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INTRODUCTION TO EUTHENICS In 1967, Technology Week went on to define
euthenics as “man environment opportunity, “his
It is a branches of science that tend to improve our education”
life
What is Eugenics?
Is the study of the improvement of human Is science of improving human species by
functioning and well-being by improvement of selectively mating people with specific desirable
living conditions hereditary traits

What is the difference between euthenics and In 1869, and English scientist, Sir Francis Galton
eugenics (also cousin of Charles Darwin) coined the phrase
eugenics, which is now defined as the study of
Euthenics Vs Eugenics human genetics and of particular methods to
improve mental and physical characteristics that are
Euthenics inherited.
- Deals with race improvement through environment
- Euthenics is hygiene for the present generation
- Euthenics has immediate opportunity
-Best Environment

Eugenics
- Deals with race improvement through heredity
- Eugenics is hygiene for the future generations
- Eugenics must await careful investigation
- Genetic laws POWER LEARNING
STRATEGIES
Euthenics precedes with eugenics, developing better
men now, and thus inevitability creating a better WHY GO COLLEGE?
race of men in the future. May vary from Practicality “I want to get a good
Euthenics is the term proposed for the preliminary Job”
science on which Eugenics must be based
To the Lofty “I want to learn about the people and
What is Euthenics? the world”
It is a branch of science that aims to better different
aspects of the environment in order to improve To the unreflective “Why not? – I don’t have
humans’ wellbeing and/or the wellbeing of the other anything better to do”
living things
Surveys of 1st year college students shows that
EUGENICS is a hygiene for the future generations. almost three quarters say they want to get a better
EUTHENICS is hygiene for the present generation. job and make more money.
EUTHENICS precedes eugenics developing better
men now and thus inevitably creating a better race But most students also have additional goals in
of men in the future. mind:
-They want to learn things that interest them and
One of the first known authors to make use of the gain a general education and appreciation of ideas
word euthenics was Ellen Swallow Richards
REASONS why people pursue
She used the word euthenics to mean “the science of college education?
better living.”
You’ll LEARN to THINK and COMMUNICATE
In 1926, the daily Colonist summarized euthenics as better
“efficient living”
Education improves your
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ability to understand the world
– understand it as now what it is, What is the best way to set appropriate goals?
and understand it as it will be. Here are some GUIDELINES

You’ll be able to better deal with advances in 1. Set both LONG-TERM and SHORT TERMS.
knowledge and technology that are changing the LT- are aims relating to major accomplishments that
world takes sometime to achieve
ST- are limited steps you would take on the road to
Education can provide you with the intellectual tools accomplish your long term goals.
that you can apply regardless of specific situation in
which you find yourself. 2. Recognize that who you are determines your
goals
You’ll make LEARNING a LIFELONG habit. It is self-knowledge that tells you want is and is not
Education will build upon your natural curiosity important to you, and this knowledge will help you
about the world, that it will make you aware that keep your goals in focus and your motivation up
learning is a rewarding and never-ending journey. when things get tough

You’ll UNDERSTAND the meaning of your own 3. Make goals REALISTIC and ATTAINABLE
CONTRIBUTION to the world. “A goal without a PLAN is but a DREAM”
Higher education provides you with a window to the Be honest with yourself. There is nothing wrong
past, present and future, and it allows you to with having biog dreams.
understand the significance of your own We should have realized that the problem has less to
contributions. do with abilities than with poor goal-setting
strategies.
POWER LEARNING
STRATEGIES 4. Goals should involve behavior over which you
The FIVE Key Steps in Achieving Success have control
We all want World Peace and end to poverty. Few
P-O-W-E-R of of us have the resources or capabilities to bring
Learning either about.
This serve as a strategy for accomplishing what you
wish to – and sometimes have to accomplish 5. Take ownership of your goals.
Trying to accomplish goals that “belong” to others is
a recipe for disaster.
P-O-W-E-R of Learning
P-repare O-rganize
O-rganize
W-ork This stage involves gathering the necessary tools.
E-valuate This also involves PHYSICAL ASPECTS of the
R-ethink tasks completion

P-repare This also involves PHYSICAL ASPECTS of the


tasks completion
Chinese philosopher LAO TZU, said that travelers
taking a long journey must begin with a single step. This also involves INTELLECTUAL
ORGANIZATION of the tasks completion
P-repare
The same way, you need to know where you’re Why does creating an intellectual organization
headed embark on the intellectual journeys involved matter?
in college.
This is to provides a context for when you actually
SETTING GOALS begin to work.
Before we seek to accomplish any task, all of us do
some form of planning. O-rganize
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Organizing in advance can actually save your time,
because you’re less likely to end up losing your way
as work to complete your task.

W-ork
In some ways WORK is the easy part, because –if
you consciously carried out the preparation and
organization stage, you should know exactly where
you’re headed and what you need to do to get there.

What is the best way to set appropriate goals?

Finding the MOTIVATION to work


We use the concept of motivation-or its lack to
explain why we just don’t work hard at a task.

Without MOTIVATION, we’d never get out of bed


in the morning and accomplish anything.

E-valuate

The fourth step in the P-O-W-E-R process. This


which consist of determining how well the work we
have produced matches our goals for it.

What is the best way to set appropriate goals?


STEPS in following the EVALUATION

1. Take a moment to CONGRATULATE yourself


and FEEL some SATISFACTION

2. COMPARE what you’ve accomplished with the


GOALS you’re SEEKING to ACHIEVE LINGUISTIC INTELLIGENCE

R-ethink The capacity to use words effectively, whether


orally or in writing. This intelligence includes the
To rethink what you’ve accomplish earlier means ability to manipulate the syntax or structure of
bringing a fresh eye to reanalyzing, questioning, and language, the phonology or sounds of languages, the
challenging our underlying assumptions semantics or meanings of languages, and the
pragmatic dimension or practical uses of language./
What is the best Way to set appropriate goals?
Reading Hearing Speaking Writing Debating
STEPS in following the EVALUATION Discussion

- Reanalyze, reviewing you’ve accomplished the Ex. LOGICO-MATHEMATICAL


task. INTELLIGENCE
- Question the OUTCOME
- Identifying your underlying assumptions; then The capacity to use numbers effectively and reason
challenge them. well. This intelligence includes sensitivity to logical
patterns and relationships, statements and
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES proposition (if-then, cause-effect), function, and
By: HOWARD GARNER other related abstractions. The kinds of processes
used in the service intelligence. of logical-
mathematical
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refer to the consciousness and unconsciousness of
Ex. Math Experiment Questioning Logic Patterns perception or feeling about us with regards to our
Working with number worth as a person

SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE When can you say that a person has low, poor or
The ability to perceive the visual-spatial world negative Self-Concept?
accurately and to perform transformations upon When he sees little or no worth and feels unhappy
those perceptions. This intelligence involves about him/herself.
sensitivity to color, line, shape, form, space and the
relationship that exists between these materials Self-concept is essential to every invidual’s life? Do
elements you know where this our self-concept originated?
1. Largely it begin during our early development ;
Ex. Drawing Building Design Mazes and puzzle how we were told about who we are and what worth
looking at picture Imagining we have as individuals.
Where did these perceptions and feelings of one’s
BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE worth come from?
•Expertise in using one's whole body to express 2. In the process, we acquire picture of ourselves
ideas and feeling and facility in using one's hands to and we begin to qualify our experiences according
produce or transform things. This intelligence to this view that we have of our self.
includes specific physical skills such as When does self-concept start?
coordination, dexterity, strength, and speed as well 3. When we become SUBJECTIVE to our
as proprioceptive, tactile and capacities experience of reality.
Can you cite an example of self-confidence
Ex. Athletic Dancing Acting Crafts Using tools When you view yourself in a negative way, your
experiences will be more of a reinforcement of this
MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE view until you arrive at a set of negative thoughts
The capacity to perceive, discriminate, transform and feelings about yourself.
and express musical forms. This intelligence
includes sensitivity to the rhythm, pitch or melody, Three Dimension of Self-Concept
and timbre or tone color of a musical piece
SELF-IMAGE
Ex. Playing instruments Appreciating music Ability PHYSICAL – it includes our genetic inheritance,
to play musical instruments Recognize and such us sex and race; our physical attributes such as
remember songs Seek patterns in their environment height, built, weight and others
Constant presence of music Enjoy Music Have good SOCIAL – it includes our name, roles, status and
rhythm Songwrite titles
SELF-CONFIDENCE
INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCE Refer to all perceptions and feelings about our worth
The ability to perceive and make distinctions in the with regards to our CAPABILITIES
moods, intentions, motivation and feelings to other SELF-ESTEEM
people. Refer to all perceptions and feelings about our worth
with regards to our LOVABILITY
Ex. organizing Communicating Leader Selling What steps should you take towards a healthy self-
Interviewing Conflict Resolution concept?
Begin by assessing your present self-concept level.
Then explore which area in the different dimension
you are weak.
How will you know should you take towards a
healthy self-concept in these three dimension?
In the area of SELF_IMAGE, a person who feels he
suffers from some form of physical and social
handicap develops a low self-image.
SELF-CONCEPT AND ITS DYNAMICS It is possible for one to suffer from all the Three
What is Self-Concept? dimensions?
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and acted exactly that way. If the subconscious mind
YES, it is possible because when one usually suffers was told we were stupid, we acted stupid, because
from one dimension and the other two are affected the subconscious mind obeys instructions from the
as a result. latter.
SELF-AWARENESS D. Many of us believe that we are “stuck” with
AND these mental pictures of ourselves just because we
EVALUATION have developed from infancy until now with this
William James, a Harvard psychologist, firmly belief.
stated that man uses only about one-tenth of his 1. This is one of the factors that lead us to limit
greatest potential in life. ourselves.
1. That is one of the most frightening facts we will 2. We never have to be stuck with any way of
ever face. thinking.
2. Think of all the accomplishments dreams, 3. As human beings, we will always have the power
victories and gifts that have been realized to change our thoughts and actions according to
throughout the lifetime of man on earth. our beliefs.
3. Think of the 90% of you that now lie totally if
4. We can always change and upgrade our self-
ignoed and untapped.
image.
4. Think of all you could give yourself and your
Help and Hindrances to Self-Concept Development
family if you use only five percent more of yourself
A. Parental Behavior and
than you are now using.
Self-Concept Development
WHY WE ARE THE WAY WE ARE?
Parental Behavior manifested in the way parents
A. During waking hour, our actions and statements
relate and rear their children, do influence the
reflects what we really examined what we feel, why
person’s self-concept
we feel about ourselves.
Go back to your childhood what is the impact of
1. Is that important? YES, if you are not satisfied
your parents and other people around you?
with the things in your life and feel the desire to
1. It’s important to note here that sometimes what is
improve.
significant is not so much what we really happened
2. This self-examination is vital if you want to
then, but how you feel on what had happened now at
change your life, your actions, your
point in time. This is refer to as the “impact of the
accomplishments and your future..
event”.
B. As a children, we heard the elder saying a
multitude of things about us. Some of them told us
negative and some of them told us positive things.
1.Because the people who said these things were so
much authority over us, we accepted the thoughts
without question --- good or bad. .
2.As we grow, we incorporated these things we felt
about ourselves into a mental picture of ourselves
called self-image.
3. We took at the good and the bad and the in
between and accepted them as truth. Very few of us
stopped logically and objectively examined those
belief. We just accepted them.
C. As a Maturing individual, we took these mental
pictures and shapes, whether we knew it or not, our
whole lives revolved around what we thought about
ourselves.
1. If we thought about ourselves as incompetent, we
became incompetent.

2. If we thought about ourselves as beautiful and


productive people, we become just that way.
3. This happened because our subconscious mind
accepted the “truth” which the conscious mid felt it

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