MODULE 1.1 - Sources of Values and Norms: Family, School, and Community

Values- can distinguish one person from another

  • teenagers can have issues in developing their values due to these things:

    • 1st - clash between teacher’s independence and parent’s overprotection(family context)

      • parents only act out of love and care for us, that’s why they try to protect us anyway they can

      • but as a teenager, we start to feel the need to break away and figure things out for themselves

    • 2nd - clash between social conventions and personal convictions(community context)

      • according to Kohlberg, a person is more likely to be strongly conditioned to act or do things by the group’s standards to satisfy the need to fit in and get along with the other group members

      • we can end up contradicting our values and principles when we follow along with a group

    • 3rd - clash between Lasallian standards and other schools’ standards(school context)

      • adjusting to a new learning environment seems difficult since we are not used to the community

      • DLSU’s values are rooted in faith, service, communion. This is how La Sallians are being told apart.

Family: Cradle of Human Values

  • the overflowing and unconditional love only a family can selflessly give was personally received by Saint John Baptist De La Salle

  • as the oldest, he experienced on how to be role model in front of his siblings and has a lot of responsibilities as the oldest

School: Inculcator of Human Values

  • schools are designed to not only develop with special care in the intellectual abilities, but so to form the ability to judge rightly, to hand on the cultural legacy of previous generations, to foster a sense of values, to prepare for a professional life.

Community: Promoter of Human Values

  • Religion- often dictates one’s approach to life

  • Friends- humans strive on relationships and the friendships formed can significantly behavior and decision-making

  • Media- tech and creativity have led to numerous ways to express oneself as this can help express someone’s individuality

  • Nation- represents a collective identity shaped by shared social values

  • Influences how individuals engage with the community and the world at large

Commitment:

  1. to your school, apply what you’ve learnt from education and make a positive impact

  2. To the mass media, refrain by being mislead by it

  3. To your family and friends, express your love to them sincerely

  4. In the Philippines, we translate our social values into acts of social responsibility

  5. To your Church community, empower your spirit with our religious beliefs for it will make you increase in your confidence in following God’s/believed religion

Summary:

  • we are shaped by the people who we live with

  • we have to be eclectic

  • we are not alone in our journey called life