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MODULE 4
PERSONAL VALUES AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTION
As human beings, we all have our own values, beliefs and attitudes that we have developed
throughout the course of our lives. Our family, friends, community and the experiences we have had
all contribute to our sense of who we are and how we view the world. Hence, this module introduces
the role of different institutions to the development of one’s personal values and the importance of
said personal values in one’s life and their respected roles in the task of nation building.

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOMES:

In this lesson, you should be able to:
1. list your own personal positive and negative values;
2. explain why families of criminal most likely produce a criminal member; and
3. recognize the role of different social institutions to the development of one’s personal
values.

PRE-ASSESSMENT

Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false:

_____ 1. Values reflect one’s personality.

_____ 2. Culture is reflective of social values.
_____ 3. Family determines to a great extent one’s value in life.
_____ 4. School is the training ground for character building.
_____ 5. Love and care is the foundation of one’s personal values.
_____ 6. Economic values have something to do with one’s material needs.
_____ 7. Religious values are more intense and least violated.
_____ 8. Political values are directly related to one’s personal values since man’s outlook in
life influence to a great extent his political decisions.
_____ 9. If we want to introduce new values for the Filipinos then, they must be incorporated in the
school curriculum with emphasis.
_____ 10. Values formation is mind setting towards the kind of life we want to have.
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MODULE MAP

FAMILY
VALUES
ECONOMIC
ECONOMIC VALUES
VALUES

PERSONAL
VALUES AND
ITS
DEVELOPMENT

POLITICAL RELIGIOUS
VALUES VALUES
SCHOOL
VALUES

The lesson map shows the role of different social institutions to the development of one’s
personal values.
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CORE CONTENT

ENGAGE: REALIZING MY PERSONAL VALUES

INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT VALUES

Many years ago all feelings and emotions have gathered to spend their vacation on a coastal island.
Each of them was having a good time, but one day there was announced a warning of a storm and
everyone had to leave the island.

This caused a panic, all rushed to their boats and only Love did not wish to be in a hurry. There was
so much to do, so Love was the last, who realized that it was time to leave. However, no free boats
were left and Love looked around with hope.

As Prosperity was passing by in its classy boat, Love asked: „Please, take me in your boat“. But
Prosperity replied: „My boat is full of gold and other precious possessions, there is no place for you“.

Then Vanity came by in a lovely boat. Love asked: „Vanity, could you take me in your boat? Please,
help me.” Vanity said: „No, your feet are muddy, and I don‘t want my boat get dirty.”

A bit later Sorrow was passing by and Love called for help. But Sorrow answered: „I am so sad, I
want to be by myself“.

Then Happiness came by, Love asked for help, but Happiness was too happy, it hardly concerned
about anyone.

Suddenly somebody called out: „Love, I will take you with me“. Love did not recognize its savior, just
gratefully jumped on to the boat.

When everyone had reached safe place, Love get off the boat and met Knowledge. Love asked:
„Knowledge, do you know who helped me when everyone else turned away?” Knowledge smiled:
„That was Time, because only Time knows Love‘s true value and what Love is capable of. Only
Love can bring peace and happiness.”
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Question:
1. What is the message of the story?
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EXPLORE: PERSONAL VALUES AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

LOVE AND CARE

The foundation of personal values is love and care especially at the childhood stage of a
person.  The reason is that the early experience of man determines his first impression of what life
is all about and this may serve his outlook towards anything or anyone. Thus, a person who
experiences violence during childhood instead of love and care becomes violent during manhood
and most likely turns to be criminal and the problem of the society.

On the other hand, anyone who was showered with love and care since childhood acquired
positive outlooks in life has self-esteem and most of all becomes a productive member of the
society.

The scientific basis of this behavioral pattern is due to the fact that attitude is required in
terms of man’s experience with his environment. Hence, the love and care or violence as a matter
of an experience with his environment has been imbued unto his mind that constitutes his values
which guides him in dealing with his environment or as a way of life and relation to his fellowmen.

FAMILY AS FIRST TRAINING GROUND

Every home that constitutes a family serves as the first training ground for everyone. Indeed,
it becomes even the determining factor in no one's attitude or behavior acquisition. This is because
the first encounter of everyone with his environment at the time when he starts to be aware of it is
the home that his awareness identifies as his own family.

In the process of man’s interactions with his family, he acquires values which are perfectly
similar to that which is being practiced and exercised by people at home. This explains why
members of the family are said to be very influential upon everyone.

FAMILY SOLIDARITY
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Family solidarity plays a very important factor in every one’s values formations. The reason is
that an emotional development of a person also affects his psychological development. Thus, The
values formations of a child whose parents are separated especially at the time of his formative age
is definitely negative compared to one of the same age whose parents are showing love and care to
one another as witnessed by the child. This may be true also with other members of the family. For
instance; where parents, brothers and sisters are quarreling with one another; the child also most
likely becomes quarrelsome compared to one whose family members love one another.

FAMILY VALUES AND ITS ROLE ON PERSONAL VALUES DEVELOPMENT

The role of family values to the development of the personal values of every member thereof
is indispensable. Indeed, it is even the determining factor of such individual or personal value. The
reason is that family values are but the collective values of all the members thereof, and secondly,
the same constitutes as the first encounter of every member and thereby acquired by him in the
process. Thus, the family values in almost all cases are even almost identical to that of every
member of a given family. For instance, if the parents are criminal, then most likely, children living
with them will also be criminals.

Therefore, it is also a must in the development of personal values that family values must be
an integral part of the values education. Indeed, the same will become futile without at the same
time undertaking also family values education.

THE ROLE OF SCHOOL VALUES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL VALUES

The school as an institution is the first formal training ground. Every person as a student
acquired as parts of his personal values everything that he learns consciously and unconsciously. It
has a wider perspective compared to the family since the school becomes a pooling place of
different family values as carried over by each student who serves as the family representative in
the school.

Moreover, the subject introduced by the school curricula as part of the learning process
somehow also contributed to the personality of every student being their first encounter to the
outside world other than the respective families. Likewise, the subject concern being parts of the
curriculum constitutes the various disciplines that serve as a “show window” of the society as a
whole. Although, the same as introduced gradually in terms of Gradual great level from kindergarten
to elementary, high school and all the way to college.

The relevance then of school values to the development of personal values is quite
important in that the former determines the latter to a great extent considering the time spent by
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every person in the school from elementary to college and considering further that such time is the
formative years of every person concerned.

Hence, it is very important that the school values constitute the values that we really need to
learn in order to achieve the ultimate purpose of establishing and just and humane society.

THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS VALUES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL VALUES

Religious values determine man's behavior in relation to his belief about god relative to the
religion he professed. In all respects, his actions toward anything or anyone is largely determined by
the religious doctrines which he believes he ought to follow as dictated by the religious teachings of
the church to which he belongs. In almost all cases, a person does not have the free choice of what
church to join because it is predetermined by the family religion although in some cases there are
people also who break away from his family but the same is rare and usually comes at the latter
stage when the person concerned is a somewhat detached from the family customs and traditions
brought about by a long disassociation from his family.

However, among all values which are made available for the given individual, religious values are
more intense and least violated due to the fact that religious teachings is designed for spiritual
aspect of man which is considered lasting and forever compared to something physical which is
earthly and therefore temporal.

THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC VALUES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL VALUES

The economic values are likewise important in the sense that they determine on how man acts in
relation to his material needs such as foods, shelter and other basic needs of his life upon which his
physical comforts depend.

The more man is deprived by such basic needs in terms of their unavailability to him, the more his
need for the same has become intense so that the temptation to acquire the same has become
more urgent. Hence, usually, those lack of spiritual values or whose foundation of the same is weak,
are tempted to commit crimes against properties such as theft, rubbery, hold-up or stafa.
Economic values also determine man’s attitude toward his fellowmen as to whether he is
selfish or philanthropist, whether he is spiritually or materially motivated and ultimately whether he is
a corrupt public officer or one who is a true and dedicated public servant.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL VALUES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSONAL VALUES

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Social values constitute the man’s outlook on a given society to which he belongs. Usually, the
same are acquired by the person concerned through his close and constant association with people
who are socially conscious of what is going on within the society in relation to the political ideologies
they uphold as the basic principles of life and therefore their yardsticks of judging what is right and
what is wrong in relation to what is going on as the order of the day.

Simply put, this serves as the ideal order of things as tjey believe they ought to be based on
their ideological foundation.

THE ROLE OF POLITICAL VALUES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSONAL VALUES

The political values are directly related to one’s personal values. Indeed, the degree of one’s
participation in any political exercise in terms of whatever involvement relative thereto is
proportionately related to his personal values. This is so because any person who is not politically
motivated does not care of whatever political development going on in the society he belongs.

Hence, the political agent must create such political environment that is conducive for positive
political participation that is directly related to the development of personal values.

EXPLAIN EDUCATING MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIFFERENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS

AND THEIR IMPACT TO MY VALUES FORMATION
Activity 3
Answer briefly:
1. Why families of criminal most likely produce a criminal member thereof?

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2. Among the social institutions, (based on your experience) which do you think will have the impact upon
values formation? Why?
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EXTEND: LISTING MY PERSONAL POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE VALUES

1. Complete the table below to develop a list of your own personal positive and negative values.

POSITIVE VALUES NEGATIVE VALUES

2. Risk taking is a way in which young people develop their own ideas, thoughts and independence.
Develop a list of risks that you have taken. Classify these as positive –low risk and negative risks.

POSITIVE LOW RISK NEGATIVE RISKS

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EVALUATE: ANALYZING THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO THE

DEVELOPMENT OF ONE’S PERSONAL VALUES

Activity 4
Direction: State the role of different social institutions to the development of one’s personal values.
Write your answer on the table provided below.

ROLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ONE’S

SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
PERSONAL VALUES

1. FAMILY

2. SCHOOL

3. CHURCH

4. ECONOMIC

5. POLITICAL
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TOPIC SUMMARY

In this module, you learned that:

 The foundation of personal values is love and care especially at the childhood stage of a
person.
 Every home that constitutes a family serves as the first training ground for everyone.
 Family solidarity plays a very important factor in every one’s values formations.
 The school as an institution is the first formal training ground.
 Religious values determine man's behavior in relation to his belief about god relative to the
religion he professed.
 The economic values are likewise important in the sense that they determine on how man
acts in relation to his material needs such as foods, shelter and other basic needs of his life
upon which his physical comforts depend.
 Social values constitute the man’s outlook on a given society to which he belongs.
 The political values are directly related to one’s personal values.

POST-ASSESSMENT

Directions: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false:

_____ 1. Values reflect one’s personality.

_____ 2. Culture is reflective of social values.
_____ 3. Family determines to a great extent one’s value in life.
_____ 4. School is the training ground for character building.
_____ 5. Love and care is the foundation of one’s personal values.
_____ 6. Economic values have something to do with one’s material needs.
_____ 7. Religious values are more intense and least violated.
_____ 8. Political values are directly related to one’s personal values since man’s outlook in
life influence to a great extent his political decisions.
_____ 9. If we want to introduce new values for the Filipinos then, they must be incorporated in the
school curriculum with emphasis.
_____ 10. Values formation is mind setting towards the kind of life we want to have.

REFERENCE
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 Peñaflor, Lito A. (2019). Values Education (Legal and Ethical Perspective), First Edition:
Library Services and Publishing Inc.