Education in Human Values

• Why Value Education ?

• What is {value} Education ?

Why Value Education ?

The future of planet earth depends on Education of the Youth • Most challenges of 21st Century have ethical

roots– Global warming– Energy Crisis { oil depletion}– Handling diversity– Increasing inequity , crime and violence

EHV ?

• To empower a person so that his actions ( bodily, vocal , mental) neither hurt nor harm him nor “any body” else

• Golden Rule

How to achieve this ?

Training needed

To remove negative traits from Mind and strengthenPositive traits?

To developinsight, not mere intellectualknowledge, aboutthe nature ofhuman reality ?

Theory

&

Practice

Principles of Value Education1.The foundation should not be made dependent1 on myth, or authority2. Provoke the students to analyze the world and the experiences of their own life-its goals, aspirations, etc.3. Value dimension should permeate teaching--------------------------------------------------4. Give practical training in self-restraint &

self observation to actually inculcate values-------------------------------------5. Teachers as senior students, nor moral masters

1. The foundation should not be made dependent on myth,

or authority

Modern age – the age of science. No blind belief will be accepted by educated youth.

Using Recent Scientific Discoveries

on Nature of Reality

Recourse to any authority can bring in conflict with secularism.

2. Provoke the students to analyze the world and the experiences of

their own life-its goals, aspirations, ….

Analyzing Life’s experiences…I

• Do I feel happy when others– cheat , steal, abuse, beat me

• What kind of friend, employer, customer, servant, spouse, child......would I like?

• Is it true of all ?

Do unto others as you wish

others to do unto you

Analyzing Life’s experiences …II

• What makes us really happy ? Greediness or generosity ?

Anger or forgiveness ?Cheating or honesty ?

Cruelty or compassion Falsehood or truthfulness ?

Is this universally true ?

Thus we can discover the requirements for happy living

Analyzing Life’s Experiences ..IIIConclusions

• There are certain universal Human Values [UHV] … Honesty, Loving Kindness, Compassion, Generosity, Forgiveness….

• Imbibing UHV essential for happy living

• Intentions are more important than actions

• Differences between people are trivial as compared to what they have in common

3. Value Dimension should permeate all

teaching

Discuss in all subjects their value implications: physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, social sciences…….

Ensure that different subject Teachers do not convey conflicting views on UHV

4. Give Practical training in Self-restraint & Self-observation to

actually inculcate values

5. Responsibilities of Teachers

Become Role Models of Value based life

i. Mindful Teaching -- with love and compassion

ii. professional integrity - transparency in evaluation

iii. accepting shortcomings gracefully, humility

iv. Regular meditation

Work as senior students and not moral masters

Concluding RemarksEHV : need of the hour to ensure survival of

the humanity – value neutral education is a myth

….. best done by encouraging the students to analyze the world and their own experiences

Value inculcation needs practical training in self restraint and self observation - Conscious living – Mindful living

EHV Teachers have to be role models-- not moral masters but senior students

Thank you all !