Value Education

         Value education is ingrained in every tradition of lndia culture. Yet it is a matter of great regret that gradually we are lasing our values with the result that we tend to become cornet and hypocrite. This trend must be checked urgently. Perhaps a major responsibility for the corrective action lies on our leaders in different walks of life. Nevertheless educational institutions can also play a significant role in die promotion of values.

       The ultimate good of human society is the good of all. The idea has been beautifully expressed in one of our ancient prayers "Let all be happy free from diseases, let men sec well of one-another, let there be no sorrow or unhappiness in this world". Value education is rooted in Indian philosophy and culture.

       The Vedas and Upanishads which are the source of inspiration are full of value education. Value education is important at every point of life. In the Vedic period when a Shishya completed his education in Aashram at the feet of his Gum, he was exhorted by his Guru to follow certain values throughout his life, like "Speak truth; fulfil your duties, never lax in self- study". The central task of value based education is to develop men of goodwill who do not cheat, or steal, or kill; universal individuals who value as one both self and mankind.

R.W. Emerson has described the men of value as:

Not gold, but only men can make A people great and strong men Who far truth and honor's sake Steadfast and suffer long Brave men, who work while others sleep Who dare while others fly They build a nation's pillars deep And lift them to the sky.

Meaning of Term Value

Value means primarily to prize, to esteem, to appraise, to estimate, it means the act of cherishing something, holding it dear and also the act of passing judgment upon the nature and amounts of values as compared with something else. A value stands for ideas men live for. They are the part and parcel of the philosophy of a nation and that of its educational system. They are the guiding principles of life.

Various Values

The ideals contained in the constitution are: - socialist, secular, democratic, justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, dignity of the individual and integrity of the nation. Naturally, therefore, our values in life must draw their inspiration from these ideals. Earlier die University Education Commission 1948-49 mentioned the various aspects of morality as: loyalty, courage, discipline, self- sacrifice and spirituality.

The Secondary Education Commission 1952-53 laid special emphasis on the following values in the formation of character of the students:

1. Efficiency

2. Integrity

3. Discipline

4. Co-operation

5. Good Temper.

The Committee of Religious and Moral Instruction headed by Shri Prakash made a special mention of dignity of labour, love of humanity, patriotism and self-discipline. Moral values particularly refer, to the conduct of man towards man in various situations good manners.

The Committee of Emotional Integration referred to the mutual appreciation of the various religions in the country spiritual values, national unity and the unity of mankind.

The Education Commission emphasised the inculcation of the values of cooperation and mutual regard, honesty and integrity, discipline and social responsibility. It also stressed the development of scientific temper of mind, respect for manual labour, capacity to put in hard and responsible work, respect for an proper pride in the past faith and confidence in the future, national consciousness, spirit of social service for promoting social and national integration, equally essentials are values which help to make democracy a way of life and thereby strengthen it as a form of government, readiness to appreciate other's point of view and patience.

A few examples of Human Values as contained in Various Religions Control of Anger.

Buddhism:

One should not give way to anger, but should control it.

Christianity:

The mark of Christian is love not hatred.

Confucianism:

One should so conduct oneself as lo avoid hatred or anger from others.

Hinduism:

Anger breeds confusion.

Islam:

The strong man is only he who controls himself when lie is angry.

Jainism:

Anger is not for the wise or dies religious.

Judaism:

Anger causes strife and destruction.

Sikhism:

Anger is the fire that burns me as at cremation.

Taoism:

Return anger with goodness.

Zoroastrianism:

Never give way to the deadly emotion of anger.

Need for Value Education:

The following are some reasons that may be mentioned in this connection:

(1) The progress in science and technology without simultaneous development of moral values could have serious repercussion in many areas of life. It is very essential that moral awareness is promoted to orient the progress in science and technology towards the welfare of mankind.

(2) With the general decline of traditional values, some common values should be re-discovered to unite human beings.

(3) Schools can remain hardly neutral so far value education is concerned. Teachers are always passing on some values to their students whether they are conscious of it or not through their conduct in and out of classrooms, through their selection of books to be read, through dicir choice of instructional strategic and so on. The need for a consciously planned value education programme, therefore is obvious.

(4) There is an increasing moral complexity in the contemporary world, and pupils are expected to face more complicated decision-making situations about issues involving values. They should be helped in developing the ability to make proper choices in such situations.

(5) It cannot be ignored that the rate of juvenile delinquency is increasing everywhere. It is a definite symptom of a crisis which today's youth undergoes in the process of his personal growth. In such a situation value education assumes a special significance.

Inculcation of Values:

Broadly these types of approaches have been suggested:

1. Suggestions/Including care elements in various subjects.

2. Participation/Experience/Activities.

3. Examples.

It is possible to adopt all the three methods but more reliance should be placed on participation of the students in various activities and gaining experiences in value education and care elements. Value development should be integrated through the day-to- day activities of the school.

Direct Participation in Activities:

We attach great importance to the role of indirect influence in building up good character. The school atmosphere, the personality and behaviour of the teachers, the facilities provided in the school, will have a large say in developing a sense of values. We would like to emphasize that the consciousness of values must permeate the whole curriculum and the programme of activities in the school.

It is not only the teacher's in charge of moral instruction who are responsible for building character. Every teacher, whatever is the subject he teaches must necessarily accept this responsibility. He must ensure that in the teaching of his particular subject and in his dealings with his pupils, fundamental values such as integrity and social responsibility are brought out.

The teachers need not, we can even say that he should not try to draw out the moral all the time but if lie has given some thought to the values underlying the scope of his subjects and his work as a teacher, they will imperceptibly pass into his teaching and make an impact on the minds of his students.

The school assembly the curricular and co curricular activities, the celebration of religious festivals of all religions, work experience, team, games and sports, subject clubs, social service programmes all these can help in calculating the values of cooperation and mutual regard, honesty and integrity, discipline and social responsibility. These values have a special significance in Indian society today when young men and women are passing through a crisis of character.

Relation between Moral Values and Religion :

There will be natural points of co-relation between the moral values sought to be inculcated and the teachings of the great religions. Starics drawn from the great religions of the world will be most appropriate in a discussion of moral values and of problems in life, All religions stress certain fundamental qualities of character, such as honesty and truthfulness, consideration for others, reverence for old age, kindness to animals and compassion for the needy and the suffering. In the literature or every religion, the story of parable figures prominently as a means of impressing an ethical value on the followers. The narration of such stories by the teachers at the right moment in the programme of moral education would be most effective, particularly in the lower classes.

National Integration and Conservation of Past:

(1) The pupils may be involved in learning and singing songs in languages of various regions and states.

(2) Students may be given opportunities to learn other scripts.

(3) Students may learn at least a few common sentences or words of few other languages.

(4) Students may be involved in the dances of other parts of the country.

(5) Students may be encouraged to found good points of things available in other regions.

(6) Students may be encouraged to take interest in the historical remains of the past and feel responsible for the maintenance of such things.

Activities Relating to Appreciation of Our Struggle for Freedom:

(1) The students may be told about the sacrifices made by the freedom-fighters in the struggle for freedom.

(2) They may be encouraged to read stories and biographies of great leaders.

(3) They may be encouraged to visit memorials connected with freedom-fighters.

(4) They may be encouraged to participate in debates, speech making and dramas etc. connected with the subject.

(5) They may be encouraged to take up various projects like stamp collecting, picture collecting etc. of great leaders.

(6) National days are celebrated.

(7) Exhibition on various themes of the freedom movement maybe organized.

Activities Relating to Respect of National Symbols:

(1) From time to time students should be reminded of the rules to be observed while hoisting the national flag and singing the national anthem.

(2) Children may be helped to prepare scrap books of flags of those countries which are similar to the Indian National Flag. They may be asked to draw these flags, using colours.

(3) The significance and importance of the National symbols may be made clear to the students.

Activities Relating to the Protection of Environment and Conservation of Resources:

The students may be helped to undertake the study of local environment and collect the following type of information:

(1) What type of natural resources available in your area?

(2) How are these resources used?

(3) What type of natural Resources is not available in your area?

(4) How do you meet your requirements if some of the natural resources required by you are not available in your locality?

(5) Students may be helped to prepare talks, dramas etc. on the importance of conservation of resources.

(6) Students may be asked to describe the effects of stagnant pool.

(7) Students may be helped to compare a polluted and an unpolluted site in the environment.

(8) Labour weeks may be organized to keep the school campus and neighbourhood clean and students involved in these programmes.

Activities Relating to Observance of Family Norms:

(1) Students may be asked to compare the facilities provided in the same income in two families, one with large number of children and the other with small number of children.

Students may be asked to prepare budgets of small and big families.

Students may be asked to find out the effects on the living conditions of the family in case there is an increase in the members, but no increase in income.

Role of Family in Education

 Education

Education is defined as the activities of instructing; the gradual process of acquiring knowledge and skills, and also something more profound including critical thinking and well-developed wisdom.
Formal education is known that the students are educated in school, are taught and trained by professional teachers, which currently stresses school curriculum focusing on academic knowledge and specific skills.

Family Education

Informal education includes knowledge and skills learned and refined during the course of life, including education that comes from home and experience in practicing a job.
Parenting is defined as a process of raising and educating a child from birth until adulthood. Parents involved in their children’s education at home, which is called family education.

Family Role in Education

Family education is the earliest education children receive; parents are their first teacher and the most important teacher of their life. Family education not only provides children academic assistance on their school work, but also, even more importantly provides extra-curricular guidance on cultural values, taught and modeled by parents.

Family education in my opinion does make big difference on the children’s development and success! Because parents know their children best and can act the key role to help their children to achieve high EQ, which is the key factor to achieve success. Family education plays an essential role on helping children moral and spiritual development, and nurturing the child’s natural curiosity and eagerness to learn. Parents’ believes have great impact on children. These are the roots parents can give their children.

The current formal education system provides one curriculum, one teaching environment, and one teaching methodology to fit all students’ learning needs. While we know that each individual child is unique, the most effective way to educate children is to meet the needs of each child by family education.

Family education encourages parents to play a central role in supporting a child’s unique learning style, help the child identify and respect his or her own learning strengths, interests, talents, and needs, help the child discover his or her dreams, passions, and goals, give him or her the wings of motivation and purpose for becoming an eager, self-directed learner. For learning success, the child’s interests, talents, expectations, and goals are best motivators.

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 മോഡിയുടെ ഭരണം ആര്‍ക്ക്‌ വേണ്ടി ആയിരുന്നു ?ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ജനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക്‌ വേണ്ടി ആയിരുന്നുവോ ?അതോ
കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് ലോബിയുടെ ആവശ്യങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടിയോ ?
മോഡിയുടെ ഭരണത്തിലെ ഒരു തീരുമാനം , വ്യവസായങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് ആവശ്യത്തിന് ഭൂമി ഒരുക്കുക എന്നതാണ് ..
വ്യവസായങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് നല്ല വെള്ളം ലഭിക്കുന്ന സ്ഥലത്താണ് പലപ്പോഴും സ്ഥലം വേണ്ടി വരുന്നത് ..അങ്ങനെയുള്ള സ്ഥലങ്ങള്‍ ഭൂരിഭാഗവും കര്‍ഷകരുടെ കൈയില്‍ ആണ് ..വ്യവസായികള്‍ ചോദിച്ചാല്‍ കര്‍ഷകര്‍ കൊടുക്കില്ല ..
അപ്പോള്‍ ഗവണ്മെന്റ് സ്ഥലം ഏറ്റ് എടുത്ത് കൊടുക്കണം ..
പക്ഷെ നിലവിലെ നിയമം അനുസരിച്ച് ഏറ്റ് എടുക്കുന്ന ഭൂമിയിലെ 70 ശതമാനം ഉടമകളും സമ്മതിച്ചാലേ സ്ഥലം ഏറ്റെടുക്കല്‍ നടക്കൂ ...
അപ്പോള്‍ ' മോഡി ഭരണം ' നിലവില്‍ ഉള്ള നിയമത്തെ അട്ടിമറിക്കാന്‍ പുതിയ നിയമം കൊണ്ടുവന്നൂ ...
പുതിയ നിയമം വളരെ ലളിതമാണ് ..
10 ശതമാനം ഉടമകള്‍ സമ്മതിച്ചാല്‍ ഏത് സ്ഥലവും ഗവണ്മെന്റിന് ഏറ്റെടുക്കാം ...
100 പെരുള്ളതില്‍ 90 പേര്‍ക്ക് സമ്മതം ഇല്ലെങ്കിലും പ്രശ്നം ഇല്ല ..
ഇ തീരുമാനം ആര്‍ക്ക്‌ വേണ്ടി എന്ന് ചോദിച്ചാല്‍ ?
ഉത്തരം വ്യക്തം ...കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് മാഫിയകള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടി !!
അപ്പോള്‍ മോഡി ആരാ ?
കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് മാഫിയാകളുടെ എജന്റ്റ് ..
രണ്ടാമത്തെ വിഷയം മരുന്നുകളുമായി ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചാണ് ..
ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ ജീവന്‍ രക്ഷിക്കുവാന്‍ ആവശ്യമുള്ള ഏത് മരുന്നും ,ഗവേഷണം നടത്തി കണ്ടെത്താന്‍ , ഇന്ത്യയിലെ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് അവകാശവും അധികാരവും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു ..
കാലങ്ങള്‍ ആയി കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് ലോബ്ബി , അവര്‍ക്ക് പേറ്റന്റ് ഉള്ള മരുന്നുകള്‍ , ഇന്ത്യയില്‍ മറ്റ് സ്ഥാപനങ്ങള്‍ ഉല്‍പ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുവാന്‍ പാടില്ല , അതില്‍ ഗവേഷണം നടത്തുവാന്‍ പാടില്ല ..എന്ന് എല്ലാം പറയുമായിരുന്നു ..
പക്ഷെ ഇന്ത്യ ഭരിച്ച ഗവണ്മെന്റ്കള്‍ അ ആവശ്യം അംഗീകരിചിരുന്നില്ല ..
മോഡിയുടെ ആദ്യ അമേരിക്കന്‍ പര്യടനത്തില്‍ മോഡി മറിച്ച് വിറ്റത് , മുന്‍ ഗവണ്മെന്റ് കളുടെ അ തീരുമാനം ആണ് ..
പുതിയ നയം അനുസരിച്ച് ലോകത്ത് ആരെങ്കിലും ഏതെങ്കിലും പേറ്റന്റ് എടുത്താല്‍ , അ മരുന്ന്അ കമ്പനിയില്‍ നിന്ന് മാത്രമേ രോഗി വാങ്ങാന്‍ പാടുള്ളൂ ..
ഇ പുതിയ നിയമം നിലവില്‍ വന്ന് നാല് മാസം ആയപ്പോള്‍ ,ചുരുങ്ങിയ വിലയ്ക്ക് ലഭിച്ചിരുന്ന മരുന്നുകളുടെ വില 200 മടങ്ങാണ് കൂടിയത് ..
അപ്പോള്‍ ഇ നയമാറ്റം മോഡി ആര്‍ക്ക്‌ വേണ്ടിയാണ് ചെയ്തത് ?
ജനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക്‌ വേണ്ടിയാണോ ?
അല്ല ..
അപ്പോള്‍ പിന്നെ കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് കള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടിയല്ലേ ?
അതെ ..
അപ്പോള്‍ പിന്നെ മോഡി ആരാ ?
കോര്‍പ്പ റേറ്റ് മാഫിയാകളുടെ എജന്റ്റ് ..
മൂന്നാമത്തെ വിഷയം ..വിവരാവകാശ നിയമവുമായി ബന്ധിപ്പിച്ചാണ്..
കഴിഞ്ഞ ഗവണ്മെന്റ് ഭരണം സൂതാര്യം ആക്കാന്‍ ആയി കൊണ്ട് വന്ന നിയമം ആണ് വിവരാവകാശ നിയമം
'മോഡി ഭരണം ' അ നിയമത്തിന്റെ പരിധിയില്‍ നിന്ന് വേണ്ടപെട്ട പലരെയും ഒഴിവാക്കാന്‍ ഉള്ള ശ്രമത്തില്‍ ആണ് ..
അതിന് വേണ്ടി ചെയ്ത ആദ്യത്തെ കാര്യം , മുഖ്യ വിവരാവകാശ കമ്മീഷണര്‍ ,മുഖ്യ വിജിലന്‍സ് കമ്മീഷണര്‍ എന്നിവരെ നിയമിക്കാതെ ഇരിക്കുക എന്നതാണ് ..
പ്രധാന മന്ത്രിയുടെ ഓഫീസ് ഉള്‍പ്പെടെയുള്ള മന്ത്രാലയങ്ങളില്‍ .നടക്കുന്ന അഴിമതി അന്യേഷിക്കേണ്ട തസ്തികകള്‍ ,കഴിഞ്ഞ ഒരു വര്‍ഷമായിട്ട് ഒഴിച്ച് ഇട്ടിരിക്കുന്നതില്‍ ,വ്യക്തമായ അധികാര ദുര്‍വിനിയോഗം പ്രതിപക്ഷം ആരോപിച്ചിട്ട് ഉണ്ട് ..
വിവരങ്ങള്‍ നല്ക്കുന്നവരെ സംരക്ഷിക്കുവാന്‍ ആയി മുന്‍ ഗവണ്മെന്റ് കൊണ്ട് വന്ന ' whistle blowers protection law', കഴിഞ്ഞ ഒരു വര്‍ഷമായിട്ടും പൂഴ്ത്തിവെച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് ,സത്യത്തില്‍ കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് ലോബിക്ക് വേണ്ടിയല്ലേ ?
അതുപോലെ മുന്‍ ഗവണ്മെന്റ് നടപ്പില്‍ വരുത്തിയ നയങ്ങള്‍ , തെറ്റാണ് എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞ് അധികാരം നേടിയിട്ട് , അതെ നയങ്ങള്‍ നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്നതും കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റ് ലോബിക്ക് വേണ്ടിയല്ലേ ?
അധാര്‍ കാര്‍ഡ് , വിദേശ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ ചില്ലറ വ്യാപാരമേഖലയിലെ നിക്ഷേപം ,പ്രതിരോധ മേഖല പൂര്‍ണ്ണമായും കോര്‍പ്പ റെറ്റുകള്‍ക്ക് തുറന്ന് കൊടുത്തത് , ഡീസലിന്റെ വില നിയന്ത്രണം എടുത്ത് കളഞ്ഞത് തുടങ്ങിയ എല്ലാ സംവിധാനങ്ങളും ചെയ്യുന്ന രീതികള്‍ കാണുമ്പോള്‍ ,മോഡി ആരെയോ അനുസരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് ജനത്തിന് തോന്നിയാല്‍ അവരെ കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്താന്‍ ആവില്ല ..
ജനങ്ങളോട് നേരിട്ട് യുദ്ദം ചെയ്യാന്‍ പറ്റാത്തത് കൊണ്ട് മോഡിയെ മുന്നില്‍ നിറുത്തി കോര്‍പ്പറേറ്റുകള്‍ ,ജനങ്ങളെയും , ഇന്ത്യയുടെ പ്രകൃതി സമ്പത്തും കൊ ള്ളയടിക്കുവാന്‍ കെണികള്‍ ഒരുക്കുന്ന കാഴ്ചകള്‍ ആണ് മോഡിയുടെ ഒരു വര്‍ഷത്തെ ഭരണം നല്‍കുന്ന ബാക്കി പത്രം ..
ഇവ നിയന്ത്രിക്കേണ്ട മോഡി , ശിഖണ്ടിയെ പോലെ പുതിയ വസ്ത്രങ്ങളിലും സെല്‍ഫിയിലും അഭിരമിച്ച് ഉല്ലസ്സിക്കുന്ന കാഴ്ചകള്‍ കൂടിയാവുമ്പോള്‍ , ജനത്തിന്റെ പ്രതീക്ഷകളുടെ പതനം പൂര്‍ത്തിയാകുന്നു .

“This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too. And baby, I hate to say it, most of them - actually pretty much all of them are going to break your heart, but you can't give up because if you give up, you'll never find your soulmate. You'll never find that half who makes you whole and that goes for everything. Just because you fail once, doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything. Keep trying, hold on, and always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie? So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.”

                                              ― Marilyn Monroe