Value Education-PAPER (original) (raw)

Values are like seeds that sprout, become saplings, grow into trees and spread their branches all around. To be able to think right, to feel the right kind of emotions and to act in the desirable manner are the prime phases of personality development. Building up of values system starts with the individual, moves on to the family and community, reorienting systems, structures and institutions, spreading throughout the land and ultimately embracing the planet as a whole. The culture of inclusivity is particularly relevant and important in the context of our society, nation and making education a right for all children. Honesty has begun to disappear in the society. Violence has become the order of the day. Corruption, abuse and power have become more common. The problem of declining values is multi-dimensional arising out of combination of major social forces such as globalization, materialism, consumerism, commercialization of education, threats to humanity due to climatic changes, environmental degradation, violence, and terrorism. These have led to insecurities, individualistic life styles, and acceleration of desires, misuse of science and technology, pessimisms, sense of alienation and other negative consequences.