Module 2.

Values Education NSTP: National Service

Training Program

MODULE

2
VALUES EDUCATION

Learning Objective:

At the end of the module, the students are expected to:

1. help students define the meaning of value in relation to understanding

human behavior.
2. promote the students’ positive attitude towards self and others.
3. improve students’ outlook in adapting a positive value system within
the family, the church and the society.
4. help students know how to live and survive in a community without
losing his human dignity.
Methodology:

Blended Learning (Synchronous and Asynchronous)

Requirements:

Participation 20%
Activities 80%
100%

Learning Content

1. Values Formation Through Community Service

2. The Meaning of Man as a Person
3. The Self
4. Where Values Come From
5. Core and Related Values
6. Seven Dimensions in Value Formation

Time Allotment: 3 hrs

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VALUES FORMATION THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE

Values are said to be worth the importance we connect to different factors in our lives. The
word values come from the Latin word “valere” which means to measure the worth of something.
These are ideas and norms man considers relevant and good.

A value has been defined as any object, activity or frame of mind that a person
considers to be very important to his life. Unconsciously, values emerge as list of priorities in a
person’s life. However, in most cases, people have different priorities depending on how they look
at life and how they interpret survival. That is why it is important to check what the youth values
nowadays, because values taken together are called a Value System which exists not only on
individuals but to community as well. By this, students will be of great help to the community where
they will be assigned in shaping a positive corporate culture.

Values are especially important to understanding human behavior. Conflicts between them
are often based on differences in values. When you seem to be at odds with another person, take
a look at how your basic values differ. And when you seem in conflict with the members of the
group, examine the group’s value system against your own.

Values education is founded on a sound philosophy of the human person with all its
philosophical ramifications and implications. The supreme and overarching value that
characterizes education is HUMAN DIGNITY.

THE MEANING OF MAN AS A PERSON

The term person cannot be exclusively attached to human being since not all persons are
considered human beings and vice versa. To speak of man as being- with-others is to speak of
man as a person which also means that he is unique and has his permanent trademark in the
world. Since man is person, his “being-with” existence means he is never alone in his survival in
the world.

Man’s “being-with-others” can be viewed from two standpoints – the general and specific.
Generally, man’s “being-with-others” as a person is man’s fundamental “being-with” to both things
and man’s fellow human person. Specifically, man’s “being-with-others” as a person is man’s
irrefutable “being with” because in reality, man needs to co-exist with fellow human beings.

Man’s co-existence with others does not require a learning process or experience because
it is inherent in his being as a person. However, the quality of his relationship with others needs a
process to make it worthy and lasting.

Man establishes a relationship with his fellowman in three levels: I – it, I – he/she, and I –
thou. It is in this principle that a person is expected to manifest his Love of God, of Oneself, of
Neighbor, and of Country to evidently show his being and living with others.

Likewise, a persons’ sets of values is not merely dictated by the need to harmoniously live
with others but should be governed by the biblical perspective that sets the greatest commandment
that stated in Matthew 22: 35-40 which says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all
your soul and with all your mind”, and “Love your neighbor as you love yourself”.

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THE SELF

Everybody has an obligation to himself, but there are times that we are facing difficulties in
understanding these obligations. One of the reasons is how we understand exactly what “self” is.

One way of understanding oneself is to consider it as a personal role that one plays in the
general drama of life. In the totality of human account, each person has his own unique role to play
because of the presence of individual differences. It is a role that includes various responsibilities
that are to be faced, decisions that are to be made, relationships and involvements that are to be
lived and work that is to be performed.

In understanding our selfhood there are certain moral obligations that arise. If a person has
a particular life to live, then he has a basic responsibility toward that life. He has the obligation to
see that life is “lived” to its fullest. He should play his role as best as he can and not neglect it.

WHERE VALUES COME FROM

Our personal values are formed in early childhood and are affected strongly by both the
values of our parents, the environment, the school, the church and the government. The place and
time of the first few years of our lives have a great effect on the formation of our values.

CORE RELATED VALUES

Ideally, values should be consistently present in all the dimensions of human existence. To
attain such values is relatively hard but still achievable. Hence, each student is encouraged to
make sure that they know the different human dimensions and the values needed to live peacefully
and productively.

DIMENSIONS VALUES
1. Physical Health
 Physical Fitness
 Cleanliness
 Harmony with Material Universe
 Art & Beauty
2. Intellectual Truth
 Knowledge
 Creative & Critical Thinking
3. Moral Love
 Integrity
 Honesty
 Self-worth
 Self-esteem
 Personal Discipline
4. Spiritual Spirituality
† Faith in God
5. Social Social Responsibility
 Mutual Love
Family
 Respect
 Fidelity
 Responsible Parenthood
Society
 Concern for Others/Common Good
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 Freedom/Equality
 Social Justice/Respect for Human Rights
 Peace/Active Non-Violence
 Popular Participation
6. Economic Economic Efficiency & Thrift Conservation of Resources
 Work Ethics
 Self-Reliance
 Productivity
 Scientific and Technological Knowledge
 Vocational Efficiency
 Entrepreneurship
7. Political Nationalism
 Common Identity
 National Unity
 Esteem
 Commitment
 Civic Consciousness/Pride
 Bayanihan/Solidarity
 Loyalty to Country

Self-Assessment:

1. VALUES in MUSIC and ME. Choose a popular song lyrics and make a 1-page reflective
essay on the values implied in this song as you compare and contrast it to your own beliefs,
values and actions.

Consider the following criteria*:

Content 30%
Clearly states of the purpose of the activity.
Focus 25%
Demonstrates self-reflection and supported by specific details.
Organization 25%
Presents reflection in a convincing and organized manner.
(appealing introduction, effective transitions, and reflective conclusion)
Conventions 20%
Uses articulate and appropriate language, word choice and structure)
(grammar, punctuation, structure)

*(Criteria adapted from [Link]

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2. Prioritizing My Top Values. Look deep inside yourself and write at least 10 values that
you possess; give an instance of showing it; and rank them according to what you think is
important to you (with 1 as the most important).

My Values Showing My Values (Instance/Example) Rank

Reference/s:
Dela Cruz, Sonia-Gasilla, National Development via National Service Training Program
(CWTS & ROTC), 2005.