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Need For Value Education
Need For Value Education
It is a process of Dialogue
But let us ask ourselves, how we really feel about the state of
affairs today.
As individuals are we satisfied with where we
are today?
As a society do we believe that the direction
in which we are heading is desirable?
Think about it !
Which of the following is your predominant fear ?
Fear of Natural Calamities
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Think about it !
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Basic Human Aspiration and the Expectation from Education
The basic human aspiration is happiness & prosperity; and it's continuity
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Deciding “What to Do” or “What is Valuable” – Example
Without clarity on the first question, without understanding what to do,
even if we are going about doing things in an efficient and effective
manner… we are not sure where we want to reach, what is our goal
- Complete school
- Get admission to a good college
- Get a degree
- Get a job
2-Current Position
- and so on…
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Analysis of the Current State
Year Literacy Values
1947 12%
2011 74% Declining
The Supreme Court said today
that the education system in the
country has failed to achieve its
objective and it has to be
reformed immediately.
It is unfortunate that today
education instead of reforming
the human behaviour, in our
humble opinion, appears to
have failed to achieve its
objective.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-s-education-
system-failed-to-achieve-objective-needs-reform-
supreme-court-388000
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Analysis of the Current State
Little interest in learning, unsure of what they wish to do in life
– even in premier institutions
Graduates tend to join into a blind race for wealth and position. Their
skills are often used only to accumulate wealth
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Can we decide “What is Valuable” on our own right?
Is it desirable for us to decide what is valuable for us, what is
meaningful, what is right, what is wrong, what is innate in us?
Can we decide these on our own right? This is the issue, this is the
essential point
Is this possible?
We need to explore into this further
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The Need for Value Education
We saw that the first issue is that we need to understand “what to do”?
And we need to learn “how to do it”?
Second, in order to ensure this we need to get into the details of things,
for which we need a holistic perspective
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Responsibility
This is not just the responsibility of educational institutions but but the
combined responsibility of
1. Parents & Family Members
2. Formal Education (School, College etc.)
3. Society (Media, Role Models etc.)
When all three have gone wrong, are shaking, where do we start?
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HE President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam’s Message to the Nation – 2006
Dr. Kalam, the then President of India, had 4
personal discussions about this,
recognized its potential and spoke about
the effort in his address to the nation on
the eve of Independence Day in Aug 2006
- Rational
It has to be amenable to logical reasoning.
It should not be based on blind beliefs.
- Verifiable
The student should be able to verify the values by checking with one's own
experience, and is not asked to believe just because it is stated in the course.
- Leading to Harmony
Values have to enable us to live in peace and harmony within our own self as
well as with others (human being and rest of nature).
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Value Education Moral Education
Proposal, Self Verification Do’s & Don'ts
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Process of Value Education – Self Exploration
Whatever is said is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true)
Verify it on Your Own Right – on the basis of your Natural Acceptance
It is a process of Dialogue
A dialogue between me and you, to start with
It soon becomes a dialogue within your own self
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Some of Your Questions May Be…
Is there a need for values in today's world? The need is urgent
Guidelines:
1. Universal – all time, all place, all individuals
2. Rational – logical, appeals to reasoning
3. Natural – to human being & to nature
4. Verifiable – through one’s own experience
5. All Encompassing – covering all aspects of human existence
6. Leading to Harmony – among human beings and with nature
Process
Content
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Self-exploration
as the Process for
Value Education
Process of Self-exploration = Self-verification
Whatever is stated is a Proposal (Do not assume it to be true/ false)
Verify it on your own right
Proposal
1 Verify 2 Experiential Validation
on the basis
Of Live according to it
your 2a 2b
Natural
Acceptance Behaviour with Work with
Human Beings Rest of Nature
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Sum Up
Content of self-exploration = basic human desire
= happiness, prosperity continuity
Process of self-exploration = self-investigation
To Become To Do/Get To Be
Ckuuk ikuk gksuk
Doctor Service, Money, Respect… Happy & Prosperous
Engineer Make Things, Money, Respect … Happy & Prosperous
IIT Engineer Make Things, Money++, Respect++… Happy & Prosperous
Mother Take Care, Trust, Respect, Guidance…Happy & Prosperous
Farmer Grow Things, Money, Respect… Happy & Prosperous
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Check within Yourself! vius esa tkap dj ns[ksa!
What do we all want?
ge lc dh pkguk D;k gS\
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Desire pkguk
Do we want to be happy?
D;k ge lq[kh gksuk pkgrs gSa\
Do we want to be prosperous?
D;k ge le`) gksuk pkgrs gSa\
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Desire pkguk State of Being gksuk
Do we want to be happy? Are we happy?
D;k ge lq[kh gksuk pkgrs gSa\ D;k ge lq[kh gSa\
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How to fulfill our Basic Human Aspirations
Facilities
Physical
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To fulfill human Basic Human Aspirations, we
need
Relationships Physical
Facilities
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For Human Being, both Physical Facility and Relationship are Necessary
For animals:
necessary & adequate
i’kq ds fy,
PHYSICAL vko’;d
RELATIONSHIPs ,oa iw.kZ
FACILITY
laca/k lqfo/kk For human beings:
necessary but
not adequate
ekuo ds fy,
vko’;d
ijarq iw.kZ ugha
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Right Understanding is also Necessary for Human Being
RIGHT UNDERSTANDING
(le>)
in the self
2 RELATIONSHIP 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY
Feeling
(laca/k)
(lqfo/kk)
- Trust
- Respect
-… with human
being with rest of nature
Transformation& Progress
in the self
laØe.k&fodkl
2 RELATIONSHIP 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY
(laca/k)
with human (lqfo/kk)
being with rest of nature
Animal
Consciousness
tho psruk
MUTUAL HAPPINESS MUTUAL PROSPERITY
(mHk; lq[k) (mHk; le`f)) 70
Transformation (ladze.k) = Development (fodkl)
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Role of Education-Sanskar: Enable Transformation
The role of education is to facilitate
the development of the
competence to live with Definite
Human Conduct
Parents, teachers
and society has a
role to play in this
transformation
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Self-Discipline, Self-Confidence Lovuq'kklu] vkRefo”okl
Assuming Imitate vuqlj.k (0-3) Family
ekuuk ifjokj
Follow vuqdj.k (3-6)
Obedience/Discipline
Relationship vkKkikyu@vuq'kklu (5-9) School
laca/k fo|ky;
Right Self-verif
lgh Tkk¡p University
The child is swatantra…
fo”o&fo|ky;
Self Discipline (10…)
Knowing, not just assuming
Lo&vuq'kklu Society
Self-confidence
Is following internally guided lekt
vkRefo”okl discipline (right understanding)
Knowing
…
tkuuk which is fulfilling for the child &
for others
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Self-Discipline, Self-Confidence Lovuq'kklu] vkRefo”okl
Assuming Imitate vuqlj.k (0-3) Family
ekuuk ifjokj
Next
Follow vuqdj.k (3-6)
Generation Obedience/Discipline
Relationship vkKkikyu@vuq'kklu (5-9) School
laca/k fo|ky;
Right Self-verif
lgh Tkk¡p University
fo”o&fo|ky;
Self Discipline (10…)
Every next generation is more
Lo&vuq'kklu Society
developed
Self-confidence
lekt
vkRefo”okl In harmony within
Knowing
In harmony with family
tkuuk In harmony with society
In harmony with nature/existence
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Self-Discipline, Self-Confidence Lovuq'kklu] vkRefo”okl
Assuming Imitate vuqlj.k (0-3) Family
ekuuk ifjokj
Follow vuqdj.k (3-6)
Obedience/Discipline
School
vkKkikyu@vuq'kklu (5-9)
fo|ky;
Self-verif Wrong Domination
Tkk¡p xyr 'kklu University
Society
lekt
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Self-Discipline, Self-Confidence Lovuq'kklu] vkRefo”okl
Assuming Imitate vuqlj.k Family
ekuuk ifjokj
Follow vuqdj.k
Obedience/Discipline
School
vkKkikyu@vuq'kklu
fo|ky;
Self-verif Wrong Domination
Tkk¡p xyr 'kklu University
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Course/Workshop Content: Right Understanding
Understanding
Understanding Harmony:
Education –
Living in Harmony at
Sanskar – Living
2 RELATIONSHIP 3
PHYSICAL FACILITY all 4 levels:
(laca/k) - Individual
(lqfo/kk) - Family
with human - Society
being with rest of nature - Nature/Existence