intro to character education

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COURSE CODE:

Character Education

COURSE TITLE:

Holistic Personal Development

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The Delors Commission

proposed four pillars of learning

(i.e. learning to know, learning

to do, learning to live together

and learning to be) as‘foundations of education’ and

‘fundamental tpes of learning

in the reorgani!ation ofeducation in twent"first

centur’.

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I# Learnin* to +no,

speciali-ed education

. Provides the opportunit/

to stud/ a small num0er

o su02ects in depth3ocused on trainin* to

prepare students or their

respective ,or+place

*eneral education

. Should 0e *iven and is

availa0le to all despite

dierences o race3 oplace and o ph/sical and

economic condition

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It is in this discipline that an individual:

. Is encoura*ed or *reater intellectual

curiosit/

. Could sharpen his critical aculties

. Ena0les an individual to develop their o,n

independent 2ud*ment on the ,orld

around them

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. Learnin* to +no, is the concept o 0asic

and *eneral education ,ith the addition oopportunities to ,or+ on speciic areas

that continue to develop ,ith re*ards to

the rapid chan*e in science3 technolo*/and socio5economic activities#

eneral education Speciali-ed education

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II# Learnin* to do d2ustin* Education or the %1st Centur/ Occupation

. There is a *reat shit o occupation in the comin* /ears

thus learnin* should also 0e ad2usted and modiied in

order or an individual to cope ,ith chan*e

. Learnin* to do tac+les not purel/ on instructin* an

individual to perorm a speciic tas+ 0ut to *ive a

*roundin* in the concept called personal competence

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certiied s+ills vs personal competence

Certiied s+ills

. Purel/ technical or

vocational

. Intellectual in aspect

. Learned throu*h


Personal competence

. $i7 o s+ills and

talents

. Emotional in aspect

. Innate or ac6uired

6ualities

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. Learnin* to do is a concept ,here

technical s+ills paired ,ith personalcompetence e6uips man the a0ilit/ to

perorm ,ell in his particular ,or+#

Personal competencecertiied s+ills

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III# Learnin* to live to*ether

Discoverin* Other People

. !oth teachers and students should learn a0outhuman diversit/3 that all people are in e6ual

ootin* and all are interdependent ,ith eachother

. Children should 0e tau*ht earl/ in lie theunderstandin* o other people=s reactions 0/

ta+in* that e7perience li+e it=s their o,n. Reco*nition o the ri*hts o other people ,hich

,ill 0rin* a0out the concept o respect

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$ovin* to,ards common *oals

. Shared aspiration 0/passes color3 reli*ion3

ph/sical attri0utes and cultural dierences#

Conlicts are set aside3 tensions cooled

do,n3 ar*uments are discussed and

resolved3 variance is accepted3 andclashes are put aside# n entit/ is 0ein*

ormed 0/ that one common *oal and

ever/thin* that divides the path is droppedor 0etter /et dissolved#

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. &ormal education should then provide time and

opportunit/ to introduce to /oun* people colla0orative

pro2ects as part o their sports and cultural activities#

Senior citi-en help scheme

Renovation o slum areas

Relie operations

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. Learnin* to live to*ether is a concept o

interdependence and complementation#

This vie, is e7pected to overcome various

conlicts ,ithin societ/ o dierin* culture3

*eo*raph/3 ethnicit/ and so orth#

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I># Learnin* to 0e

. Education has its *oal o chan*in* a man to

0ecome 0etter in ever/ aspect o his lie# In this

re*ard the aim o development is to ma+e an

individual ulilled and accomplished as an entit/and as a mem0er o his societ/#

. In order to reach the ull development o a

human 0ein*3 ,hich 0e*ins at 0irth and

continues throu*hout a person=s lie3 educationshould 0e a hi*hl/ individuali-ed process and an

interactive social e7perience#

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The Delors Commission urther deines

Learnin* to !e as ?a dialectical process,which starts with knowing oneself and then

opens out to relationships with others. $n

that sense, education is above"all an inner

%ourne whose stages correspond to thoseof the continuous maturing personalit&it is

thus a ver individuali!ed process and at the

same time a process of constructing socialinteraction?@Delors3 1;;43 p# ;)A#

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. Learnin* to 0e is the process o 0ecomin*#

BI all o lie is directed to,ard the process o0ecomin*3 o *ro,in*3 o seein*3 o eelin*3 o

touchin*3 o smellin*3 there ,ont 0e a 0orin*

second# @Leo !usca*lia31;9(A

Education should 0e the process o helpin*

ever/one to discover his uni6ueness3 to

teach him ho, to develop thatuni6ueness3 and then to sho, him ho, to

share it 0ecause that is the onl/ reason or

havin* an/thin*# @Leo !usca*lia31;9(A %<


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?'ducation shall be directed to the full

development of the human personalit and

to the strengthening of respect for human

rights and fundamental freedoms&

The Universal Declaration o Human Ri*hts3 rticle %4

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