Lesson 4: VALUES FORMATION & YOU

Is there such thing as RIGHT, UNCHANGING and UNIVERSAL values? In idealist point of view,
there are unchanging and universal values. The values of love, care, and concern for our fellowmen are
values for all people regardless of time and space. These are called transcendent values.

In relativist point of view, they claim that there are no universal and unchanging values. They
assert that values are dependent on time and place.

Values are both taught and caught. Values cannot stand on their own without clearly being
explained, nor can they merely exist in definition without being modeled and acted out. Values depend
on being both explained and lived – for true understanding and life application, there must be both.

There are three dimensions of Values. Values have a cognitive dimension, we have a mental
understanding and readiness of the values that we want to acquire. Values are in the affective domain of
objectives. In themselves they have an affective dimension. It includes the manner in which we deal with
things emotionally, such as feelings. Values also have behavioral dimension, which means we are living
by the value.

Value formation is a training of the Intellect and will Your intellect discerns a value and presents
it to the will as a right or wrong value. Your will wills to act on the right value and wills to avoid the
wrong value presented by your intellect. Value formation is the confluence of our personal experiences
and particular culture we are entwined in. Values are imposed from our family in childhood and
reinforced through culture and life experiences.

Based from my learning, how will I influence my students (in the future) and my peers at present?

Teaching is one of the most important jobs in our society, as teachers play a crucial role in
helping to influence children and shape their lives.

We teach how we’ve been taught. Our knowledge, perseverance, compassion and hard work as
a teacher are all shaped because of our values. Students need more than just a lesson. They need our
care, concern and guidance to help them perform well not just academically but also to correct their bad
behaviors and listen to their problems. Not all students think or believe what I think or believe but I will
use my core values and ethics to teach them while they are in the process of discovering themselves.

All students are different so they have different ideas to bring in the class. It’s my job to help
them have the same access to knowledge even though they have different backgrounds. This will
influence them to treat all people equally and without discrimination.

All students are continuously forming beliefs about the world. This means that what I teach
them helps shape how they see the world.

My peers are like a family to me. I can influence them and they can influence me as well. For me
with the right values that my parents taught me, I can only tell them things that I believe are right. Bad
things and careless decisions only create problems and that I always tell to my peers. My attitude and
manners towards them and other people will also influence them to treat me the same and better to
treat other people the same way.
REFLECTION/PERSONAL INSIGHTS

1. LEARNING IN LESSON 4
I have learned that Values Formation helped me to become the person I am today. It shaped my
attitude and manners toward things and people and even to my work in the future. It formed the
personality that I have today and still continuing to form as I age. My parents, families, friends, teachers
and the society are the great influences to my values. My experiences helped me handle challenges
better and view life differently in positive ways. My life decisions and my goals are all because of who I
am. This lesson has helped me understand myself more. I helped me reflect to what I did right and what
I did wrong and what can I do make myself better. It also helped me view myself as a teacher in the
future and what I can do to help my students.

2. FURTHER QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS

Lesson 4: TEACHING AS MISSION, VOCATION AND PROFESSION

Teaching as Mission

It comes from the Latin word “misio” which is “to send”. Mission refers to any task that is
assigned, allotted, or self-imposed. Every teacher has its own purpose, or objective, that they need to
accomplish. Every teacher has its own unique mission to accomplish. We are expected to contribute to
the betterment of this world in our unique way.

Teaching as Vocation

It comes from the Latin word “vocare” which means “to call”. Vocation is a strong feeling of
suitability for a particular career or occupation. When someone practices teaching as a vocation, they
teach with dedication. A teacher who practices teaching as his vocation responds to the strong feeling,
or calling, for service, just like the historic biblical figures, with utmost dedication. In summary, Vocation
is only for some who are really dedicated not just to work but also to serve other people.

Teaching a Profession

“The term professional is one of the most exalted in the English language, denoting as it does,
long and arduous years of preparation, a striving for excellence, a dedication to the public interest, and
commitment to moral and ethical values.” -Hermogenes P. Pobre, Ph.D

Profession require “long and arduous years of preparation” and a “striving for excellence” to be
able to give more (service), which is the end goal of a profession. Our service to the public as a
professional turns out to be dedicated when out moral, ethical and religious values serve as out bedrock
foundation. If you take teaching as your profession, this means that you must be willing to go through a
long period of preparation and a continuing professional development.

“Striving for excellence” is another element of profession. It means that we always try to reach
the best. We do not settle for less but we strive for excellence.

REFLECTION/PERSONAL INSIGHTS

1. LEARNING IN LESSON 5

In this lesson I learned why profession requires long and arduous years of preparation. I cannot
teach if I don’t have enough knowledge. It helped me to appreciate more why am I doing this, why I
want to be a teacher. It may be a long journey to take and lots of effort to make but in the end, it will all
be worth it. There may be challenges that may come but my strong will to help the students learn will
drive me to continue with my mission.
 As a teacher, we have an important role in the society. I will become a teacher for a purpose. I
am called to be a teacher and I am sent to accomplish something, and that is to help children learn and
to make a better world and create a better future.

I will teach with dedication and I will give a professional quality service to my learners. I will
share all the knowledge that I learned and put all the efforts needed because my students deserve it.

2. FURTHER QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS