Moral Values & Character
Moral Values & Character
Building
Morals:
Morals are principles and values based on what
a person or society believes are the right,
proper or acceptable ways of behaving.
Values:
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Trustworthiness
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Respect
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Responsibility
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Fairness
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Caring
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Citizenship
Moral Principles or Values
Moral Principles or Values
Trustworthiness
company time, property or equipment.
Moral Principles or Values
Moral Principles or Values
Respect
Value and honor all people.
Respect the dignity, privacy
and freedom of all.
Use good manners. Be
courteous and polite.
Listen to and communicate
openly with others.
Moral Principles or Values
Moral Principles or Values
Responsibility
Show initiative. Pay attention to detail.
Pursue excellence.
Be loyal.
Strive to improve abilities, learn new
skills and take on broader
responsibilities.
Be accountable. Fulfill commitments,
Moral Principles or Values
Moral Principles or Values
Fairness
Fairness
Listen. Know your job.
Communicate honestly.
Consider all stakeholders and the
possible short- and long-term
consequences of decisions.
Be free of bias, just, without
favoritism or prejudice.
Use tact and courtesy.
Moral Principles or Values
Moral Principles or Values
Caring
Caring
Strive for harmonious, mutually beneficial
relationships.
Show kindness and sensitivity to the
feelings of others.
Express gratitude.
Show personal concern for others.
Take time to help others.
Moral Principles or Values
Moral Principles or Values
Citizenship
Pursue life-long learning.
Volunteer without expectation of
recognition or reward.
Character is like a tree and reputation
like its shadow. The shadow is what we
think of it; the tree is the real thing.
What is Character?
What is Character?
The inherent complex of
attributes that determine a
persons moral and ethical
actions and reactions.
WRITE IT DOWN!!!
What are Characteristics of
What are Characteristics of
Why is Character Important?
Warren Bennis says, “that after
vision and passion,
INTEGRITY
(character) is the most basic
fundamental competency to be a
leader.”
Who Cares About Character?
Who Cares About Character?
• The Age of Accountability
• The Importance of Family Values
Impacting Moral & Character
Development
Four major questions need to be addressed when
focusing on character development:
1. What is good character?
2. What causes or prevents good character?
3. How can good character be measured ?
Impacting Moral & Character
Development
1. What is good character?
Personal
Personal
• honest and truthful
• autonomous
• responsible
• self-management and self-discipline
• courageous
1. What is good character?
Social
Social
• sociable
• benevolent
• compassionate
• courteous
• trustworthy
2. What causes or prevents good
character?
Impacting Moral & Character
Development
1. heredity
2. early childhood experience
3. modeling by important adults & older youth
4. peer influence
5. general physical and social environment
6. communications media
3. How can good character be measured ?
• Cognitive knowledge
• Age appropriate cognitive and moral
development
• Values expressed
• Commitments expressed
• Written plans
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Personal and social overt behavior
4. How can good character best be
developed?
Effective communication and shared
values among families, schools, religious
organizations, and communities.
Personal experience - Moral Values
Personal experience - Moral Values
I have learnt through this assignment how to
behave in a society with morals, values and
principles.
I learnt to be honest, reliable, and ethical in all
dealings pertaining to my job and career.
I learnt how to respect, honour and value the
I learnt how to strive to improve abilities,
learn new skills and take on broader
responsibilities.
I learnt how to share knowledge, ideas and
skills with others.
I learnt to show kindness and sensitivity to
the feelings of others.
Personal experience - Moral
Personal experience - Moral
Classification of Values :
Ethical Values
Social Values
Spiritual Values
Educational Values
Professional Values
Ethical Values / Moral Values :
Concept - Right / Wrong
Good / Bad
Virtue / Vice
Social Values :
Satya
Asteya
Brahmacharya
Aparigraha
Ahimsa
Spiritual Values :
Intrinsic Values
Truth
Beauty
Goodness
Intellect
Will
Feeling
Educational Values :
According to Vivekananda – Man making Education
Man making Education
Samveg
Samskaras
Swabhava
Emotions
Formed habits
behaviour
Right emotions
Noble associations
Learning domains according to Psychology
Receiving
Responding
Valuing
Organization
Characterization
Valuing :
Commitment to certain goal
Commitment to certain Idea
Organisation
:-Value system and behaviour
By value / value complex
-Educational Values :
Good
Useful
Valuable
Activities -
DIMENSIONS OF
DEVELOPMENT
VALUES
1.
Physical
Physical
Discipline
Healthy living
Dignity of labor
Punctuality
2.
Intellectual
Intellectual
Truth
Scientific temper
Rational outlook
Quest for knowledge
3.
Moral/Ethical
Moral/Ethical
Resistance to temptation
Righteousness
Sense of responsibility
Self control
Non-violence
4.
Spiritual
Spiritual
Purity, Tolerance
Respect
Responsibility
Critical Thinking
Communication and
Evaluation of current situation
Creating condition for change
Implementing changes
Evaluating whether change has
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Everything that happens to us
past heartaches, embarrassment
and failures, treat them as your
teachers and they will become your
tools in both self-improvement and
success.
when does self-improvement become synonymous with
success? Where do we start?
Take these tips
:
Building a strong character…
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Stop thinking and feeling as if you’re a failure,
because you’re not. How can others accept you if
YOU can’t accept YOU?
when does self-improvement become synonymous with
success? Where do we start?
Take these tips
:
Building a strong character…
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When people feel so down and low about
themselves, help them move up. Don’t go down
with them. They’ll pull you down further and both
of you will end up feeling inferior.
when does self-improvement become synonymous with
success? Where do we start?
Take these tips
:
Building a strong character…
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Take things one at a time. You don’t
expect black sheep’s to be goody
two-shoes in just a snap of a finger.
Self-improvement is a one day at a time
process.
when does self-improvement become synonymous with
success? Where do we start?
Take these tips
:
Building a strong character…
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Set meaningful and achievable goals. It hopes and aims to
result to an improved and better YOU.
A very nice quote says that, “
When the
student is ready, the teacher will
appear.”
We are all here to learn our
lessons. Our parents, school teachers,
friends,
colleagues,
officemates,
neighbors… they are our teachers. When
we open our doors for self -improvement,
we increase our chances to head to the
road of success.
The following tips are useful for getting success and
The following tips are useful for getting success and
building a strong character in life which are useful in
building a strong character in life which are useful in
personal as well as career improvement
personal as well as career improvement
• Achieve your Dreams - the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
• Believe in your self, and in what you can do.
• Consider things on every angle and aspect. Motivation comes from determination. To be able to understand life, you should feel the sun from both sides.
• Don’t give in and don’t give up. Thomas Edison failed once, twice, more than thrice before he came up with his invention and perfected the incandescent light bulb. Make motivation as your steering wheel.
Motivation – Heart of self improvement
• Enjoy. Work as if you don’t need money. Dance as if nobody’s watching. Love as if you never cried. Learn as if you’ll live forever. Motivation takes place when people are happy.
• Family and Friends – are life’s greatest ‘F’ treasures. Don’t loose sight of them.
• Give more than what is enough. Where does motivation and self-improvement take place at work? At home? At school? When you exert extra effort in doing things.
Motivation – Heart of self improvement
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Ignore those who try to destroy you
. Don’t let other people to
get the best of you. Stay out of toxic people – the kind of friends
who hates to hear about your success.
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Just be yourself
. The key to success is to be yourself. And the
key to failure is to try to please everyone.
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Keep trying no matter how hard life may seem
. When a
person is motivated, eventually he sees a harsh life finally clearing
out, paving the way to self-improvement.
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Learn to love your self
. Now isn’t that easy?
• Never lie, cheat or steal. Always play a fair game.
• Open your eyes. People should learn the horse attitude and horse sense. They see things in 2 ways – how they want things to be, and how they should be.
• Practice makes perfect. Practice is about motivation. It lets us learn repertoire and ways on how can we recover from our mistakes.
• Quitters never win. And winners never quit. So, choose your fate – are you going to be a quitter? Or a winner?
• Ready yourself. Motivation is also about preparation. We must hear the little voice within us telling us to get started before others will get on their feet and try to push us around. Remember, it wasn’t raining when Noah build the ark.
