in an environment that
provides emotional support and avoids emotional upset.
A commenter on Nairs post noted: I was surprised by responses to a
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survey I gave to middle-schoolers two years ago. I just assumed that they would
want fewer punishments, no homework, more respect etc., but what they wanted
most were comfy chairs. The students even suggested that they be allowed to
make or decorate seat cushions.
Doing your part to make classrooms more welcoming. The evidence
appears to show that small changes can make a big difference in classroom
environments. Teachers who include cleanup time in their classroom
management or create something as simple as a space to display students art
can help students feel empowered to learn.
Cleaning Up the Environment
By Laura M., Auburn, NY
"Yeah I want to clean up the environment, but what can I do? One person
can't make a difference."It is hard for one person to make a change, but when all
of us "one persons" get together we can make a notable impact on our society.
First, start by getting all the "one persons" together in your school. Better yet, get
all those people together and start your school's very own Environmental Club!
That's what we did at Auburn High School. Our club started because kids wanted
to clean up our earth. They realized the impetus has to begin with cleaning up
the environment closest to you.
One program we started was a clean-up of our school's outdoor campus.
We were disgusted with the amounts of pollution we found scattered around our
school. So we decided to do something about it and make our efforts noticeable
to the rest of the student body. We arranged to pick up trash during lunch and
after school. At both times the outdoor campus is used and visible to the school
population. We put the trash on display so the whole school could enjoy the
garbage collage they created.
To earn money we held a canvas bag sale. We were hoping that people
would replace their paper lunch bags with our economically and environmentally
sound bags. We bought bulk canvas and sewed the bags ourselves. This
enabled us to sell the bags for only four dollars. Not only were the bags cheaper
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than their store bought cousins, but the club was able to make a three dollar
profit from each bag, which added up when we sold over 60 bags in only three
days.
Another project we started was recycling old Christmas trees. We
advertised this new program in local Christmas tree outlets. After Christmas we
also asked our neighbors if we could replant their still-living trees. We intend to
plant these otherwise wasted trees in local parks and behind our school.
In the months to come we have a number of projects planned. We hope to
re-establish our paper recycling program which was postponed due to limited
storage space. We have planned another outdoor campus clean-up this spring.
We will also make reusable laminated hall passes to replace the wasteful paper
ones. So now that you have some ideas for your school's environmental club, get
started. Let's show the world what a difference kids can make.
How Emotions Affect Learning
Robert Sylwester
New developments in cognitive science are unraveling the mysteries of
emotions; the findings have much to teach us about how students door do not
learn. John Dewey began this century with an eloquent plea for the education
of the whole child. If we get around to that kind of education by the end of the
century, emotion research may well provide the catalyst we need.
Our profession pays lip service to the whole student, but school activities
tend to focus on measurable rational qualities. We measure spelling accuracy,
not emotional well-being. And when the budget gets tight, we cut curricular areas
like the arts, expressive subjects that are difficult to measure.
We know emotion is important in educationit drives attention, which in
turn drives learning and memory. But because we don't fully understand our
emotional system, we don't know exactly how to regulate it in school, beyond
defining too much or too little emotion as misbehavior. We have rarely
incorporated emotion comfortably into the curriculum and classroom. Further, our
profession hasn't fully addressed the important relationship between a stimulating
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and emotionally positive classroom experience and the overall health of both
students and staff.
Recent developments in the cognitive sciences are unlocking the
mysteries of how and where our body/brain processes emotion. This unique
melding of the biology and psychology of emotion promises to suggest powerful
educational applications. Current emotion theory and research bring up more
questions than answers. Still, educators should develop a basic understanding of
the psychobiology of emotion to enable them to evaluate emerging educational
applications.
Following is a basic introduction to the role our emotional system plays in
learning, and the potential classroom applications of this research.
The living room effect: When Im relaxed, Im more ready to learn
Dr.Reinisch cites a study of 25 first-graders whose classroom was revamped
over a period of four months to include appealing elements such as comfortable
reading spaces, fish, plants and displays of student artwork. The childrens
reactions were recorded through interviews, student journals and observations.
The first-graders expressed ownership and pride at their artwork being included
in the classroom decor, and their journals, comments and drawings expressed
appreciation for the aesthetic additions to their environment. Students in the
study said that being comfortable helped them feel at home in their classroom,
which in turn helped them learn. Quotes included:
I feel relaxed. When Im relaxed Im more ready to learn.
Its like a little living room when the plants are here.
Up here [in the reading loft] makes me learn because I read and its comfortable
reading here.
Unfortunately, the high expectations of school health and hygiene
education programmes have not always been fulfilled. In many countries,
schools are not safe for children due to neglected of the operation and
maintenance of facilities. In addition hygiene education given to children has not
always been relevant or effective. Schools too often suffer from:
As the children are the key source and the future parents what they
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learned is likely to be applied in the rest of their lives. Moreover, they already
have important roles in the household (e.g. taking care of younger brothers and
sisters and they may share concerns regarding existing practices in the
household. If children are brought into the development process as active
participants they can become change agents within their families and a stimulus
to community development. They are eager to learn and help, and if they see
environmental care and their role in this as important, they will take care of their
own health and the health of others. Being tomorrows parents, children are also
likely to ensure the sustainability of a programmes impact.
Learn better and take back to their families concepts and practices on
sanitation and hygiene . in this way , investment in education is more productive.
Children perform better when they function in a hygienic and clean environment.
Schools provide excellent opportunities to support sanitation and hygiene
promotion programs. The curriculum naturally offers opportunities to teach about
dirt and disease and what can practically be done to improve health through
better sanitation and hygiene. Construction and use of appropriate child friendly
sanitary facilities can be especially effective in reducing the incidence of diarrhea.
Schools may be better locations in which to enforce certain behaviors in
children than the home. Schools can also provide an arena where sanitation can
be shown at its best, and certain positive hygienic behaviors can become an
engrained habit at a young age.
Nowadays this is the current topic of our country and it is very important
for every citizen to keep the surrounding clean and it is our duty and
responsibility to keep the surrounding clean. It is major concern of all citizens.
Narendra Modi has taken very good steps towards cleanliness.
As to stay healthy we keep ourselves clean similarly, if we want the nation
to be healthy we must keep it clean. We can spread awareness in the society
about the need of cleanliness. As individual we can take the initiative to spread
awareness. We can also start it at the basis level we must keep our house clean.
- Akshar Barad.
If everyone maintains cleanliness in this attitude than the whole world will
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become a better place to live in. This should be the fundamental responsibility of
every civilized human being. -Tenjentiba Pongener
And in society it is the responsibility of each and every human being to
maintain certain hygienic standards. A clean environment besides being a
pleasure to live in, is a healthy environment.Cleanliness is a good habit which
everyone should have to have a healthy life and standard lifestyle. Our Prime
Minister, Narenda Modi has started a cleanliness campaign Clean India or
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. We should understand the cleanliness its not only
responsibility of our Prime Minister however, it is the responsibility of each and
every person living on this earth. We conjointly should actively participate in this
campaign for the healthy life of all of us.
Cleanliness is a greatest virtue which should be followed by everyone as a
great responsibility to enhance the standard of life. We should take care of our
personal cleanliness, environment cleanliness, surrounding cleanliness and work
place cleanliness.
As an emotion, disgust is designed as a protection, said Vikas Mital the J.
Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at Rices Jones Graduate School Business.
When people feel disgusted, they tend to remove themselves from a situation.
The instinct is to protect oneself. People become focused on self and theyre
less likely to think about other people. Small cheating to start to occur: if Im
disgusted and more focused on myself and I need to lie a little bit to gain more
advantage Ill do that. Thats the underlying mechanism.
Class supplies can get expensive
Aug. 26, 2007 Written by
Mandy M. Goodnight News Editor
Lashondra Jones walked into her sixth-grade classroom at Peabody
Montessori Elementary School in Alexandria and was amazed. The 11-year-old
had never before seen a room turned into a castle. "It was cool," she said. "I was
surprised the teacher had worked so hard." Lashondra thought her teacher, Cari
Ann Nicholson, had spent her summer as she did, relaxing and having fun. But
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for many teachers, in Rapides Parish and elsewhere, summer is a time to get
work done. It also is when they buy supplies and decorations for their
classrooms, usually out of their own pockets.
There are paint, letters and borders for boards, wall decorations, rewards
for student achievement -- just to name a few things teachers buy and for which
in most cases are not reimbursed. Teachers say the effort can get expensive.
At L.S. Rugg Elementary School, the first-grade teachers created an
outdoor theme complete with moose characters hanging on the walls and a cabin
feel in the entrance. Principal Vicki Smith said her teachers spent hundreds of
dollars on the supplies and a lot of their time getting the school ready.
"A lot of teachers put in their time and money to bring their lessons and
classrooms to life for the students," said Nancy Noles, the art teacher at J.I.
Barron Elementary School in Pineville. "We do it just for the kids, and I wouldn't
have it any other way."
Teaching comes at a price for teachers. According to Quality Education
Data's 2006-2007 Teacher Buying Behavior Report, teachers spent on average
$475 of their own money for supplies and materials. Forty-four percent of those
surveyed spent more than $500, and 20 percent said they spent more than
$1,000.
"We do all this for the kids," Noles said. She and J.I. Barron Assistant
Principal Debbie Whatley spent much of their summer at the school painting and
creating a different atmosphere for the students. Noles painted name plates for
each teacher. She did artwork for the school's lobby and is working after school
and nights on a painting outside on the gym wall.
Whatley painted designs on the school's walls, decorated new display
boards in the hallways and painted awnings on the cafeteria windows to give it a
caf feel. "I took one week off this summer," she said. The school's new look also
inspired the teachers. Walking into Colinda Speer's fifth-grade classroom is like
stepping onto Louisiana State University's main campus in Baton Rouge.
The room is purple and gold -- even her media trays and accordion-style
wall are painted. LSU memorabilia hangs on the walls. Speer said her husband
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helped with the painting, on which the family spent about $140. The Speers went
to Baton Rouge for LSU decorations. "You live here, practically," she said of her
classroom. "This is like my house." Teachers in the school's portable buildings
also wanted to be a part of the transformation and painted their doors. The paint
they bought, however, bubbled and came off in the heat, so they went and
bought the correct paint to survive the weather.
"They didn't have to do that," Whatley said. "These teachers go beyond
what is required from them. They put their own money, their own time and their
hearts into making the school and classroom special for the students." Noles and
Whatley said the children's faces on the first day made the expense and work
worth it. "It is a small sacrifice when you see their eyes light up walking into the
school and classroom," Whatley said. Nicholson agreed.
She worked the month of June until the school's air conditioning was shut
off for the summer to create her castle. "Seeing their faces on the first day was
the reward," she said. Peabody Montessori Principal Rena Linzay said the
classroom environment is a big part of education and helping students to be
successful. Students want to come to a place where it is nice and there are
things to grab their attention, she said. Nicholson's classroom does grab the eye.
Her walls look like stones. Her windows have the appearance of stained-glass
works of art. Horns hang on the wall, and she uses a wooden sword as a pointer.
"Every royal court needs a castle, and these sixth-graders are our school's
royal court," she said. Tanner Lowe, 11, said the only thing missing was a
dragon. "I appreciated her work," he said, "and this is more fun than a regular
classroom."
The Art of Dadliness: How to Get Your Kids to Do Their Chores (And Why
Its So Important They Do Them)
By: Brett Mckay & Kate Mckay September 19, 2012
Allowance for chores? Theres a lot of debate as to whether you should or
should not give your kids an allowance for completing chores. One of the benefits
of giving your children money in exchange for doing chores is that it teaches
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them the connection between work and money. They learn that if they want
something in life, they have to work for it.
But there are some possible downsides of trying to entice chorecompletion with money, and they relate to the roots of human motivation.
Psychologists break down motivation into two types: intrinsic and extrinsic.
Intrinsic motivation comes from within you want to do something because you
enjoy it, it interests you, or its in line with your values. Extrinsic motivation comes
from outside the person either someone is making you do something, or
youre motivated by a reward like stickers or money. The problem with extrinsic
motivation is that the satisfaction gained from a task moves from the task itself to
the reward for the task. Thus, if the reward is taken away, the behavior ceases.
Studies have shown that once children are offered a reward for an activity, their
interest in that activity declines.
Alice Ferguson Foundation (Accokeek, Maryland, United States)
Trash Free Schools
What does it mean to be Trash Free? Trash Free does not necessarily
mean that no trash is produced. Being a Trash Free School means you have
signed the Pledge and are actively working on reducing school waste in a longlasting sustainable manner.
The Trash Free Schools Project works to educate and empower students,
faculty, and staff to reduce their schools waste footprint by providing education
and resources, including a comprehensive Guidebook, to aid in rethinking,
reducing, reusing, and recycling. As part of the project, students and staff at K-12
schools will have the resources needed to investigate an environmental issue
while implementing a strong waste reduction and litter prevention strategy.
According to the EPA, the average American throws away 4.43 pounds of
trash each day, wasting valuable resources that could have been reused,
recycled, or conserved. Disposable items, such as plastic bottles and food
wrappers, are commonly littered, finding their way into our streets then into our
waterways, where they threaten the health of our communities and our
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environment (read more here). Make a commitment to reducing waste through

our Trash Free Schools project and begin addressing this important issue, one
that everyone can play a role in solving.
How Can Your School Benefit?
Create an active and environmentally-aware school culture by increasing
participation and engagement among the school body. Foster environmental
stewardship through student action by teaching the process of how to recognize,
investigate, and take action on an environmental issue.
Gain recognition as an environmental leader among schools and establish
a starting point for other green certification programs. Integrate waste reduction
and environmental themes into lessons and curricular. Provide a great service
learning opportunity for students.
By Kara Pennino, October 3rd, 2014
AFF Community Outreach Liaison
There has been a lot of talk recently about how to grab the attention of
people in their teens and twenties, also known as millennials. The Trash Team
has been particularly interested in how to target this young generation, influence
them to generate less waste, and keep their communities litter free. We were
inspired to target this audience because of the results of our 2013 pilot evaluation
of our Regional Litter Prevention Campaign. This pilot showed a 45% reduction
in the number of people littering after campaign material was posted nearby.
While we were ecstatic about the results, we wanted to do better. We wanted to
know who was still littering after the Litter Campaign was posted and how we
could better target them. We found that a large majority of those who were still
littering were millennials, specifically those between the ages of 15 and 29. We
decided to work with the social research firm, Opinion Works, to do more
research into why this segment of the population was less impacted by our
Campaign.
In June we held two focus groups in Prince Georges County with selfproclaimed litterers between the ages of 18 and 30. Our goal was to find distinct
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ways to supplement our current Litter Campaign with new material that is more
impactful for our target audience. We decided to target millennials in Prince
Georges County between the towns of Capitol Heights and Forest Heights,
where we have been doing community outreach for the last two years (this is part
of our strategy, called community based social marketing).
So what grabs the attention of millennials who litter? Authentic, realistic
and personal images. The millennials we interviewed were literal-minded and
locally oriented. They want campaigns that are relatable to their everyday
experience. For instance, instead of a photo of a park that is clearly not in their
neighborhood, they want to be able to picture themselves in a littered park in
their neighborhood. Being able to imagine theirselves as part of the scene opens
them to feeling its impact viscerally. Test images that were taken in D.C. or
Virginia were dismissed because the participants did not view the location as part
of their communities, and therefore they were not emotionally invested.

CHAPTER III
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Table 1:
Students are doing their task of cleaning everyday
Yes

No

Does not say

66

44%

63

42%

21

14%

The table reveals that the Grade 9 and 4 th year students of BNIINHS for the
school year 2014-2015 are doing their part as a cleaner of the day.
The above result is supported by Rynn Yusuf, a Blog spot user, who said
that it is very important for a school to be clean and beautiful. That student need
to be sure that their room is clean for them to be relaxed, to feel comfortable and
to enjoy the activities carried out in school. Everyone must participate in
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maintaining a clean classroom. By providing some duty roster can make you sure
that everyone will participate and the job will be divided equally. Based on the
answer of the students, cleaners always do their job, maybe because they are
following the task that is given to them on a given day. They are being
responsible enough as a cleaner in maintaining their classroom clean without
even told by their teacher. And we can see some classroom in BNIINHS that is
really clean and beautiful. It is because of the decorations that was made by the
students who has the initiative as one of the cleaner in decorating and
maintaining a clean classroom.
Other 63 students disagree that the cleaner of the day do their task. It is
supported by the essay The Environment And How We Can Improve It where
we, students or cleaners, are the people living here on earth and our school is
our environment. And those pieces of paper that is seen inside the classroom are
the garbage that is just thrown anywhere. We, as the people here on earth, are
not doing our responsibility on protecting our environment to the pollution that
might occur. On the other hand, the assigned cleaners are not doing their tasks
to maintain and to have a beautiful classroom. Instead, they are making a way for
the school to be dirty and uncomfortable place to study.
The rest 21 students answered Does not say. Redhead08, a yahoo user
supported this idea who said that the students are not responsible for the
cleanliness of another building or the classroom. It doesnt seems right for him or
her that the students are being forced to clean their classroom and maybe this is
the reason why students do not care about the cleanliness of the room. They
think that it is not their responsibility in cleaning a classroom because
Redhead08 said that it is like a child labor or something that the students
shouldnt be obliged or forced to work as a cleaner but rather be responsible
enough for their own trashes. For them, clean or dirty classroom is just fine and
not a big deal. That is the reason why BNIINHS students dont care about it and
maybe, those students who answered Does not say shares the same
perspective like Redhead08.

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Table 2:
Students point of view regarding ones initiative of cleaning their room
Yes

No

Does not say

101

67%

26

17%

23

16%

The result reveals that the Grade 9 and 4th year students of BNIINHS for the
school year 2014-2015 have the initiative cleaning their respective rooms.
It is supported by the source
(http://preschoolprofessional.blogspot.com/2009/06/ clean-and-organizedclassroom.html) as it stated that there are some important reasons for keeping
the classroom clean and these are health, care mood and impression. A clean
classroom helps the students to stay healthy and to fight against the spread of
germs. It also tells the students to care about their area that can affect to their
moods, if their classroom is unclean, they feel frustration and sadness but
classrooms can make everyone feel better if only it is presentable and organized.
Also, it makes a good impression about you as a professional. As a connection to
the result of the poll, 101 students who answered Yes have their initiative to
clean their classroom because of the reason stated in the source. Since they are
the one being benefited to this.
The result also reveals that 26 respondents answered No whereas they
do not have the initiative to clean their area. The source
(http://secondsofeternity.hubpages .com/hub/The-primary-causes-ofprocrastination-and-how-to-overcome-it) said that some people have their
procrastination. It is often overlooked as a psychological disorder and
simplistically attributed to laziness. Procrastination is the tendency to avoid or
delay acting upon a task or activity under ones immediate control. Those so
called procrastinators persistently postpone and avoid undertaking or compelling
a task or making decisions. They are not accepting or dealing with their
obligations. The source also stated the different factors caused by procrastination
including excessive sleeping, watching television, playing computer games,
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social activities and disruptions, noise distraction and having a cluttered and
disorganized living spaces. Those respondents who answered No perhaps
have the same behavior with the said procrastinators. They are not doing their
tasks assigned to them and they can concentrate well to their studies even their
room is unclean.
23 students replied Does not say. According to Dr. Sheryl Reinisch, director of
Early Childhood Education Programs at Concordia University Portland, studies
indicate that high-quality classroom environments help the children feel safe,
secure, and valued. As a result, self-esteem increases and students are
motivated to engage in the learning process. It can be inferred to this that those
who answered Does not say maybe they do not have their full concern about
how the cleanliness is being implemented in the school premises.
Table 3:
Maintaining sanitation and neatness is a basis of students being
responsible
Yes

No

Does not say

138

92%

0%

8%

The table reveals that the Grade 9 and 4 th year students of BNIINHS for 20142015 agreed that how responsible they are can be determined through the
means of maintaining sanitation and neatness of their classroom.
The above result is supported by Temjentiba Pongener, working in All
India Radio Kohima as Announcer, who said that if everyone maintains
cleanliness, in this attitude then the world will become a better place to live in.
This should be the fundamental responsibility of every civilized being.
Cleanliness is also the greatest virtue which should be followed by everyone as a
great responsibility to enhance the standard of life. In addition, Akshar Barad, a
consulting Physician in X-6/101, Earth Complex, Akshar Chowk, Old Padra
Road, Akshar Chowk, Vadodara, Gujarat 390020, India, also stated that in order
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for us to stay healthy we must keep it clean. We can spread awareness in the
society about the need of cleanliness. As individual, we can make the initiative to
spread awareness. We can also start it with the basic level; we must keep our
house clean.
On the other hand, no one answered No. It is because based on Kathryn
Rateliff Barr, a Pastor family Counselor and taught birth, parenting, vaccinations
and alternative medicine classes since 1994, the classroom is the student work
place for the entire school year and as being where they spend their hour most of
the day. Also, to maintain a safe and effective learning environment that will
enhance academic achievement and protect their overall health and because of
that no one answered No for it is really the responsibility of the students to
maintain neatness and sanitation inside the classroom.
And the other 12 students choose to answer Does not say. It can be
implied with what Vikas Mittal, the J.Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing at
Rices Jones Graduate School of Business have said that when the people feel
disgusted, they tend to remove themselves from a situation. The instinct is to
protect oneself. People become focused on self and theyre less likely think
about other people and maybe thats the reason why some people didnt know
what to say in regards to cleanliness when they are disgusted.
Table 4:
Rates of Students concentration if the room is unclean and a bit messy
Yes

No

Does not say

24

16%

108

72%

18

12%

The result reveals that the Grade 9 and 4th year students of BNIINHS for 20142015 cannot completely concentrate on studying if their classroom is unclean
and a bit messy.
The table shows that 24 respondents agreed they can completely
concentrate on studying even the room is unclean. Dr. Reinisch, a teacher did a
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study of 25 first-graders whose classroom was revamped over a period of four

months to include appealing elements such as comfortable reading spaces, fish,
plants, and displays of students artwork. The childrens reactions were recorded
through interviews, student journals and observations. The first-graders
expressed ownership and pride at their artwork being included in the classroom
decor, and their journals, comments and drawings expressed appreciation for the
aesthetic addition to their environment. Students in the study said that being
comfortable helped them feel at home in their classroom for the reason that clean
room helps your brain to work more productive, which in turn helped them learn.
Some of the students stated that when they are feeling relaxed; they are more
ready to learn.
Other 108 dont agree by answering No. It is because according to Erin
Roland, Researchers at the Princeton University Neuroscience Institute
published the result of a study they conducted in the January issue of The
Journal of Neuroscience that relates directly to uncluttered and organized living.
From their report Interactions of top-down and bottom-up mechanisms in human
visual cortex. Multiple stimuli present in the visual field at the same complete for
neural representation by mutually suppressing their evoked activity throughout
visual cortex, providing a neural correlate for the limited processing capacity of
the visual system. Or, to paraphrase in non-neuroscience jargon: when your
environment is cluttered, the chaos restricts your ability to focus. The clutter also
limits your brains ability to process information. Clutter makes you distracted and
unable to process information as wall as you do in an uncluttered, organized and
serene environment. The clutter competes for your attention in the same way a
toddler might stand next to you annoyingly repeating, candy, candy, candy, I
want candy, candy, candy, candy, candy, candy, candy Even though you might
be able to focus a little, youre still aware that a screaming toddler is also vying
for your attention. The annoyance also wears down your mental resources and
you are more likely to become frustrated. The researchers used Functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI) and other physiological measurement tools
to map the brains responses to organized and disorganized stimuli and to
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monitor task performance. The conclusion were strong - if you want to focus to
best of your ability and process information as effectively as possible, you need
to clear the clutter from your home and work environment this research shows
that you will be less irritable, more productive, distracted less often, and able to
process information better with an uncluttered and organized home and office.
The rest 18 respondents cant answer whether Yes or No it is because
according to Robert Sylwester, a Psychologist, emotions do more responsibilities
in ones learning. John Dewey, a psychologist also began this century with an
eloquent plea for the education of the whole child. If we get around to that kind of
education by the end of the century, emotion research may well provide the
catalyst we need. Our profession pays lip service to the whole student, but
school activities tend to focus on measurable rational qualities. We measure
spelling accuracy, not emotional well-being. And when the budget gets tight, we
cut curricular areas like the arts, expressive subjects that are difficult to measure.
We know emotion is important in education-it drives attention, which in turn
drives learning and memory. But because we dont fully understand our
emotional system, we dont know exactly how to regulate it in school, beyond
defining too much or too little emotion as misbehavior. We have rarely
incorporated emotion comfortably into the curriculum and classroom. Further, our
profession hasnt fully addressed the important relationship between a
stimulating and emotionally positive classroom experience and the overall health
of both students and staffs. Following is a basic introduction to the role our
emotional system plays in learning, and the potential classroom applications of
this research.
Table 5:
Cleanliness is what students are after in participating Ganda ng Bahay Ko
program
Priz
e

Recognitio
n

Cleanlines
s

Healt
h

Grade

s
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28

19
%

95

63
%

11

The table reveals that the Grade 9 and 4 th year students of BNIINHS for 20142015 are after with the cleanliness of their classroom in participating the Gander
ng Bahay Ko program.
The above result shows that 95 respondents are after with the cleanliness.
A clean, well-ordered school environment in many countries helped the students
to develop good habits of cleanliness. According to Darren, a janitor in an
Australian High School, now we see filth in the classroom as well, some students
take the instruction Pick it up or Clean it up to mean that they are being
punished. The problem is that some teachers do use cleaning as a mean of
punishment. It is because cleanliness means different things to different people.
The other 28 students say that they are participating for them to recognize
having the best of the all the classroom. Based on a site from an organization in
Australia, the students are encouraged to be philanthropic within their classroom,
school and family. The students recognize that their classroom is a community
because the students are brought together for a common purpose. They analyze
how philanthropy and affect the common good of the community.
On the other hand, 11 respondents stated that they are waiting for
additional grade by their adviser. According to a newspaper issued on August 10
last year in US, the importance of cleanliness must be spread not only in the
classroom but also in our community. American teachers also reported that
cleaning their classroom has become their own responsibility and challenge. It is
well known that regular hand washing is the first line of defense in preventing the
transfer of germs that may cause illness and therefore it is regularly practiced in
schools. Said Dr. Paul S. Horowitz M.D. the teachers let the students to know
the different aspects of cleanliness and apply it to themselves by the use of
different activities like reporting and presentation that correspond grades.
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organized classroom. According to a site, the purpose of cleanliness includes

health, beauty, avoidance of shame, and avoidance of spreading of dirt and
contaminants to oneself and others. When the floor was with waste strewn all
over, the students looks distressed about the condition of their working
environment. On the other hand, when you see a bright and clean classroom with
the children happy and content, we can feel the difference within ourselves.
Therefore it proves that they are happier in a cleaner surroundings and it makes
them healthier not only physically but also mentally.
And the last 8 respondents answered that they are after the prize.
According to the latest circular on the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) Website, the campaign called Expression Series will be conducted from
October 2 to 15 where students will get a reward ranging from Rs 2,500 to Rs
25,000 on a daily basis and more rewards if they continue the campaign beyond
the last date given. It was only held in Middle East countries. Just like on other
countries, students should receive maybe just a simple reward for them to
continue their responsibilities and for giving an appreciation of giving the
importance of cleanliness inside the classroom.
Table 6:
Students perception in a clean and well-decorated room
Comfortable

Uncomfortable

Does not say

116

77

21

14

13

The result reveals that the Grade 9 and 4th year students of BNIINHS for
2014-2015 are comfortable enough inside a clean and well-decorated classroom.
The above result is supported by Malik Faisal Moonzajer, an Afghan writer
who said that we may not have a choice to be rich or uncomfortable, but
whatever happens, we do always have the choice to be so educated person.
This can be interpreted that if someone is in a room filled with eye-candy designs
and a room that is well-cleaned, it cant be helped but to feel at ease and
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comfortable. It inspires people to study thoroughly and make things in a lively

way. But still, whatever the environment is, it is laid in the people to have their
choice in becoming an educated person, it is up to themselves what to do, if they
will just slack off or get a book and read.
In the survey, some respondents say that in spite of being inside welldecorated room, they still feel uncomfortable. In the quote said by Catherine
Ryan Hyde that even though it was beautiful and comfortable, and even though it
is the world, it was also a little bit boring. No lonely, thats it. It was a little bit
lonely. People feel uncomfortable not because of the room itself, but because of
the people that surrounds them. There are people that feel lonely even though
they are with lots of people physically, but they still feel alone because they dont
have someone to lean on inside that room. Being inside a beautiful and
comfortable room doesnt mean people will feel enthusiast and joyful. It depends
to the people that hang around them.
Confucius said that wherever you go, go with all your heart. We can say
that the respondents who answered Does not say are ok wherever they stay,
they dont have an opinion on their surroundings, theyre just living their life, not
giving a care in the room their stepping.

Table 7:
Class fund and contribution are where students get their finance for
cleaning materials
Class fund

Contribution

75

50% 75

%
50%

The table reveals that the Grade 9 and 4 th year students of BNIINHS for 20142015 get theirs by means of class fund and contribution.

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The above result is supported by Mrs. Rosemarie Encinas (Grade 9

teacher) who said that it is not only the money they get from their class fund that
they used because they also conducted contribution, for the real purpose of the
class fund is the students savings fund for their Christmas party and if they
spend it all just for Ganda ng Bahay Ko program, they will no longer have
enough fund to suffice the afore mentioned purpose of it. This statement dwells
too Mrs. Aileen Palu-ay (4th year teacher) based on the held interview. As well as
what Ms. Honeylet Topasi (Grade 9 teacher) response that supports the other
two teachers point of view in this. This can be interpreted that students do the
same just like what these teachers said.
On the other hand, same number and percent of the former answered that
they get their fund for decorating stuffs and cleaning materials through
contribution. In connection to this is what Mrs. Marsha Peculados, Mrs. Joan
Balbin (Grade 9 teachers) and Ms. Fritzie Seido (4 th year teacher) stated.
According to them, it will be hard for the students to contribute one buck at a time
since most of students are in marginalized sector where in it is the reason why
they study in such public school thats why they include contribution but together
and the other half of it from the class fund of theirs. That same goes for the
respondent thats why they end up with this say.
Table 8:
Viewpoint of students with regards to the implementation of GNBKP
Yes

No

Does not say

133

89%

11

7%

4%

The result reveals that the Grade 9 and 4th year students like how the program is
implemented in BNIINHS.
133 answered Yes. In accordance in a 2008 national study titled
Cleanliness and learning in higher education A professor at Brigham young
university found that classroom cleanliness affects a students learning ability.
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Nearly 90 percent of the almost 1,500 students surveyed said the lack of of
cleanliness becomes a distraction when learning. Classroom conditions are not
just a matter of providing a good place to learn. Frequent cleaning helps
eliminate some of the factors that contribute to poor indoor air quality and the
spread of communicable diseases. Clutter in the school and classroom
contributes to the accumulation of dirt and dust which can compromise air quality.
It also provides breeding grounds and hiding spots for insects and rodents.
Other 11 said No It can be related to the statement of Shobha Sharma, a
business woman in Chandni that the women voters in North and Central areas of
Delhi are demanding a clean city. Even though the region is in the heart of the
national capital, heaps of garbage can be seen lying everywhere and the
condition is same in both commercial as well as residential areas. But nothing
happened. Cleanliness is their major issue here but nothing happened. There
has been no difference that can be concluded where it same goes to the
implementation of GNBKP.
Lastly, six answered Does not say It is because based on Nicholas
Sparks (The last song) Emotions come and go and cant be controlled so theres
no reason to worry about them that in the end, people should be judged by their
action since in the end it was actions that defined everyone. Wherein in this,
students doesnt care about their surroundings, they are being impulsive. Doing
what they want to do for what they like, for what they believe is true.
Table 9:
The Effectiveness of Ganda ng Bahay Ko program
A

79

53%

34

23%

36

24%

The table shows that the Ganda ng Bahay Ko program Is effective for the
Grade 9 and 4th year students of BNIINHS for 2014-2015.
79 respondents answered (A) It encourage students and teachers to be
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aware of their room sanitation. That being said that the respondents are now
aware that their area might not be clean. More than half of students answered it
which means that the respondents are encourage by the program to clean.
Cleaning their room makes them feel comfortable according to the essay that
Amanda Olivia blog. According to the essay, many schools in every country in the
world struggle to keep their area clean and comfortable. The most common
reason for this incapability is the size of the school and the number of the
students. The respondents clean too because they do not feel comfortable in
their school that has many students.
According to Tian Jin (2010), he agrees that the students who keep their
rooms clean and organize may be more successful than those who do not. 34
students answered (B) It keeps everything around the school premises clean
and organized. Means that the respondents may also believe what Tian Jin
believes in too.
36 respondents answered (C) Because health should be considered in
this matter allowing students to have a better performance in school. According
to the factsheet that Marielle Snel (an author) She said that in schools hygiene
education promotes practices that will help for the sanitation of facilities that will
be the first step in learning physically that will allow the respondents to have a
better performance in school.
Table 10:
Ineffectiveness of Ganda ng Bahay Ko program
A

43

29%

48

32%

59

39%

The result reveals that the Grade 9 and 4th year students of BNIINHS for 20142015 declared that there are still rooms filled with trash and improper garbage
disposal thats why the program is not effective for them.
As a connection to the result, Alice Ferguson Foundation (AFF) in
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Accokeek, Maryland, United States, trash free does not necessarily mean that no
trash is produced. Being a Trash Free school means you have sign the pledge
and are actively working on reducing school wastes in a long-lasting, sustainable
manner. The Trash Free School Project works to educate and empower
students, faculty, and staffs to reduce their schools waste footprint by providing
education and resources, including a comprehensive guidebook, to aid in
rethinking, reducing, reusing and recycling. As part of the project, students and
staffs at K-12 schools will have the resources needed to investigate an
environmental issue while implementing a strong waste reduction and litter
prevention strategy. And also, according to Karra Pennino (2014) AFF
Community outreach Liaison, there has been a lot of talk recently about how to
grab the attention of people in their teens and twenties, also known as millennial.
The trash team has been particularly interested in how to target this young
generation, influence them to generate less waste, and keep their communities
litter free. They were inspired to target this audience because of the result of the
2013 pilot evaluation of Regional Litter Prevention Campaign. This Pilot showed
a 45% reduction in the number of people littering after campaign material was
posted nearby. While they were ecstatic about the results, they wanted to do
better. They wanted to know who was still littering after the litter campaign was
posted and how they could better target them. Wherein students of BNIINHS
have to do it in avoidance of improper garbage disposal and trash in their rooms.
The other 48 students answered (B) It only proves that most of students
dont have initiative cleaning their own room unless there will be a reward given.
Associated to the article of Brett and Kate Mckay (2012), one of the benefits of
giving your children money in exchange for doing chores is that it teaches them
the connection between work and money. They learn that if they want something
in life, they have to work for it. But there are some possible downside sof trying to
entice chore-completion with money, and they relate to the roots of human
motivation. Psychologist breakdown motivation into two types: intrinsic and
extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation comes from within you want to do something
because you enjoy it, it interests you, or its in line with your values. Extrinsic
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motivation comes from outside the person either someone is making you do
something or youre motivated by a reward. The problem with extrinsic motivation
is that the satisfaction gained from a task moves from a task itself to the reward.
Thus, if the reward is taken away, the behavior ceases studies have shown that
once children are offered a reward for an activity, their interest in that activity
declines.
Lastly, 43 respondents answered (C) Cleaning materials and decorations
for classroom is too expensive. It is because according to Mandy Goodnight, a
supplies and decorations for their classrooms are usually out of their own
pockets. There are paint, letters and borders for boards, wall decorations,
rewards for students achievements just to name a few things teachers buy and
for which in most cases are not reimbursed.

Chapter IV
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
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FINDINGS
The following findings were revealed on the study:
1. Cleaners of the day are doing their obligation in maintaining their classroom
clean.
2. Students have the initiative cleaning their area.
3. One being responsible can be determine through maintaining sanitation and
neatness.
4. Students cannot completely concentrate on studying when their area is
uncleaned
and a little bit of messy.
5. Cleanliness is what students are after in participating Ganda ng Bahay Ko
program.
6. Students feel comfortable studying inside a clean and well decorated
classroom.
7. By means of both class fund and contribution get their money for decorating
stuffs and cleaning materials.
8. Student's like how GNBKP is being implemented in our school.
9. Ganda ng Bahay Ko program is effective because it encourage students and
teachers to be aware of their room sanitation.
10. There are still rooms filled with trash and improper garbage disposal in spite
of the implementation of the GNBKP that's why it's not effective.
CONCLUSION
The group concluded that Ganda ng Bahay Ko program is effective. Due to
keeping everything around the school premises clean and organize. It could be
also the health that is being considered in this matter allowing students to have a
better performance in school. And most especially, it encourages students and
teachers to be aware of their room sanitation.
RECOMMENDATION BASED ON FINDINGS
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1. Having a clean and beautiful classroom is very important for them to be

relaxed and feel cozy during their classes. So as a student not just because of
being the cleaners of the day, they need to help each other in keeping their
respective area clean for all of them are being benefited from it.
2. Even without the command of your teachers, whether there are persons
looking or not, although there are no rewards given, one must have the initiative
cleaning his own room for a neat area provides a finer activity in school.
3. Everyone has responsibilities. If your parents taught you how to maintain
cleanliness at your very young age then you should perform that in your own
classrooms. Keeping neatness is a responsibility that disregards distraction from
learning. Through this, it allows a better health condition as well as a good
impression from others.
4. You're the one using your areas that's why it's a must to clean it whether you
like it or not. It's not only your duty but also your responsibility. Take a deep
breath and don't waste time. Classrooms is a vehicle for getting students from
where they are when they enter the school house door to where they need to be
an academic year later. Ideally, we all would like to see at least one year of
progress for one year of seat time.
5. Exerting efforts and spending enough time just to produce decorations for the
classrooms maybe simple but meaningful in a way of step that change the
perspective of several. It is not all about the prize, recognition, health or grades
they are concern but the cleanliness that allow them to have a better
performance in school.
6. Having an allotted time for cleaning won't hurt and putting eye candy
decorations will benefit students inside the area. Keeping cleanliness inside and
outside the classroom will be a great help in a way of it fascinates the eyes of
students but just make sure that ornaments are simple and not over decorated
because instead of making the students enthusiast, it'll serve as distraction and
confusion.
7. Students and teachers have to continue what they've started as their source
for cleaning materials and decorating stuffs which are in both means of class
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fund and contribution for it will only be such a hard time for them to give money in
just a snap.
8. Even though for the perception of participating rooms, cleaning materials and
decorations is too expensive and it only proves that most students won't work
hard cleaning their own areas unless there will be a reward given but still above
all this, they liked how the program is being implemented that's why the next
SSG's should continue this and improve it more.
9. GNBKP is very successful that the generation of Supreme student's
government always include it as their system for helping the school premises in
terms of cleanliness that's why just like the afore mentioned suggestion, next
SSG's should keep it moving and reach progress.
10. Classroom officers must act as a leader and lead their classmates to obey
the competition for good. The competition is not only a contest per se but it also
reflects to the appearance of the teachers and students of Bagong Nayon II
National High School. It shows the discipline and the cleanliness of all the
persons inside the campus. Classroom presidents must monitor who are the one
that disobey the rule to segregate the trash properly to its designated area.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Internet
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INDEX
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Note: The group wants to know the effectiveness of "Ganda ng classroom ko

program" as implemented in Bagong Nayon II Annex and through this, they'll be
able to seek answers for their research.
Directions: Put a check that suits your choice of answer for each question.
Please answer honestly all the questions and the information will be treated
confidential. There are no wrong answers.
1. Do you think cleaners of the day always do their obligation?
__Yes

__No

__Does not say

2. Do you have the initiative to clean your room?

__Yes

__No

__Does not say

3. Do you think that through maintaining sanitation and neatness determines how
responsible the students are?
__Yes

__No

__Does not say

4. If the room is unclean and a bit of messy, can you completely concentrate on
studying?
__Yes

__No

__Does not say

5. In participating "Ganda ng Bahay Ko program", you are after the..

__Prize

__Health

__Recognition

__Grades

__Cleanliness

6. Inside a clean and well decorated classroom, what does it feel like studying? Is
it..
__Comfortable

__Uncomfortable

__Does not say

7. For decorating stuffs and cleaning materials, you get your fund through..
__Class fund __Contribution
8. Do you like how "Ganda ng Bahay Ko program" is being implemented in our
school?
__Yes

__No

__Does not say

9. "Ganda ng Bahay Ko program" is effective because..

__It encourage students and teachers to be aware of their room sanitation.
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__It keeps everything around the school premises clean and organize.
__Because health should be consider in this matter allowing students to have a
better performance in school.
10. "Ganda ng Bahay Ko program" is not effective because..
__Cleaning materials and decorations for classroom is too expensive.
__It only proves that most students don't have the initiative cleaning their own
room unless there will be a reward given.
__In spite of this, there are still rooms filled with trash and improper garbage
disposal.

DOCUMENTATION
CONSULTATION

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SURVEY

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TALLY

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OBSERVATION

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