TEACHER AS A PERSON
IN A SOCIETY
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING:
Answer the following with YES or
NO. If the answer is NO, explain your
answer in a sentence.
1. Is morality for persons
and animals?
2. Is natural law only
known by the individuals
who had the opportunity
to study?
3. Did the primitive
people have a sense of
natural law?
4. Is it right to judge a dog
to be immoral if it
defecates right there in
your garden?
5. Is the foundational
moral principle the basis
of all moral principles?
6. What comes
to your mind if
you see a
situation like
this?
OVERVIEW
• Max Scheler’s Hierarchy of Values
• Teaching as Vocation, Mission and
Profession
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
• Why values important?
• Who is Max Scheler and what are his
contributions to value formation?
• What is the purpose of the hierarchy of values?
• What is the role of teachers in inculcating or
molding values among students?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
• What are the differences if teaching is regarded
as a profession, vocation and a mission?
• What are the qualities of a teacher which you
regard as the most important.
Max Scheler’s
Hierarchy of
Values
What are the things that
you value the most?
What are your basis on
choosing these sets of
values?
Our values are based…
in our preferences and decisions.
CASE STUDY:
A. One may prefer to be absent
from class because he wants to
attend the annual barrio fiesta
where he is the “star” because of his
ability to sing or dance.
CASE STUDY:
B. One may prefer just the
opposite by missing the fiesta and
attend the class.
MAX SCHELER
- German philosopher
known for his works on
phenomenology,
philosophical
anthropology and ethics.
MAX SCHELER
- known as the foremost
exponent of Axiology.
*Axiology
- is the philosophical
science of values or
ethics.
VALUES
- Latin word “valere” – to measure
the worth of something
- are human beliefs that are
extremely valuable or desirable.
HIERARCHY
- arrangement of things which may
represent as above, below or on the
same level.
HIERARCHY OF VALUES
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HIERARCHY OF VALUES
- list of social values that influence
decision-making in one’s life or society.
HIERARCHY OF VALUES
PLEASURE VALUES
- related with the achievement of
feeling of satisfaction
- sensual feelings
- experiences of pleasure or pain
VITAL VALUES
- concerned with the maintenance of
life, well-being or the community.
- capability
VITAL VALUES
- concerned with the maintenance of
life, well-being or the community.
- capability
SPIRITUAL VALUES
- values of the mind
- refer to the discovery of meaning or
purpose in life through behaviors
*What does it mean to be human?
*values of beauty/ugly, right/wrong and
pure knowledge
VALUES OF THE HOLY
- refer only in regard to objects
intentionally given as “absolute objects”
- belief
- adoration
- bliss
RECEIVING COMPLIMENTS LIFE & DEATH
FAIR & UNFAIR BAD COMMENTS
PRESERVING CULTURE RELIGIOUS REVERENCE
AESTHETIC & UGLY HEALTH & DISEASES
FOSTERING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
STRONG & WEAK HURTFUL WORDS
ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING FROM OTHER
MENTAL HEALTH PEOPLE
ROUND-UP
Based on Scheler's hierarchy of
values, the highest values are those
that directly pertain to the Supreme
Being while the lowest values are
those that pertain to the sensual
pleasures.
GROUP WORK:
Based on Scheler's hierarchy of
values, find what level/s the situation
presented belongs. Explain and
present your work in class.
GROUP 1:
Dr. Jose Rizal, our national hero,
and all other heroes of our nation
who gave up their lives for the
freedom that we now enjoy.
GROUP 2:
San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino
saint, spurned offers of liberty
and life for his faith in God.
Having done so, he affirmed the
absolute superiority of the Holy.
GROUP 3:
Helen -Keller, who despite her being
blind, traveled to developing and
war-ravaged countries to improve
the conditions of the blind like her
for them to live meaningful life.
GROUP 4:
Christians will say, we bear in
mind that we do not "live by
bread alone" but also by "the
word that comes from the
mouth of God" (Luke 4:4)
GROUP 5:
Mahatma Ghandi, the great political and
spiritual leader of India, who passionately
fought discrimination with his principles
of truth, non-violence, and courage. His
non-violent resistance to the British rule
in India led to the independence of
India-in 1947.
GROUP 6:
Albert Schweitzer, the much-honored
physician, missionary, and musician who
because of his deep reverence for life
spent many years extending
humanitarian assistance by treating
thousands and thousands of sick people
during his medical mission in Africa.
GROUP 7:
We give up the pleasure of
drinking excessive alcohol for
the sake of our health.
GROUP 8:
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta of India
who chose to leave a more comfortable life
in the convent in order to devote her life
bathing, helping, and picking up the dying
outcasts in the streets of Calcutta out of
genuine love and compassion.
GROUP 8:
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta of India
who chose to leave a more comfortable life
in the convent in order to devote her life
bathing, helping, and picking up the dying
outcasts in the streets of Calcutta out of
genuine love and compassion.
RUBRICS IN GROUPINGS:
COOPERATION - 20
TIME FRAME - 10
PRESENTATION - 20
CONTENT- 30
ORGANIZATION - 20
TOTAL : 100%
