Human Values by Dr Art Ong Jumsai Students have to learn To serve society
To love one another
To learn to be co-operative
To learn to bind , to respect, to preserve, to nurture life
These are the values we need to understand about water A Teacher’s Life –Chapter 3, Page 4 The Human Values integrated Instructional Model Experiences in school Academic life Teacher Why are you late to school? Student answers My parents ‘meet’ with an accident Teacher replies My parents ‘met’ with an accident Integration in the sciences Primary, and secondary levels Interconnectedness in nature Values of water in rivers Human Values River flows continuously •They have an aim in life
•Water does its duty without an end
•Value of continuity
•Water is selfless
After school students - E.H.V - Students informed me that they feel happy, joyful and relaxed Values and Scientific enquiry Secondary schools •Cause and Effect – through Pollution
•Importance of diversity – value of unity in nature
•Traditional values, cultural values
Focal point: interconnectedness This will develop social equity, ethical behaviour and behavioural changes in students. Evaluations can be done using questionnaires, checklist and observation Teacher Focus •Understand the local environment.
•Understand the relationship between the environment and all living things.
•Understand the relationship between all living things within the ecosystem.
•The process of searching for knowledge.
Academic curriculum •40 mts class- We need to emphasize preciousness of water
•In science we quantify data.
Human Values •We value diamond for its price- but do we value our mother and father for their love?
•Can we measure the respect for our teachers?
•Can that be measured? Can we forget that love that we experience with our friends?
•Can we forget the love we had for our pets?
Value integration of in water •We subconsciously de-value the value of water and the gifts that the environment has given us. It is difficult to measure the richness the environment gives us. Water is part of us and the environment. If water is destroyed we are destroyed…
Myth of quantification- Most valuable things are measurable. Values in water Patience, giving nature, make us happy, it does not harm anyone, it does its duty by serving human beings and animals without stop. Ethical conduct- daily habits- check list save water when we drink Bathe, clean ,wash, play Values in the contents Rivers are Homes to many organisms They clean the dirt put in by insects, birds, human and other organisms Preserve life Sustain life Nurture life
Grades 10,11,12 Form co-operative groups
Personal involvement between teachers and students -observe student behaviour and attitudes Group discussion Where does water go from puddles after we wash clothes? Where does water go from clothes after we put them in the washing machine? pH of water – what happens when we pour chemicals into water? Ask students to produce answers- this will increase awareness Value of water •Let us learn to love and understand ourselves and everyone around us before we understand the nature of water. |