Education in Human Values Why Value Education What

Education in Human Values

• Why Value Education ? • What is {value} Education ?

Why Value Education ? The future of planet earth depends on Education of the Youth • Most challenges of 21 st Century have ethical roots – Global warming – Energy Crisis { oil depletion} – Handling diversity – Increasing inequity , crime and violence

EHV ? • To empower a person so that his actions ( bodily, vocal , mental) neither hurt nor harm him nor “any body” else • Golden Rule

How to achieve this ?

Training needed To remove negative traits from Mind and strengthen Positive traits? To develop insight, not mere intellectual knowledge, about the nature of human reality ?

Theory & Practice

Principles of Value Education 1. The foundation should not be made dependent 1 on myth, or authority 2. Provoke the students to analyze the world and the experiences of their own life-its goals, aspirations, etc. 3. Value dimension should permeate teaching -------------------------4. Give practical training in self-restraint & self observation to actually inculcate values ------------------5. Teachers as senior students, nor moral masters

1. The foundation should not be made dependent on myth, or authority

v Modern age – the age of science. No blind belief will be accepted by educated youth. v. Using Recent Scientific Discoveries on Nature of Reality v Recourse to any authority can bring in conflict with secularism.

2. Provoke the students to analyze the world and the experiences of their own life-its goals, aspirations, ….

Analyzing Life’s experiences…I • Do I feel happy when others – cheat , steal, abuse, beat me • What kind of friend, employer, customer, servant, spouse, child. . . would I like? • Is it true of all ? Do unto others as you wish others to do unto you

Analyzing Life’s experiences …II • What makes us really happy ? Greediness or generosity ? Cheating or honesty ? Cruelty or compassion Anger or forgiveness ? Falsehood or truthfulness ? Is this universally true ? Thus we can discover the requirements for happy living

Analyzing Life’s Experiences. . III Conclusions • There are certain universal Human Values [UHV] … Honesty, Loving Kindness, Compassion, Generosity, Forgiveness…. • Imbibing UHV essential for happy living • Intentions are more important than actions • Differences between people are trivial as compared to what they have in common

3. Value Dimension should permeate all teaching

Discuss in all subjects their value implications: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, social sciences……. Ensure that different subject Teachers do not convey conflicting views on UHV

4. Give Practical training in Selfrestraint & Self-observation to actually inculcate values

5. Responsibilities of Teachers

ü Become Role Models of Value based life i. Mindful Teaching -- with love and compassion ii. professional integrity - transparency in evaluation iii. accepting shortcomings gracefully, humility iv. Regular meditation ü Work as senior students and not moral masters

Concluding Remarks ØEHV : need of the hour to ensure survival of the humanity – value neutral education is a myth Ø…. . best done by encouraging the students to analyze the world and their own experiences ØValue inculcation needs practical training in self restraint and self observation - Conscious living – Mindful living ØEHV Teachers have to be role models-- not moral masters but senior students

Thank you all !