COURAGE AS A

NATIONAL VALUE
 At the end of the lesson you should be
able to
Learning  Tell the meaning of Courage
Objectives  Explain the types of Courage
 Explain the attributes of Courage
  Courage is the ability to carry
out tasks successfully in a
situation. Courage can also be
seen as the ability to so something
Meaning of right without fear or favour. It is
Courage the firmness of mind and moral
backbone to finish a task in the
face of oppositions, obstacles and
challenges.
  Courage, fear and timidity do not
go together, because a courageous
person is neither afraid nor timid
to speak the truth, no matter
Meaning of whose ‘ox is gored’ (who is
Courage affected by his speech/action). A
courageous man will bother less
to engage in a task, irrespective
of its dangerous nature.
  His strength and convictions or
what he believes will spur him
into engaging in it, until success
is achieved.
Meaning of Nigeria as a nation needs men
Courage
and women of courage, who will
be courageous enough to finish
any task committed into their
hand.
  She needs courageous people who
will speak the truth, stand for the
truth and defend the truth, not
Meaning of counting cost or seeking self-
Courage fulfillment. We need courageous
people that will condemn the
wrong/ills in society, and also
proffer solutions to problems.
  Festus Keyamo, Prof. Wole Soyinka,
Prof. Chinua Achebe (late), etc are
some courageous Nigerians who have
spoken, and defended the truth. They
Meaning of were never afraid to point out flaws
Courage and loopholes in government policies
and programmes; and also condemn
some ills in the nation. We need more
of these people.
  Students should be courageous to
complete their academic work, as
well as ability to address other
students during morning
Meaning of assembly or any other gathering.
Courage They should be able to report a
senior student that involves
himself/herself in an
undisciplined act or behaviour.
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  Physical Courage
This is the ability and willingness
to use physical efforts to get
Types of things done. Examples are lifting
Courage of an object, fighting, wrestling,
cutting of grass or cutting down a
tree, and so on.
  Moral Courage
It is the ability to choose to do
what is right irrespective of
Types of pressure to do otherwise. That is
Courage the ability to express what is
right in spite of the circumstances
surrounding it.
  People can show moral courage, when
they can oppose bad leadership,
challenge injustice in society, save an
accident victim, resist the temptation
Types of of prostituting to get fast money, resist
Courage pressure to join scammers (419ners),
being able to say the truth when called
upon to do so in the school, at home,
in the law court and so on.
  Spiritual Courage
This is the courage to exhibit or follow one’s
spiritual path according to its teachings and
doctrines. It is also the possession of strong
religious experiences and expressions in all
Types of religious matters that enable one to stand
Courage against such issues like social ills, decays,
oppression of the poor and the needy,
injustices, examination and electoral
malpractices, evils and cultism, among
others.
  Commitment
A courageous person is always
committed to his work in order to
achieve his/her goals within a time
Attributes of
schedule.
Courageous
People  Endurance
A courageous person has strong will-
power to endure all difficulties and
challenges in the course of his/her life.
  Determination
Persons who are determined keep doing
their work even when the task is difficult.
The hope that they will succeed makes them
Attributes of work harder.
Courageous  Diligence
People This is the ability of being able to do a task
carefully and thoroughly. A diligent person
works hard and does not waste man-hour or
damage equipment.
  Only courageous people and can
CONCLUSIO make a positive change around
N them and in the nation at large.