Human Person and Values Development I THE HUMAN

Human Person and Values Development

I. THE HUMAN PERSON �Human person is the subject of education: he is a human person learning and being taught. The human person is also the object of education: the human person is the center of the curriculum and the entire program

A. Important realities of the Human Person 1. The Self Image a. Self-image refers to the person’s understanding of himself/herself. b. It is responsible in influencing people’s way of living. The formation of self-image is derived from to sources: others and the experiences of the self. c. There are three kind of self-image 1. ) Negative self-image – delves on limitation rather than assets 2. ) Overrated self-image - stresses on the positive traits 3. ) Realistic of self-mage – based on the real self

A. Important realities of the Human Person 2. The Others These are person or groups that one consider as important and thus are given the right to influence one’s self.

A. Important realities of the Human Person 3. The Being a. It is the mainspring or a motivating force in the human person b. It is the wellspring, a fountainhead of one’s identity, one’s essential action, and one’s essential bonds. c. There are seven approach to get in touch with the being

A. Important realities of the Human Person Seven Approach to get in touch with the being 1. ) Approach by way of the self-image. 2. ) Approach by way of important choices 3. ) Approach by way of action 4. ) Approach by way of what is “natural” and stress less 5. ) Approach by way f people who had the greatest impact on you 6. ) Approach to self through severe trials 7. ) Approach by way of deep and not yet fulfilled aspirations

A. Important realities of the Human Person 4. The “I” The I has three different aspects. These are the intellect, the freedom, and the will

A. Important realities of the Human Person 5. The sensibility and the Body These are the important realities of the Human person

B. Five Pivotal Centers as the Components of the Human Person 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Being – This is the Fundamentally positive reality which can be sensed in the very depth of the human person The “I” – This is the reality felt at the level of the head. The Sensibility – It carries messages from the “I, ” from the Being, and from the in-depth conscience. The Body – It is the biological reality and has it own laws. In-depth Conscience – This is the place of the person in the process f growth; a place where what is good can be sensed.

�Behavior – It is the manner of conducting one self. It is a manner in which a person behave �Attitude – it is a position assumed for a specific purpose. ◦ It is an organismic state of readiness to respond in a characteristic way to a stimulus as an object, concept, or situation ◦ Human attitude affects much of a persons behavior and human behavior depends on the kind f environment he or she is interacting with.

C. Ten Commandments of Human Relations 1. Speak to people. There s nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting. 2. Smile at people. It takes 65 muscle to frown and only 15 to smile. 3. Call people by name. the sweetest music to anyone’s ear is the sound of his/her own name. 4. Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends be friendly. 5. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do were a genuine pleasure.

C. Ten Commandments of Human Relations 6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like everybody if you try 7. Be generous with praise. Take caution against criticizing others. 8. Be considerate wit the feelings of others. It will be appreciated. 9. Be thoughtful of the opinion others. There are three sides to a controversy - yours, the other fellow’s and the right one. 10. Be alert t give service. What counts most in life is what we do for others.

D. Mission Possible Team (I Can Win) 1. Successful people have a positive mental attitude. 2. Successful people are courageous people who take risks. 3. Successful people choose well 4. Successful people persist. 5. Successful people adhere to the power of prayer. 6. Successful people know how to peace themselves and journey through life with enthusiasm.

D. Mission Possible Team (I Can Win) 7. Successful people govern themselves with discipline. 8. Successful people give the best to whatever they do. 9. Successful people align their sense of purpose with the common good. 10. Successful people keep a positive count by responding positively to any person r situation 11. Successful people harmonize with encouragement. 12. Successful people are decisive people who make things happen.

II. VALUES DEVELOPMENT

A. Values Defined Value is derived from the Latin word, valere, to be worth, be strongsomething intrinsically valuable or desirable. A thing has value when it is perceived as good and desirable. 2. Since values are the bases of judging what attitude and behavior are correct and desirable and what are not. 1.

B. Value System: Various Views �The meaning of values ◦ According to Clyde Kluckholm: “A value is a concept, explicit or implicit, distinctive of an individual or characteristic of a group, of the desirable which influences the selection from the available modes, means and end of action. ” ◦ According to Van Der Poel: “Value refers to the understanding of a certain good for an individual or society which is considered worthy of a realization.

�A value is something or someone who is considered good or worthy and is desirable or useful. It is something worthy by a person or a group. It can be a one-word standard of conduct (respect) or a policy that everyone in an organization adheres to and believe in.

C. Values Education � Values education is the process by which values are formed in the learner under the guidance of the teacher and parents as he/she interacts with he/she environment. 1. Values as a subject matter must have a direct and immediate relevance to the personal life of the learner. The process must involve all the faculties of the learners. It must appeal not only to the mind but to the heart, recognize the total human person. The teacher’s and parent’s personal values paly important roles in values learning. 2. 3.

D. The Why, When, Where, Who, What, and How in Teaching Values 1. Why teach values? Because our parents tried to teach them to us Because they are what makes society safe and workable Because it helps develop a sense of autonomy, independence, and confidence Because it is the most significant and effective thing to attain happiness

D. The Why, When, Where, Who, What, and How in Teaching Values 2. When? Values should be taught to all ages with differing agendas and changing emphasis as one gets mature. Teach values now and always.

D. The Why, When, Where, Who, What, and How in Teaching Values 3. Where? Values are best taught in the home, in either the positive or the negative sense. It can be far more influential than what is taught in school.

D. The Why, When, Where, Who, What, and How in Teaching Values 4. Who? Parents are the crucial examples and instructors of values. They are general contractor. The teachers, the institution, and organization are considered as subcontractors serving as supplement, support, and back up of parents.

D. The Why, When, Where, Who, What, and How in Teaching Values 5. What? Decide which values to teach. Choose a teaching system that will help you decide what teach.

D. The Why, When, Where, Who, What, and How in Teaching Values 6. How? There are method especially designed in teaching values to pre-schoolers, elementary ages, adolescents, and community people.

E. Important of Teaching Values 1. 2. 3. Values are extremely powerful. They guide people and identify what behavior is acceptable and what behavior is not. Values have to do with being and giving. It is who we are and what we give rather than what we have that make up our truest inner selves. The Values of Being (who we are) are honesty, courage, peaceability, self- reliance, discipline, and fidelity. These are given as they are gained and practiced on the “outer” as they are develop in the “inner” The values of giving (what we give) are respect, love, loyalty, unselfishness, kindness, and mercy. These are gained and develop as they are practiced.

F. The Value of Being and Giving �A true and universal acceptable “value” is one that produced behavior that is beneficial both to the practitioner and those on whom it is practiced. A value is a quality distinguished by a. ) its ability to multiply and increase in our possession even as it is given away; and b. ) the fact (even the law) that, the more it is given to others, the more it will be returned by others and received by others.

1. On Values of Being. The Following are value of being: �Honesty ◦ Honesty must be practiced with other individuals, with institution, with society, and with self. The Inner strength and confidence are bred by exacting truthfulness, trustworthiness, and integrity �Courage ◦ This means daring to attempt difficult things that are good. It is the strength not to follow the crowd, to say no and mean it, and influence others by it.

�Peaceability ◦ This means calmness, peacefulness, and serenity. It is the tendency to accommodate rather than argue. It is the ability to understand how others feel rather than simply reacting to them. It means the control of temper. �Self-Reliance and Potential ◦ These refer to individual, awareness, and development of gifts and uniqueness. One must take responsibility for one’s own actions.

�Self-Discipline and Moderate ◦ these refer to physical, mental and financial self-discipline. These involved moderation in speaking, in eating, and in exercising. �Fidelity and Chastity ◦ These refer to the value and security and fidelity within marriage. These involved the commitment that go with marriage.

2. On Values of Giving. The following are values of Giving �Loyalty and Dependability ◦ These refer to loyal to family, to employers, to country, to church, to school, and to other organizations and institutions. These means reliability and consistency in doing what you say you will do. �Respect ◦ This means respect for life, for property, for parents, for elders, for nature, and for the beliefs and rights of others. It refers to courtesy, politeness and manners

�Love ◦ It means individual and personal caring that goes beneath and beyond loyalty and respect. It means love for friends, neighbors, even adversaries, and a prioritized, lifelong commitment of love for family. �Unselfishness and Sensitivity ◦ These pertain to becoming more extra-centered and less self-centered. These means learning to feel with and for others. These refer to empathy, tolerance, brotherhood, and sensitivity to needs of people and situation.

�Kindness and Friendship ◦ These refer to awareness that being kind and considerate is more admirable than being tough or strong. These means helpfulness and cheerfulness. �Justice and Mercy ◦ These refer to obedience to law and fairness in work and play. These involve an understanding of the natural consequences and the law of the harvest.

G. Value formation � The Christian Value Formation is a life long process of growing which gets in strength from Jesus’ sermon on the mount. 1. Two factors Affecting Value Formation 1. Influences – these depend on a person’s internal influences such as intellectual and emotional capabilities 2. Experience Factor – like good influences, good experience are needed in value formation.

2. There are four types of experiences that will influence or affect the formation of values. 1. Liturgical experience 2. Bible Experience 3. Learning Experience 4. Human Experience

H. Value Clarification 1. Value Clarification is a difficult task. There are three basic steps that are useful in Value Clarifications: 1. Choice 2. Value 3. Action 2. Values are better than rules. Forward-thinking – the organization promote values to guide people.

3. Values serve as outline goals An explicit set of values shall from the foundation of any organization because they endure. 4. Values send a message. A good value teaches and guides the members of the organization. A symbolic act affirm the value over and over.

5. Value Shape an organization. Values manifest itself in various ways. It thrusts members to produce quality good products. Values can shape and animate an organization.

I. Core and Related Values �The seven core values are made specific and further explained and ramified into particular values.

VALUES DIMENSIONS PHYSICAL HEALTH Physical fitness A S S E L F Cleanliness Harmony with the material universe Beauty Art INTELLECTUAL TRUTH Knowledge Creative and critical thinking MORAL LOVE Integrity/Honesty Self –worth/Self-esteem Personal Discipline SPIRITUALITY Faith in God

VALUES DIMENSIONS SOCIAL I N C O M M U N I T Y Family SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Mutual love/ Respect Fidelity Responsible parenthood Society Concern for other/Common good Freedom/Equality Social Justice/ Respect for human rights Peace/Active non-violence ECONOMIC Popular participation ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY Thrift/Conservation of resources Work ethic Self-reliance Productivity Scientific and technological knowledge Entrepreneurship

VALUES DIMENSIONS POLITICAL NATIONALISM Common identity National Unity Esteem of national heroes Commitment Civic consciousness/Pride Bayanihan/Solidarity GLOBAL SOLIDARITY International understanding and cooperation

III. DEVELOPING GOOD HABIT FOR EFFECTIVENESS �Our character is composite of our habits. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. They are consistent, often unconscious patterns. They constantly, daily express our character and influence our effectiveness or ineffectiveness

1. Being Proactive Proactivity means taking initiative. As a human being, we are responsible for our own life. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our condition. Highly proactive people responsibility. “Response-ability” means the ability to choose your response. In making such a choice, we become reactive.

2. Begin with the End Mind “Begin to the end mind” is to be gin with the image, picture, or paradigm of the end of your life as your frame of reference or the criterion by which everything else is examined.

3. Putting First Things First Effective management is putting first thing first. While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that put them first, dayby-day, moment-by-moment. Management is discipline carrying it out.

4. Think Win/Win The habit of effective interpersonal leadership is think Win/Win is not a technique; it is a total philosophy of human interaction.

5. Seek First to Understand Than to be Understood “Seek first to understand” involves every deep shift in paradigm. We typically seek first to be understood. Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

6. Synergize means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It means that the relationship which the parts have to each other is a part in and of itself.

7. Sharpen you “Saw” of Self-principles of Balanced Self-Renewal habit is taking time to sharpen the saw. It is the habit that makes all the other possible. It is preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have – you reserving the four dimension of your nature – physical, spiritual, mental, and social/emotional.

�On the Maturity Continuum: a. ) Dependence is the paradigm of you – You take care of me; you come through for me, you didn’t come through. I blame you for the results. b. ) Independence is the paradigm of I – I can do it; I am responsible; I am self-reliant; I can choose. c. ) Interdependence is the paradigm of we – We can do it; we can cooperate; we can combine our talents.