NORIELYN B.

DE GUZMAN APRIL 09, 2021

BSED II – MAJOR IN FILIPINO BLOCK B

REFLECTION

Introduction to Christian Morality

1. How will you define Christian Morality?

 Christian morality is based on the will of God. Christians believe that God’s will is
known and exampled through Jesus’ life and teachings. Humanity finds out about these
teachings an can observe the example of Jesus’ life because it is recorded in the New
Testament. On the other hand Morality for a Christian is the application of God's laws
regarding a person's private and public behaviour. In his or her seeking to live a moral
life, a Christian tries to obey the rules for his or her personal behaviour that have been
decreed by God and recorded in the Bible.

2. What makes it possible for man to live a moral life?

 I think the ways on how we can live a moral life is to serve God with no hesitation and
live a life where you can be someone God wants you to be. Moral living comes when
you align your choices and behaviour with your meaning and values. Keeping your life
on target requires effort and thoughtfulness as decisions are made. And also be grateful to
God and appreciate everything you have because there’s a reason in everything we must
trust our self and God because if you have God you can do all things possible.
NORIELYN B. DE GUZMAN APRIL 09, 2021
BSED II – MAJOR IN FILIPINO BLOCK B

TOPIC 1
"The Object of Morality"
1. What is the basic definition of Moral Theology?

 Moral Theology is all about the human person is fundamentally a moral or ethical being, that
is, she or he is fundamentally free – and responsible. Moral theology points out to man the
way to be a good image of God, that is, a good creature and child of God and Moral
Theology points out to us the way to follow Jesus Christ, the way to be his disciples. The task
of Moral Theology is to guide Christians – and men and women of good will – to become
more and better human beings, that is, free and responsible, and good Christians that is real
followers of Christ.

2. Explain the difference between Natural and Supernatural Morals

 The term natural, as differentiated (or distinct) from the term supernatural, refers to all the
perfections found in God and also—in a participated way—in the nature of creatures. In other
words, natural is what is possessed by the “Being-by-himself”, the only necessary being, and
in which contingent beings can participate. The latter are beings by another, not having in
themselves the ultimate reason of their being. On the other hand, what is found in God but
cannot be part of the nature of creatures is called supernatural. We know, however, that
humans and angels receive a participation in the supernatural.

3. Today the world is facing a pandemic which affects greatly our way of life and the
solution that is presented by the Health Sector is the vaccine. Are there moral
considerations in using the vaccines? Please specify and explain
 Definitely yes, Moral consideration is simply giving careful thought to proper conduct
before doing things. Our experts in the field of medicine thru the effort and guidance of
the World Health Organization (WHO) secures and considers not only one side of the
short term benefit of using the vaccine which is to cure people against this very
dangerous virus, but they also consider all the aspects that might affect one's human life
in the longest term. They consider the age brackets from children to adolescent up to the
senior citizens who are much vulnerable in today's environment we are living with. With
these considerations, our medical practitioners always give the best way they can just to
give proper medications to seriously ill people with care and affection.
NORIELYN B. DE GUZMAN APRIL 21, 2021

BSED II – MAJOR IN FILIPINO BLOCK B

CONSOLIDATED EXAM

REFLECTION ABOUT

THE VALUE OF RESPECT, EQUALITY, EQUITY IN EDUCATION

The respect, equality and equity in education is very important. As a future educator I
will educating my students about equality and human rights to empower my students with
learning that they can use far beyond the classroom – in fact they will take it out into the school
corridors and playground, into their homes and beyond into the wider community. Inside the
classroom, I will teach my student to show the value and respect in communicating others by
treating them equally, and valuing their opinions without judging them immediately. And also I
will teach them to practice politeness, courtesy and kindness to show their respect for someone
even if it’s a family member, friend, relatives, or whatever. And I will always remind my student
to practice politeness, courtesy and kindness, listen graciously, avoid negativity, don't over
criticize, treat people equally, be emotionally empathetic and value others' opinions.

As a future educator I need to achieve gender equality in my classroom by challenging

traditional stereotypes and creating equal opportunities for my students. By fostering an inclusive
classroom environment, people of all genders will feel welcome and respected. It’s important
that all class members be given the chance to succeed no matter their gender. And as a future
educator I need to promote gender equality inside the classroom, I achieved gender equality
when the female and male learners have equal access to learning opportunities, are treated and
benefit from education equally, so that they can fulfil their potential and become empowered to
contribute to and benefit from social, cultural, political and economic.
NORIELYN BARROGO DE GUZMAN MAY 28,
2021
BSED II- MAJOR IN FILIPINO BLOCK B

TEN COMMANDMENTS
1. “You shall have no other gods before me.
 In the first commandments it tells that no one or no other person except God. It
means do not worship anyone or money even material things but only God, and
also don’t spend your time on anything than God give importance to Him.

2. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You
shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God,
visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of
those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and
keep my commandments.
 In the second commandments it tells Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven
image, or any likeness of anything that is in the heavens, or that is in the earth, or
that is in the water, to worship because Worshiping them is not acknowledging
the true God because the true God is alive and he can never be compared to any
man -made statue or image.

3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him
guiltless who takes his name in vain.
 It means that nothing should take the place of the personal presence of the Lord.
Do not use his name in vain. His name should be used only in praising and
worshiping Him.

4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your
work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any
work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or
your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made
 heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore
the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

 This commandment designates the seventh day as a day of rest for the Lord.

5. Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land that the Lord
your God is giving you.
 This commandments is about honoring one's parents.

6. You shall not murder.

 This commandments prohibits the intentional killing of a fellow human being.

7. You shall not commit adultery.

 It is a prohibition to have sexual relations other than with your spouse.

8. You shall not steal.

 These commandments forbid taking anything that is not yours without the
permission of the owner.

9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

 This commandments is about the prohibition of telling falsehood about others or
in other words, it is about the law of lying.

10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or
his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your
neighbor’s.”
 Do not covet your neighbor’s spouse. Do not covet your neighbor's house, wife,
slaves, animals or whatever he owned.

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CONSCIENCE AND HOW TO FORM A

GOOD CONSCIENCE?

Correct or True Conscience judges what is good as good and what is evil as evil. It is correct
conscience which tells that getting the property of another without consent is stealing. It is also
correct conscience which judges that we ought to pay out debts.
 Erroneous or False Conscience judges incorrectly that what is good is evil and what is evil
is good. It is erroneous conscience which tells the husband to have a mistress, since it is the
macho thing to do.

Error in conscience comes from the following factors:

(a) Mistake in inferential thinking such as deriving a wrong conclusion from given moral
principles; (b) Ignorance of the law; (c) Ignorance of the fact and other circumstances modifying
human actions; (d) Ignorance of future consequences, especially those dependent on the free will
of others.

An erroneous conscience whose error is not willfully intended is called inculpable

conscience. It is inculpable conscience operating in a person, who unaware of it, pays for grocery
with “bogus” money. (Ignorance of the fact)

An erroneous conscience whose error is due to neglect, or malice, is called culpable

conscience. It is culpable conscience which believes that cheating is good since it helps us pass
the exam and everybody does it anyway. The difference between culpable and inculpable
conscience lies in the distinction between a voluntary error and an involuntary error. It is
culpable precisely because the error is voluntary on the part of the person. It is inculpable
because the error is involuntary, an “honest mistake”.

Certain Conscience is a subjective assurance of the lawfulness of unlawfulness of a certain

act. This implies that the person is sure of his decision.

It is possible however to be sure of something as good when in fact it is just the opposite,
and vice versa. It is possible for a policemen to be sure that killing the suspect is the best
alternative under the principle of self-defense, whereas such killing is in fact unnecessary.

Many theologians believe that a certain conscience should always be followed (Panizo:
65). This is to preserve the integrity of the human reason. One who therefore contradicts his
certain conscience is morally guilty.

Doubtful Conscience is a vacillating conscience, unable to form a definite judgement on a

certain action. A doubtful conscience must be first allowed to settle its doubts before an action is
performed.

Scrupulous Conscience is a rigorous conscience, extremely afraid of committing

Evil. A scrupulous conscience is a meticulous and wants incontrovertible proofs before it acts.
 Lax Conscience is one which refuses to be bothered about the distinction of good and evil. It
rushes on and is quick to justify itself. May Filipinos who act on the impulse of “bahala na” on
matters of morals are acting with lax conscience.

The conscience is properly formed by attuning it to the truth. In faith we seek the will of God;
by reason we apply our faith to every given situation. We must learn not only the moral law
taught by the Church but also its guiding principles. We are enlightened by the Word of God in
Sacred Scripture, particularly the Gospels, the Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount, and
the Beatitudes. We also align our consciences to the will of God through humble prayer,
contemplation of the Passion of the Christ, through the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and through
frequent and thorough examinations of conscience. We must always look to the authoritive
teachings of the Church for guidance in making moral decisions.

With a well-formed and certain conscience, we experience freedom as we rise above the
ambiguities surrounding many of today’s moral questions, allowing us to see them as God
perceives them rather than as the world perceives them. We also experience peace within our
hearts, knowing that what our faith teaches us is the right path so that we can eschew all other
options, which only lead to confusion and sin.

AS EDUCATORS HOW CAN U HELP YOUR STUDENTS TO FORM A GOOD

CONSCIENCE

 As educator, I can help my students to form a good conscience, first by being a

good role model to them because what they see are also how will they react.
Doing small thing to do good are good example because this is your reward
forming a good conscience. It is not only living a moral life, but living a happy
life as well. So, as educator you can keep your students by modelling them a
good action and good habit not only inside the campus of the school but also
doing good things outside the school. The other thing to form their conscience is
guide them in performing an action, explain to your students the difference
between Good and bad, and what are the benefits if you doing good to others and
 what will be the consequence of doing bad things, so that your student will be
able to understand why is it important take care our conscience.

IMPORTANCE OF CHRISTIAN ETHICS IN EDUCATION

 The importance of Christian Ethics in Education it sets the standards of what's
acceptable and what's not, therefore, protecting the Interest of both teachers and
students. Christian ethics asserts that it is possible for humans to know and
recognize truth and moral good through the application of both reason and
revelation. As Christians, we have an obligation to strive for a
Biblically moral life.
NORIELYN BARROGO DE GUZMAN MAY 28, 2021

BSED II- MAJOR IN FILIPINO BLOCK B

INTEGRATED EXAM
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Focus Strongly and Clearly states a Personal opinion Personal opinion
clearly states a personal opinion. is not clearly is not easily
personal opinion. Some references stated. Little or understood. Has
Clearly identifies to the issues no references to no reference to
the issue. the issue. the issue.

Content Two or more Two or more One points are Preparation is

excellent points excellent points made; shows weak; arguments
are made with are made with some are weak or
good support. It good support, but preparation, but missing; and less
is evident the the arguments weak arguments. than two points
writer put much are weak in are made.
thought and this places. The writer
assignment. doesn’t persuade
completely.
Organization Sentences and Sentence and Sentence and Little or no
paragraphs are paragraph paragraph evidence of
complete, well structure is structure is sentence and
written and generally correct. inconsistent. paragraph
varied. Summarizes a Concluding structure.
Summarizes personal opinion statement is a Concluding
personal opinion in concluding weak summary of statement makes
in strong statement. personal opinion. no reference to
concluding personal opinion.
statement.
Style Choices of words Adequate choices Choices of some Language and
 are clear, of words are words are clear tone of piece is
descriptive, and clear, descriptive. and descriptive. very unclear and
accurate. Demonstrates a Lacks a lacks description.
Maintains a persuasive tone in consistent
consistent parts of the letter. persuasive tone.
persuasive toe
throughout the
piece.

Conventions Contains few, if Contains several Contains many Contains many

any, spelling or errors that do not errors that errors that makes
grammatical interfere with interfere with the piece illegible.
errors. meaning. meaning.