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Inculcating the Virtue of Order

This guide provides reflections and practical tips to instill the virtue of order in boys, helping them lead a well-organized life. It emphasizes the importance of time management, setting routines, and maintaining order in material things like clothes, books, and chores. The guide also covers the significance of technology usage, family policies, and fostering virtues like temperance, fortitude, and industriousness. By following these insights, parents can help boys develop good habits that promote order and discipline in their daily lives.

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Inculcating the Virtue of Order

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  1. Inculcating the Virtue of Order

  2. There is order in God

  3. Reflections of an old boy

  4. Reflections of an old boy

  5. An ordered life is an organized life: • Time • In material things The Virtue of Order

  6. The Heroic minute Helping the Boys make good use of time

  7. Set a FIXED time for getting up • Weekdays • Saturday • Sunday • Holidays • Set a FIXED time of going to bed Especially on Fridays and Saturdays The Heroic Minute

  8. Should include all planned activities: • Study/Homework/Revision • leisure activities/hobbies • chores • Worship/prayer • Hygiene • meals Preparing a Timetable/Routine

  9. Weekdays • Saturdays • Sundays • Holidays Four Types of Timetables

  10. WEEKDAY TIMETABLE

  11. Weekdays • Before classes • Before leaving the house • On the journey to school • Before classes begin • After classes (In school) • Training • Homework • Remedial classes with teachers The Weekday Timetable

  12. Weekdays • After classes (at home) • Homework time/class projects • Meal times • Revision for tests/CATs • Simple chores • Bed time The Weekday Timetable

  13. SATURDAY & SUNDAY TIMETABLE

  14. Fixed Waking up time • Breakfast • Chores • Worship • Homework/revision for CATs • Lunch • Active leisure (sports, exercise etc.) • Passive leisure (TV, PlayStation, novels) • Silent moments (no TV, no music, getting the mind to rest) • Fixed bed time Saturday and Sunday Timetable

  15. Revision Planner

  16. Should be written: The boy should draw up the original and check with you for modifications. • Device ways of monitoring compliance • Respect the boy’s timetable • Agree on sanctions if timetable is not followed • Plan for the weekend together • The plan can be adjusted; it’s only a guide Preparing a Timetable/Routine

  17. Emergence of Default Mode • TV: series, movies, cartoons, football • PlayStation • Hanging out • Surfing the Internet • Social Media: WhatsApp, Instagram, Snap chat, YouTube • Sports: football, basketball, cycling In the Absence of a timetable/Routine

  18. Develop a family policy: • Training him to be a good digital citizen • Smart phone family policy: • age of acquisition • Type of phone or game • Periods of availability (weekdays/weekends, holidays, day vs night Smart Phones and Other Gadgets

  19. When phones or gadgets cannot be used: meals, during visits to relatives, in places of worship, in school • What the phone cannot be used for: cyber bullying, spreading borderline images, accessing pornographic material, copying homework… • Wi-Fi policy: When it is available, tapping from neighbour etc. Smart Phones and Other Gadgets

  20. “ We limit how much technology our kids use at home.” Steve Jobs, Founder of Apple inc.

  21. Boys should be taught to take care of things that are intimately theirs: • Their beds: • Making their beds when they wake up • Suggesting change of sheets and pillow cases • Occasionally airing their blankets Order in Material Things

  22. Their shoes and clothes: • Washing at least their handkerchiefs, underwear and socks • Polishing their shoes • Designated place for dirty clothes • Arranging their clothes in the wardrobes in a given order • Choosing what to donate/not hogging • Identifying clothes/shoes that need repair Order in Material Things

  23. Uniform and Sports Kit: • Display a timetable for sports and swimming days. • Packing of relevant sports kit the day before and not in the morning. • Ensuring that the sports kit is put out for washing in good time, especially during the rainy season. Order in Material Things

  24. Books and papers: • Should label and cover their books • Pack their books promptly after finishing assignments and before diary is signed • Ensure that the bag is washed in good time and books, pencil cases etc. well preserved • Have a system of filing papers and handouts (In terms of subjects) Order in Material Things

  25. Simple chores • Setting and clearing the table • Washing dishes • Cooking simple meals like tea, preparing a sandwich, cooking ugali, etc. • Cleaning their rooms at least once a week • A specific task in the house: closing the curtain, feeding the dogs, watering the plants, putting away toys and gadgets, washing the car. Order in Material Things

  26. Temperance: controlling our passions and appetites • Fortitude: Perseverance and strengthening of the will • Industriousness: working hard Other Virtues related to Order

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