Long ago in history, education started to play a significant role in humankind. It is said to come from the idea of childhood as the time for learning — knowing fundamentals of life and loading one’s intelligence, which later became widespread in various places and led to development and evolution of public education consequent to societies’ needs. According to researches, education’s primary purposes are to instruct youths in religious doctrines; prepare them for government systems; protect their beloved territories; and to innovate the world into a better place to live in.
As the educational system develops globally — leading to continuous alteration of norms, practices, economic and political management, and people’s way of living, there are ethics humanity should keep while the world is in metamorphosis. We believe that education makes no sense if people do not know how to live with morality; so to ensure integrity of society, particularly youths, the Department of Education mandated DepEd Order No. 36, S. 2013 enacting the official adoption of Department of Education Vision, Mission, and Core Values (DepEd VMV) with the objective to shape students into being competent and knowledgeable enough in different areas to conquer everyday life and contribute meaningfully in our country’s progress. Furthermore, Values education has its huge part on fulfilling the said mandate as stated in DepEd order No. 41, S. 2003. This DepEd order was issued to effectively reinforce the role of every values education teacher as they look forward on meaningful integration of values development — assuring that the lessons are purposely planned and not incidental or pass time lessons in the process.
Since we are living in the advent of technology and social media which had made information available anytime anywhere, the way we communicate and acquire knowledge had changed — affecting our lifestyles and putting great pressure on our education sector. It results to elevating our skills and going beyond our limits in order to produce something new in the world. Still, what is essential to being a human being has not changed.
Emphasizing DepEd Core Values — Maka-Diyos, Makakalikasan, Makatao, at Makabansa, show that education’s motives remain the same, setting clear directions in achieving the balance development of mind and body in conjunction with the spirit that can strengthen human personality. In this fast-paced world, Values Education or Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) is necessary to strengthen the moral fiber of society. Inner transformation would be the key to achieve not only DepEd Vision Mission but also a brighter future for everyone. With its behavior statements and indicators, as provided criterions by the department, teachers are able to assess their students’ performance in accord with the values they display inside the classroom —enabling them to monitor areas needing enhancement and greater effort to nurture learners.
Teaching values is equivalent to teaching other major subjects. It heightens as educators induced cognitive, behavioral, and affective dimensions. This subject helps students to understand responsibility to themselves, to their family, fellowmen, country, world, and to God. Having EsP on our education curriculum somehow inculcates what we believe as foundation of humanity through leading youth in the epitome of living. At young age, a person couldn’t fully comprehend the concept of humanness but could be taught basics of upright being that in due course would lead to common good.
Values Education might sounds like a petty subject or something we could deal even with closed eyes but should not be taken for granted especially when people are turning into power-greedy creatures in different ways — setting aside conscience, human and social accountabilities, and having no remorse upon the destruction they bring in the community for personal gain. Values Education or EsP could make huge impact on instilling the morals we ought to have as we grow old and be a reminder how we should live whilst we do in a place full of temptations, trials, and inhumanness.
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Education.(Sept. 4, 2013).DepEd VMV.Retrieved from https://www.deped.gov.ph/2013/09/04/do-36-s-2013-our-department-of-education-vision-mission-and-core-values-deped-vmv/
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By: Krizialane O. Banzon |Teacher I |Tortugas Elementary School |Tortugas, City of Balanga
