MODULE2

Values
Education
Learning Objective:
At the end of the module, the students are expected to:
 To help students define the meaning of value in relation
to understanding human behavior.
 To promote the students’ positive attitude towards self
and others.
 To improve students’ outlook in adapting a positive value
system within the family, the church and the society.
 To help students how to live and survive in a community
without losing his human dignity.
Methodology:
Lecture-discussion
Group dynamics

Requirements:
Attendance 20%
Activities
Group 40%
Individual 40%
_______________
100%
Learning Content
 Values Formation Through Community Service
 The Meaning of Man as a Person
 The Self
 Where Values Come From
 Core and Related Values
 Seven Dimensions in Value Formation

Time Allotment: 3 hrs

VALUES FORMATION THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE
 Values are said to be worth the importance
we connect to different factors in our lives. The word
values come from the Latin word “valere” which means
to measure the worth of something. These are ideas
and norms man considers relevant and good.
A value has been defined as any object, activity or
frame of mind that a person considers to be very
important to his life. Unconsciously, values emerge as
list of priorities in a person’s life. However, in most
cases, people have different priorities depending on
how they look at life and how they interpret survival.
That is why it is important to check what the youth
values nowadays, because values taken together are
called a Value System which exists not only on
individuals but to community as well. By this, students
will be of great help to the community where they will be
assigned in shaping a positive corporate culture.
 Values are especially important to understanding
human behavior. Conflicts between them are often
based on differences in values. When you seem to be at
odds with another person, take a look at how your basic
values differ. And when you seem in conflict with the
members of the group, examine the group’s value
system against your own.
 Values education is founded on a sound
philosophy of the human person with all its philosophical
ramifications and implications. The supreme and
overarching value that characterizes education is
HUMAN DIGNITY.
THE MEANING OF MAN AS A PERSON
 The term person cannot be exclusively attached to
human being since not all persons are considered human
beings and vice versa. To speak of man as being- with-
others is to speak of man as a person which also means
that he is unique and has his permanent trademark in the
world. Since man is person, his “being-with” existence
means he is never alone in his survival in the world.
 Man’s “being-with-others” can be viewed from two
standpoints – the general and specific. Generally, man’s
“being-with-others” as a person is man’s fundamental
“being-with” to both things and man’s fellow human
person. Specifically, man’s “being-with-others” as a
person is man’s irrefutable “being with” because in reality,
man needs to co-exist with fellow human beings.
 Man’s co-existence with others does not require a
learning process or experience because it is inherent in
his being as a person. However, the quality of his
relationship with others needs a process to make it worthy
and lasting.

Man establishes a relationship with his fellowman in

three levels: I – it, I – he/she, and I – thou. It is in this
principle that a person is expected to manifest his Love of
God, of Oneself, of Neighbor, and of Country to evidently
show his being and living with others.
 Likewise, a persons’ sets of values is not merely
dictated by the need to harmoniously live with others but
should be governed by the biblical perspective that sets
the greatest commandment that stated in Matthew 22: 35-
40 which says, “Love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul and with all your mind”, and, “Love
your neighbor as you love yourself”.
 THE SELF

Everybody has an obligation to himself, but there are times that

we are facing difficulties in understanding these obligations. One
of the reasons is how we understand exactly what “self” is.

One way of understanding oneself is to consider it as a

personal role that one plays in the general drama of life. In the
totality of human account, each person has his own unique role
to play because of the presence of individual differences. It is a
role that includes various responsibilities that are to be faced,
decisions that are to be made, relationships and involvements
that are to be lived and work that is to be performed.
 In understanding our selfhood there are certain moral
obligations that arise. If a person has a particular life to live
then he has a basic responsibility toward that life. He has the
obligation to see that life is “lived” to its fullest. He should
play his role as best as he can and not neglect it.
 WHERE VALUES COME FROM

Our personal values are formed in early childhood

and are affected strongly by both the values of our
parents, the environment, the school, the church and the
government. The place and time of the first few years of
our lives have a great effect on the formation of our
values.
 CORE RELATED VALUES

Ideally, values should be consistently present in all

the dimensions of human existence. To attain such values
is relatively hard but still achievable. Hence, each student
is encouraged to make sure that they know the different
human dimensions and the values needed to live
peacefully and productively.
 DIMENSIONS VALUES

1. Physical Health
 Physical Fitness
 Cleanliness
 Harmony with Material Universe
 Art & Beauty

2. Intellectual
Truth
 Knowledge
 Creative & Critical Thinking

3. Moral
Love
 Integrity
 Honesty
 Self-worth
 Self-esteem
 Personal Discipline
 DIMENSIONS VALUES

4. Spiritual Spirituality
† Faith in God

5. Social Social Responsibility

 Mutual Love
Family  Respect
 Fidelity
 Responsible Parenthood
Society  Concern for Others/Common Good
 Freedom/Equality
 Social Justice/Respect for Human
Rights
 Peace/Active Non-Violence
 Popular Participation
 DIMENSIONS VALUES

6. Economic Economic Efficiency & Thrift

Conservation of Resources
 Work Ethics
 Self-Reliance
 Productivity
 Scientific and Technological
Knowledge
 Vocational Efficiency
 Entrepreneurship

7. Political Nationalism
 Common Identity
 National Unity
 Esteem
 Commitment
 Civic Consciousness/Pride
 Bayanihan/Solidarity
 Loyalty to Country
Self-Test:
To verify the students’ values as pertain to the entire
dimension discussed above, the following questions are
posed to be answered individually.

 How do you define values?

 Write at least 10 values that you possess and rank them
according to what you think is important to you.
 Do you agree that using “po” and “opo” and kissing the
hands of our parents are signs of respect and therefore
should be preserved? Why? Explain briefly but
concisely.
 Do you believe in the saying that “kung ano ang puno ay
siyang bunga?” Explain.
 Explain “Values are caught and not taught.”