The Seminar discussed about the Core Values of FEU (Far Eastern University). The Core Values of are Fortitude, Excellence and Uprightness. In this seminar, the speaker also tackled the hierarchy of Life by Maslow and life as a pencil. The first speaker discussed about the hierarchy of life by Maslow. It is said that, the most fundamental and basic four layers of the pyramid contain what Maslow called "deficiency needs" or "d-needs": esteem, friendship and love, security, and physical needs. With the exception of the most fundamental (physiological) needs, if these "deficiency needs" are not met, the body gives no physical indication but the individual feels anxious and tense. Maslow's theory suggests that the most basic level of needs must be met before the individual will strongly desire (or focus motivation upon) the secondary or higher level needs. The second speaker said that “Life is a pencil”. There always been the purpose, power, priority, pain and perseverance. Also, choosing the right from wrong and choosing the best among the rest and focusing your mind into your goal. Always never ever give up, exceed to your limits. There’s always been pain in every obstacle you choose.
What I’ve learned in this seminar is that, Values, is an important and enduring beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is good or desirable and what is not. Values exert major influence on the behaviour of an individual and serve as broad guidelines in all situations. “Values/Moral Education,” unlike “Science” and “Mathematics,” is an extremely ambiguous expression. Attempts to stabilize or clarify it proved difficult as it continues to admit conflicting, if not inconsistent, conceptions about its place in education. A non-sectarian organization, for instance, may take Values/Moral Education as a tool for transmitting a certain set of “transcultural” values to the students. Philippine Values is defined by the way of people live their life as an influence of one’s culture. Philippines, having been an archipelago, have not become a hindrance towards having a single values system throughout the country. In whatever part of the country you may be, one will find the same hospitality that the Filipinos are known for as well as many other values that have originated from our forefathers. The values of Filipinos have been looked upon by foreigners as a weakness instead of strength due to the nature of how they may be abused and manipulated due to these values. But values are what make up a certain nation both in growth and unity. Some may see that Filipino values as a hindrance to the growth of the country and yet others may say that his is what makes our country powerful.
I could apply these insights in my life or in my community by sharing it with the academic school personnel that should be guided by the idea that teachers are also value inculcators, hence their credentials and background should be in keeping with such role; (2) school administrators should model good values by actively interacting more with students; (3) parents should have an active participation in formulating policies for character development; and (4) school administrators should fine tune the function of Theology in order to get the students to confer a positively higher value judgment on their faith. The Filipinos recognize their family as an important social structure that one must take care of. They give importance to the safety and unity of one’s family. The Filipino family is so intact that it is common for members of the same family work for the same company. It is also common to find the whole clan living in the same area as that the Filipinos are afraid to be too far from their own family. People get strength from their family, thus a child may have several godparents to ensure his future in case his parents will not be there for him. They also do not let their elders live too far away from them. The Filipinos take care of their elders by taking them into their homes. Unlike the Westerners, the Filipinos do not send their elders to nursing homes to be taken care of. They believe that when their elders are unable to live alone, the time has come for them to pay their respects and to be able to serve their parents just as they were cared for when they were younger. These are the different values of the Filipinos and how they may be of influence to a person’s growth/ to my personal growth.
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