GROUP 1

(Financial, Scientific, Conjugal, and Technological Values)

Leader: ARMENTIA, PAULA IZABELLE M.

Assist. Leader: BEDONA, ALLYSON DALE

Members: BARIUAN, KAYCEE B.

CORTADO, SHARMAINE
DAGDAGAN, MARK DAEVID E.
DACUMOS, VANNE REGOR
CANEDO, REYMARK R.
ASNOR, AMDIA
MENOC, BERNARD

1) FINANCIAL VALUES

A financial value system is simply a belief system about money. But this covers the way a person or
group spend money like spending, debt, investing, saving, income, and basic money management. We must
have a financial value system where this guides us through how to care for our finances especially with
family expenses.

(A financial value system is simply a belief system about money. What are your beliefs around
spending, debt, investing, saving, income, and basic money management? You may have an informal ad-hoc
belief system but the goal should be to formalize and document your values and beliefs.

To help you develop a financial value system, here’s a set of questions to get you thinking about
these values and beliefs. Each parent starts be answering questions independently and then they come
together to discuss these answers with each other. Although I have written this article from the perspective
of being a parent, I also believe that developing your personal financial values are important even if you are
not married or don’t have kids. Anyone can answer these questions to get a better understanding of their
money beliefs.

SPENDING

1) Do you consider yourself a spender? Why or why not?

2) How often are you an impulsive spender?

3) What is your biggest weakness when it comes to spending money?

4) What are your values and philosophies on SPENDING MONEY?

DEBT

1) If you want to buy something are you opposed to going into debt to buy it?

2) How do you feel about keeping a balance on your credit cards?

 3) On a scale of 0 to 10, how important is it for you to put debt reduction as a priority?

4) Are you more likely to practice delayed gratification or delayed consequence?

5) What are your values and philosophies around MANAGING DEBT?

SAVING

1) Which is more important to you? Saving money or paying down debt? Why?

2) Do you consider yourself a natural saver? Why or Why not?

3) What strategies are best for you when it comes to saving money?

4) What are your values and philosophies around SAVING MONEY?

INCOME

1) How do you feel about your current income? Why?

2) How do you feel about your future earning potential? Why?

3) What are your values and philosophies around EARNING INCOME?

MONEY MANAGEMENT

1) How do you stay on top of your personal finances?

2) Are you financially organized?

3) Keeping track of finances is responsible behavior. How do you keep track of your finances?)

2) SCIENTIFIC VALUES

The intellectual and practical activity, encompassing the systematic study of structure and behavior
of nature through observation, studies, and experimentation. There are scientific values that of which
scientists or researchers should follow through, these are:

a) Utilitarian Values:

Mainly focuses on the essentials of living or the standard needs in everyday life.

b) Cultural Values:

Culture influences our way of thinking and living. When it comes to science and how it
benefits culture, the development of technology provides gradual changes in the society by
promoting new cultural models and the preservation of culture.
 c) Disciplinary Values:

This focuses on the way of thinking and reasoning, where people sharpen their intellect when
it comes to careful and systematic reasoning and thinking towards problems in life that not
only problem itself but how people react to them and solve them.

d) Aesthetic Values:

The knowledge of seeing the natural beauty of things as we unfold the mysteries of Nature
and discovering more of the world around as well the people.

e) Moral Values:

This focuses on the development of morality in every individual, the sense of right and wrong
that also includes truthfulness and reasoning.

f) Psychological Values:

This is the teaching of developing positive attitude and having an open-mind, critical
observation, truthful reasoning, and respect for the other's perspectives.

g) Vocational Values:

This focuses on the studies in the professional field or the preparation for future professions
such as Medicine, Engineering, and more.

(First, what does applying 'scientific values' mean in the real world, beyond observation, theorization,
experimentation and 'open debate among those with experience'? If scientific values recognize plurality of
perspective, freedom of expression and political negotiation beyond the alliances of the powerful, they
would fit with the values of a liberal democracy. But the banner of 'scientific values' could equally be raised
by an authoritarian technocracy, in which tacit and indigenous knowledge is marginalized. For example,
some powerful people say that authoritarianism is what we need to tackle climate change.

Classifying different types of expertise is a worthy start, but we are still left with two further
problems. First, who decides what expertise is legitimate in different situations? Second, how do we
translate such expertise into action? In the rough and tumble of political processes, there is frequently no
clear judge. Custom and power relationships usually decide whose expertise is heard.

Without a theoretically based and politically supported manifesto to address these problems, a call
for scientific values to 'run our lives' risks giving too much power to certain forms of knowledge. )
3) CONJUGAL VALUES

There are always values in marriage, regardless of the gender of the couple, and they are important
ones for all people. Although times may have changed and society may be reflecting those changes the
values inherent in marriage are consistent and lasting regardless of what the partnership looks like. These
are the common values a married couple should have:

a) Honesty

b) Commitment

c) Fidelity

d) Loyalty

e) Devotion

f) Generosity

g) Peace-making

h) Simple Living

i) Kindness

j) Self Control

k) Education

l) Sacrifice

m) Friendship

n) Children

(Let’s take a closer look at what values the word or the concept of marriage entails. By clarifying your
perceptions around the values and beliefs that you have about marriage you can then understand common
ground with others as well as areas where you have differences.

Commitment – people of all backgrounds and beliefs value the concept of commitment between
marriage partners. This goes beyond a spiritual and emotional commitment and extends to staying
monogamous throughout the relationship.

Structure – through the structure of marriage support for children, extended family members and
the family unit is maintained. This allows for long term planning, growth and financial security. Non-
traditional types of relationships, including same sex couples, still have the same structure as well as the
same sense of the other two values.

Companionship And Love – humans are social animals and not designed to live solitary lives away
from others. Through marriage strong emotional bonds are formed that allow for love, companionship and
friendship to develop. These are different feelings that companionship with individuals that are not partners,
although sometimes friendships may be lifelong and incredibly meaningful.
There may be other values including religious and moral issues that are a big factor for some individuals.
However, there are at least these three values in any group of people that consider marriage as an
important institution in their lives.)

4) TECHNOLOGICAL VALUES

So technological learning provides authentic contexts for students to consider their own values and
to examine those of others. This is through curriculums that encourage students to develop certain values in
preparation for the future. Evaluating their own and others’ values like different kinds of values such as
moral, social, cultural, aesthetic, and economic values.

The curriculum expects that all schools will encourage students to value:

1) Excellence
2) Innovation, enquiry, and curiosity
3) Diversity
4) Equity
5) Community and participation for the common good
6) Ecological sustainability, including care for the environment
7) Integrity
8) Respect for themselves, others, and human rights.

Along with other teachers, teachers of technology are encouraged to develop learning experiences
that provide students with opportunities to learn about values and develop value-related capabilities.

Learning about values refers to students learning about:

A) Their own and others values

B) Different kinds of values such as moral, social, cultural, aesthetic, and economic values
C) Those values upon which New Zealand's cultural and institutional traditions are based.

D) Developing value-related capabilities refers to students developing the ability to:

E) Expressing their own values.

F) Explore the values of others.

G) Critically analyze values and actions based on them.

H) Discuss disagreements that arise from differences in values, and negotiate solutions.

I) To make ethical decisions and act on them.

Technological literacy is both values-laden and values-dependent. Every technological outcome arises
out of a social context, influenced by the values of the day and influencing the values of the future. So
technological learning provides authentic contexts for students to consider their own values and to examine
those of others.

The following sections, organized by curriculum strand, illustrate some of the ways in which values
education can be embedded in technology learning.