value education - a challenge to teacher
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Indian Society passing throughIndian Society passing through Erosion of essential values Erosion of essential values Need for appropriate response Need for appropriate response
– Nation’s Education System– Nation’s Education System Real Issue – inherent obligation Real Issue – inherent obligation
– How best to deal – How best to deal Given socio-political-cultural Given socio-political-cultural
compulsions –, media, peers, compulsions –, media, peers, out of school influence on out of school influence on Teacher & studentsTeacher & students
Concern - Crisis of Values
What is desired, liked or preferred – money, power, food, happiness, security, wealth, adventure, peace.
Do not desire suffering, pain, hunger, poverty, ignorance
But desire not always desirable Hitler desired to exterminate
Jews, men want to get rich quickly
Values are fundamentally social in origin
Value
Ideas-tied-to-feelings Denote attitude of
prizing a thing, finding it worthwhile for its
own sakeComparing, judging or
evaluating Represent individual’s
philosophy that guides him in his behaviour under variety of situations.
Value Defined
Constant questioning of desires and actions. Is it desirable?
Critical self examination Things which are valuable,
desirable, worthwhile and worth living;
Values like Truth, happiness, spiritual perfection, peace (desirable for their own sake) – Intrinsic Value
Man vs. Other Creatures
Money – A means to achieve other things; In itself no worth– Instrumental Value
Notion of right or wrong, Good or Bad – Moral Values
Pursuit of truth – Intellectual Values
Standards of judging beautiful and ugly – Aesthetic Value
Highest Ideals The Truth, The Good, The BeautifulSatyam, Shivam, Sundaram
Values Classified - 1
Economic Health, bodily and
recreational Social Religious Political Spiritual Higher (A, I, M, S) and
Lower Values Positive (T, Non
Violence)&Negative Values
Values Classified - 2
Concept of Dharma – values of devotion, duty, discipline ; purusharthas
Nishkam Karma – selfless action Sarvajana Sukhino Bhavantu – let
all people be happy; Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam;Pride of
place to values Buddha - to attain Nirvana: right
faith, right resolve, right speech, right action, right living, right effort, right thought and right concentration.
Jainism prescribed: Samyak darsana (right faith), samyak jnana(right knowledge) and samyak charitra (right Conduct)
Traditional Values
In our culturally plural society Education should foster universal and eternal values.
VE should be oriented towards the unity and integration of our people.
Should help eliminate obscurantism, religious fanaticism, violence, superstition and fatalism.
Make education a forceful tool for the cultivation of social & moral values
National Policy on Education 1986
Constitutional Values
Edn. Is for life. What kind of Life? Good life
Attributes of G. life? – Goals and ideals of Edn.
What should be the aims of Education? Knowledge or Culture Individual or Social Dev. Intellectual dev. Or character
Trng. Religious or Secular Liberal or Vocational
Aim of Edn. – Expression of our value system
Model of ideally educated person changes from time to time.
Education & Values
Family – Most powerful (attitude & Interest)
Neighbourhood – help/hinder dev. of + values, peer group, companions, e.g. slum lax social control, practices of violence, indiscipline, unclean surroundings - irregular attendance, Crime
Religion - Powerful factor in Inculcating/ strengthening Values.
Religious fundamentalism, narrow loyalties disturb social adjustments and understanding
Unifying factor/great divider e.g.( –) values like hatred, mutual distrust, intolerance & violence
How are Values Acquired?
A person of very high character Well grounded in own branch of
knowledge Have a fluent delivery Readiness of wit Stock of interesting anecdotes Capable of instructing and
inspiring Tender hearted, Abode of virtue Right conduct, respectful to
others Humble, speaker of truth and
dutiful Self disciplined(Adaval,1992.)
Guru (Teacher)
Mass media – Most influential, informal agency Impact of movies and TV very powerful –transmit both +&- values with same authority and intensity, use with utmost care and caution.
Educational Institutions: basic institution, sustains society& its values. Preservation & Enhancement
Values Caught or Taught
Helping to think freely, critically & act responsibly with courage & conviction
Not promoting passive conformity or blind obedience
Encourage introspection, reflection & responsible behaviour
Develop sensitivity & awareness of – What is right, what is good, what is beautiful, ability to choose right values.
Value Education- A Process of
Interplay of all human faculties – knowing, feeling, doing
Education of emotions Cultivation of
Imagination Strengthening of will Training of Character Developing Thinking and
Reflection
Value Education includes
Convergent Thinking
Critical Thinking Independent Thinking Inductive Thinking Deductive Thinking Positive Thinking Productive Thinking Predictive Thinking To Every Question There is One
Right Answer.
Thinking - 1
Divergent ThinkingFluency, Flexibility, Originality How to wipe out terrorism in a
day? An aircraft is hijacked, how to
save passengers and punish terrorists?
How to solve Inter-state River disputes?
How to resolve Reservation Issue?
In how many ways can you use a daily News Paper or say a brick?
Thinking - 2
Write Essays on– Mother as River– A Thief who sneezes– A dog that does not bark– A day without the Sun– A fire without heat– A planet without force of
gravity– A country without birds– If all snakes are killed one day
Developing Imagination
Universalistic perceptions (Eternal)
Contemporary social & national concernsDemocracy, social
justice, social cohesion, national unity, scientific temper, our cultural heritage, gender equality, environment, secularism, peace, etc.
Schools should Transmit
1.1. Reading, Listening & Reading, Listening & DiscussionDiscussion
a. Essays, Articlesb. Biographies, Case studiesc. Speeches, Declarations,
Policy Statementsd. Talks, Plays, Poems, Songse. Stories, Real life episodesf. Quotations, Anecdotes,
Proverbs.g. Collect articles from
Newspapers
Methods & Activities - 1
2.2. Visual & Multi sensory Visual & Multi sensory ExperiencesExperiences
a. Symbols, Charts, Posters, Cartoons
b. Graphs, Photographs, Pictures
c. Slides, Filmstrips, Motion Pictures
d. TV Programmes, Video Recordings
Methods & Activities - 2
3.3. Enacting, Modelling Enacting, Modelling & Role Play& Role Play
a. Understand and perform a role
b. Constructing images of idea/event (Imagery)
c. Simulation, Modelling & Empathy exercises
d. Enacting roles of Heroes from Mythology
e. Staging Plays
Methods & Activities - 3
4.4. Value Dilemmas & Value Dilemmas & ClarificationsClarifications
a. Conservation Vs Developmentb. Nationalism Vs
Internationalismc. Traditional Vs Modernd. Cultural Unity Vs Diversitye. Secular Vs. Religiousf. Critical incidents, Reacting to
a prob.
Methods & Activities - 4
a. Student self Governmentb. School Assemblyc. Celebration of
Festival/days/occasionsd. Cleaning & Beautificatione. Serving foodf. Camps & Excursionsg. Campaigns, surveys,
padyatras, street playsh. Blood donation, relief
work, helping aged
Methods & Activities - 5
Thus The Thus The Move Is OnMove Is On‘‘Towards anTowards anEnlightened Enlightened and Humane and Humane Society……’Society……’