Jennifer T.

De Castro BSES 1-2

Activity 2
Values Education

 How do you define your values?

 Write at least 10 values that you possess and rank them according to
what you think is important to you.
 Do you agree that using “po” and “opo” and kissing the hands of our
parents are signs of respect and therefore should be preserved?
Why? Explain briefly but concisely.
 Do you believe in the saying that “kung ano ang puno ay siyang
bunga?” Explain.
 Explain “Values are caught and not taught.”
HOW DO I DEFINE MY VALUES?
I believe that I have many values that I acquired in my life, because every inch of myself
including my actions and decisions I gain it because of my values. My values and
principles in life are influenced by the people around me. As a grown up woman, I
already experience a lot of things, there’s one moment in my life that I start valuing
myself when I diagnosed of having a depression, I know that lot of folks find it as a
cliché, It’s the fact that I can’t able to say that I’m depressed without feeling guilt,
additionally, in today’s society it’s a “trend”, I can’t openly talk about it with anyone or
someone because I haven’t experienced this before and so on so forth, Imagine that
someone being told “cheer up there’s so much to be happy about in this world, so much
” is just telling a person with asthma “just breathe in there’s so much air”, so I tried to
immerse my true self, that’s the time I tried to seek my own values

DO YOU AGREE THAT USING “PO” AND “OPO” AND KISSING THE
HANDS OF OUR PARENTS ARE SIGNS OF RESPECT AND
THEREFORE SHOULD BE PRESERVED? WHY? EXPLAIN BRIEFLY
BUT CONCISELY.
The classic “po” and “opo” is a Filipino gesture and values that symbolizes a respect to
elders, aside from elders I also used “po” and “opo” when I’m approaching with
strangers, usually I approached them with “po” and “opo” when I’m asking a direction,
and coincidentally some of stranger that I’d been asking is with my same age. So, this
manner that we have is really essential in preserving our identity as a Filipino because
sadly in this generation, using this manner is rarely seen these days due to the growing
lack of respect of young people towards the elderly in the Philippines this is probably the
cause of Western culture destroying Filipino traditions. This is merely my own opinion;
anyone could disagree with me. Using Opo/Po are usually reserved for people who you
deem older and the ones you want to show respect. This changes when you get closer
with that particular person, sometimes the honorific goes away from the conversation,
which is fine as long as the other person doesn't mind. But for some people, regardless
of their closeness to each other, they still choose to address them with Opo/po. In the
end, it is a personal decision. It all comes down to how you actually treat the person, not
how you address them. It is a rule that is we pass on from generation to generation and
which or children follow up to this day. As a rule, this form of reverence is for both the
home and for strangers. This value is allowing us in protecting our sense of who we are.
It gives us an irrefutable connection to the past – to certain social values, beliefs,
customs and traditions, that allows us to identify ourselves with others and deepen our
sense of unity, belonging and national pride.
WRITE AT LEAST 10 VALUES THAT YOU POSSESS AND RANK
THEM ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU THINK IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE SAYING THAT “KUNG ANO ANG PUNO

AY SIYANG BUNGA?” EXPLAIN.
Although the early years of shaping a child's personality depend largely on his or her
parents, over time they develop their own ability to make decisions for themselves. At
this time, it is difficult to say the proverb "What a tree is is also a fruit" because the only
thing a tree can give to the fruit is the foundation. It is up to them to enrich and
implement the foundation that was started. So, I believe you are still the pilot of your
own life.

EXPLAIN “VALUES ARE CAUGHT AND NOT TAUGHT.”

Moral values are caught not taught, it means that values or behaviors that learned is
basically from the people who practice them, instead of being told. Values are not
taught they’re caught, to put this in my perspectives, values is can’t be taught, so it
requires an investment of time, energy and focus. We catch these values by seeing
them live by example. And if I’m applying it to myself, how I often see something I likely
to catch it, so if my friends are talking about their loved ones, how they’re mold
themselves in finding the fundamental role of love, I’m more likely adopt this behaviors
and attitudes in my life, even though I’m taught that always consider the neutral basis of
pessimism and optimism and surely everything would be great, so if I surrounding
myself with this negativity I may be very well pickup and catch those value that
influenced me. The main thing that you really consider here was, what do you surround
with yourself with you get caught? Who do you surround yourself with?