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exposed to various activities in order to (e) Yoga, meditation and prayer sessions
develop capacity for the value judgement. For
this the classroom activities should include (f) Eradication of social evils campaign
reading, listening, discussions, cooperative activities (gender inequality, dowry,
learning, narration, direct presentation of ideas alcoholism etc.)
by the teacher as well as by the students and
other strategies. (g) Co- curricular/self government activities
These strategies should be used with any of the SCHOOL LEVEL
following sources of value education:
Schools as organized institutions should
(a) Biographies take the responsibility for fostering values in
students. The endeavour is to be seen as an
(b) Stories investment in building the foundation for
lifelong learning, promoting human excellence
(c) Extracts form essays, articles, classics and as well as promoting social cohesion, national
news paper integration and global unity.
(d) Parables, proverbs, quotations and poems Itisimportantthat,astheleadertheadministration
of the school not only stands up and supports
(e) value/moral dilemmas the implementation of value curriculum but
also provides role models in enacting the virtues
(f) Classroom incidents/anecdotes/ conflicts. that value education. This means that the school
activity should involve students in discussion,
The above mentioned sources can be used reflection and action of worthy values and
in many different ways to involve the learner morals. This could include such strategies which
in thinking and reasoning about values. The expose students to value related issues through
teacher can prepare action plans/lesson plans role plays, encouraging students to take opposite
using these sources. points of view in discussions, allowing students
to be creative with the planning and organizing of
COMMUNITY LEVEL their projects, and making the students’ projects
available for all in the school.
Children should engage themselves in life
related practical activities which will promote CONCLUSION
the application of principles and values in daily
life. It will provide the learners with suitable If value education is planned as educational
opportunities to practice and live their lives action and aimed at the development of the
according to the principles and values they student’s personality the most important way of
have perceived and understood. The best way implementing it would be through the practices
to give opportunities to practice these values of education. It demands for the qualitative
is in the community, through extending the reform in the management, administration, our
school activities to the community. Proper teacher education programmes and our school
programmes should be planned to establish curriculum. School educational foundations,
a constructive link between the school and pedagogical theories and approaches and
community based activities. host of other activities that are the base of our
education system should be seen under the
(a) School campus/classroom maintenance light of value oriented education. The parents,
activities society and the community from where the
student comes should also play their role in the
(b) Social forestry/community development moral and ethical development of the student.
activities
(c) Work experience related activities
(d) Organizing campaigns on community
sanitation, literacy, environmental
awareness, AIDS prevention awareness
No man is free who is not master of himself
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develop capacity for the value judgement. For
this the classroom activities should include (f) Eradication of social evils campaign
reading, listening, discussions, cooperative activities (gender inequality, dowry,
learning, narration, direct presentation of ideas alcoholism etc.)
by the teacher as well as by the students and
other strategies. (g) Co- curricular/self government activities
These strategies should be used with any of the SCHOOL LEVEL
following sources of value education:
Schools as organized institutions should
(a) Biographies take the responsibility for fostering values in
students. The endeavour is to be seen as an
(b) Stories investment in building the foundation for
lifelong learning, promoting human excellence
(c) Extracts form essays, articles, classics and as well as promoting social cohesion, national
news paper integration and global unity.
(d) Parables, proverbs, quotations and poems Itisimportantthat,astheleadertheadministration
of the school not only stands up and supports
(e) value/moral dilemmas the implementation of value curriculum but
also provides role models in enacting the virtues
(f) Classroom incidents/anecdotes/ conflicts. that value education. This means that the school
activity should involve students in discussion,
The above mentioned sources can be used reflection and action of worthy values and
in many different ways to involve the learner morals. This could include such strategies which
in thinking and reasoning about values. The expose students to value related issues through
teacher can prepare action plans/lesson plans role plays, encouraging students to take opposite
using these sources. points of view in discussions, allowing students
to be creative with the planning and organizing of
COMMUNITY LEVEL their projects, and making the students’ projects
available for all in the school.
Children should engage themselves in life
related practical activities which will promote CONCLUSION
the application of principles and values in daily
life. It will provide the learners with suitable If value education is planned as educational
opportunities to practice and live their lives action and aimed at the development of the
according to the principles and values they student’s personality the most important way of
have perceived and understood. The best way implementing it would be through the practices
to give opportunities to practice these values of education. It demands for the qualitative
is in the community, through extending the reform in the management, administration, our
school activities to the community. Proper teacher education programmes and our school
programmes should be planned to establish curriculum. School educational foundations,
a constructive link between the school and pedagogical theories and approaches and
community based activities. host of other activities that are the base of our
education system should be seen under the
(a) School campus/classroom maintenance light of value oriented education. The parents,
activities society and the community from where the
student comes should also play their role in the
(b) Social forestry/community development moral and ethical development of the student.
activities
(c) Work experience related activities
(d) Organizing campaigns on community
sanitation, literacy, environmental
awareness, AIDS prevention awareness
No man is free who is not master of himself
6
