VALUES VALUES EDUCATION 7EDUCATION 7

What are values?What are values?

Values are things (an object, a Values are things (an object, a person or an idea which are person or an idea which are considered important or a way considered important or a way of behaving) serving as guiding of behaving) serving as guiding principles which influence our principles which influence our behavior and determine whether behavior and determine whether or not such behavior seems or not such behavior seems worthwhile.worthwhile.

What are values?What are values?

They are standards, the They are standards, the determiners of our attitudes, determiners of our attitudes, opinions and perceptions. In opinions and perceptions. In simpler terms, what a person simpler terms, what a person values is what he considers values is what he considers himself as worthwhile.himself as worthwhile.

What are values?What are values?

Values have uses. They help us Values have uses. They help us determine whether we like determine whether we like something or not, whether something or not, whether something is right or wrong, or something is right or wrong, or whether it is important or not. whether it is important or not. With this values, a person can With this values, a person can plan his life, set his goals, and plan his life, set his goals, and adapt to the culture he belongs.adapt to the culture he belongs.

What are values?What are values?

Values are desirable Values are desirable because they are proper and because they are proper and right for the individual right for the individual himself and for society. To himself and for society. To identify and develop good identify and develop good moral values, the individual moral values, the individual has to know himself first.has to know himself first.

A determined young boy, Ragu, A determined young boy, Ragu, is sent by his master on his is sent by his master on his

final quest to become a monk. A final quest to become a monk. A seemingly simple task becomes seemingly simple task becomes

an unexpected challenge for an unexpected challenge for Ragu as he discovers the real Ragu as he discovers the real

value of his quest. value of his quest.

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VALUINGVALUING

The valuing process is structured as The valuing process is structured as follows:follows:

A. ChoosingA. Choosing

1. Choosing freely1. Choosing freely

2. Choosing from among alternatives2. Choosing from among alternatives

3. Choosing after thoughtful 3. Choosing after thoughtful

consideration of the consequences consideration of the consequences ofof

each alternativeeach alternative

VALUINGVALUING

B. PrizingB. Prizing

1. Cherishing and being happy with 1. Cherishing and being happy with

the choicethe choice

2. Affirming the choice publicly2. Affirming the choice publicly

C. ActingC. Acting

1. Actually doing something with the 1. Actually doing something with the choicechoice

2. Acting repeatedly in some 2. Acting repeatedly in some patterns of lifepatterns of life

KINDS OF KINDS OF VALUESVALUES

COMMON COMMON CLASSIFICATION OF CLASSIFICATION OF

VALUESVALUES1. General Values1. General Values – values which – values which

reflect a society’s orientation and reflect a society’s orientation and which are accepted by the majority which are accepted by the majority (ex. humanism, sense of nationhood, (ex. humanism, sense of nationhood, democratic way of life)democratic way of life)

2. Personal Values2. Personal Values – the individual – the individual interpretation of general values interpretation of general values (ex. (ex. honesty, fairness, charity, courtesy, honesty, fairness, charity, courtesy, self-discipline)self-discipline)

CLASSIFICATION ON WHO CLASSIFICATION ON WHO EXERCISES THE VALUESEXERCISES THE VALUES

1.1. Personal – the individualPersonal – the individual

2.2. Group – Group – bayanihanbayanihan

3.3. Societal – justice, respect Societal – justice, respect for human rights, human for human rights, human dignitydignity

BAYANIHANBAYANIHAN

BayanihanBayanihan   is a Filipino term taken from the is a Filipino term taken from the

word word bayanbayan, referring to a nation, town or , referring to a nation, town or community. The term bayanihan refers to a community. The term bayanihan refers to a spirit of communal unity or effort to spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a given objective. The origin of the achieve a given objective. The origin of the term can be traced from a tradition in the term can be traced from a tradition in the Philippines where community members Philippines where community members volunteer to help a family move to a new volunteer to help a family move to a new place. The process involves literally place. The process involves literally carrying the house to its new location using carrying the house to its new location using bamboo poles to lift the stilts from the bamboo poles to lift the stilts from the ground and carrying the whole house with ground and carrying the whole house with the volunteers strategically positioned.the volunteers strategically positioned.

BAYANIHANBAYANIHAN

Modern Day BayanihanModern Day Bayanihan

ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE NATURE OF THE

BENEFITS EXPECTEDBENEFITS EXPECTED1.1. Material and physical – health, Material and physical – health,

comfort, safetycomfort, safety2.2. Economic – productivity, Economic – productivity,

efficiencyefficiency3.3. Moral – honesty, fairnessMoral – honesty, fairness4.4. Social – courtesy, Social – courtesy,

charitablenesscharitableness5.5. Political – freedom, justicePolitical – freedom, justice

ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE NATURE OF THE

BENEFITS EXPECTEDBENEFITS EXPECTED6. Aesthetic – beauty, symmetry6. Aesthetic – beauty, symmetry

7. Religious (spiritual) – piety, 7. Religious (spiritual) – piety, clearness of conscienceclearness of conscience

8. Intellectual – intelligence, 8. Intellectual – intelligence, wisdomwisdom

9. Professional – success and 9. Professional – success and recognitionrecognition

10. Sentimental – love, acceptance10. Sentimental – love, acceptance

ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THEIR NATURE OF THEIR

BENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARIES1.1. Other-oriented – Other-oriented –

friendliness, friendliness, cooperationcooperation

2.2. Self-oriented – Self-oriented – individuality, self-individuality, self-disciplinediscipline

So… what do youSo… what do you value in life? Wh value in life? What is more and mat is more and most important to ost important to you?you?

SOURCE:SOURCE:

Values Education: Values Education: Living a Valuable Living a Valuable

Life Life

by Lilia B. Fontamillaby Lilia B. Fontamilla