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Sense of belonging includes support from the community,                                 In  my  school,  there  are  many  teachers  who
                      cooperation,  unity  and  good  relationship  with  others.  It                         teach us. Teachers make future for us. They are
                      involves seeing community as a symbol of certain values                                 the one who tells us what to do and what not to
                      and practices shared among members of a particular group                                do.  The  teacher  who  is  scolding  us  today,
                      of people.                                                                              he/she is the one who makes our future. I feel                    My sense
                                                                                                              that my school is the best school for me. I love
        Sagnik Debnath  I get my sense of belonging in the society and community             SOYEL RUDRA PAL  my  school  too  much.  In  our  home,  also  two
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                      from my family, friends and my relatives and neighbors. But                             teachers  are  there.  They  are  our  parents.                         of
                      belonging  is  more  than  just  being  part  of  a  group.                             Always we should listen to our parents because
                      Belonging is critically tied to our identity in that group. To                          parents  will  never  give  us  bad  information.
                                                                                                                                                                             belongingness
                      truly feel a sense of belonging, we must feel unity and a                               Whatever, we listen in class we should counsel
                      common sense of character among the members of our                                      with our parents. If we counsel with our parents
                      group.                                                                                  then, they will surely help us and take us out of
                                                                                                              that  situation.  Parents  are  the  one  who  will                 towards
                      It  is  very  important  to  have  a  sense  of  belonging  in  the                     scold us as well as love us. From school, we
                      society and the community. The social ties that accompany                               have learnt manners, discipline, how to behave
                      a  sense  of  belonging  are  a  protective  factor  helping  in                        in class and at home and all many other good                           my
                      managing stress and other behavioral issues. When we feel                               things. I love to go to school because we study
                      we have support and are not alone, we are more resilient,                               and enjoy also.
                      often dealing more effectively with difficult times of our life.
                      Someone has a sense of belonging when he or she does not                                My  society  people  are  also  very  good  and                     School,
                      feel  lonely  and  depressed.  Loneliness  and  depression                              helpful. They help us when we face problems.
                      occur when a person lacks a sense of belonging.                                         One day, on road some people  started fighting.
                                                                                                              And  by  travelling  home  by  rickshaw,  l  have               Community
                      In school also, which is a part of the community, sense of                              watched a man stopping that fight. That person
                      belonging is important. Sense of belonging for a student is                             also teaches us, on the road that “We should do
                      influenced by the classroom, classmates, teachers and the                                good today because if we do bad than we will                           and
                      culture  of  the  school.  For  example,  I  have  a  sense  of                         surely  get  bad  result,  so  be  obedient,  be
                      belonging in my school, as I have built an identity for myself                          punctual, be helpful, and be kind”.
                      in my classroom, with my classmates and teachers, I feel                                                                                                    Society.
                      safe  and  secured  in  my  school.  I  manage  to  avoid  the                          ln  my  school,  in  our  section  43  students  are
                      loneliness, depression and stress, all because of my sense                              there. If l talk about my school, then it will be a
                      of belongingness.                                                                       very big chapter. School is a ideal place. Also, in
                                                                                                              our society 100 people are there.
                      A  sense  of  belonging  is  crucial  to  our  life  satisfaction,
                      happiness, mental and physical health and even longevity.                               At 2019, we had go to a picnic where we enjoyed
                      It gives us a sense of purpose and meaning. Research has                                so much, that l can’t explain with words. These
                      shown  that  loss  of  belonging  has  been  associated  with                           are the memorable days, which we can’t forgot.
                      stress, illness and decreased wellbeing and depression.
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