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Values. What are values?. What you consider most important in life Qualities, characteristics or ideas about which we feel strongly Our values affect our decisions, goals and behaviour Values guide your actions, judgements and attitudes.
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What are values? • What you consider most important in life • Qualities, characteristics or ideas about which we feel strongly • Our values affect our decisions, goals and behaviour • Values guide your actions, judgements and attitudes
You have been given a check for $1000.00 to do whatever you like with it. What would you do with it? • What you spend the money on has everything to do with what you value
What things did you do during the past week. • What you choose to do with your time also has everything to do with what you value.
our homes school society friends TV church music books families culture employers time-period in which you were raised 70’s – peace, individuality 80’s - money, prestige 90’s - earth, green peace, health and fitness Where do we get values?
Your age will greatly influence your values. Different people and things influence you at different ages: • Ages 1-7 --- parents • Ages 8-13 --- teachers, heroes (sports, TV, pop stars…) • Ages 14-20 --- peers • Ages 21+ your values are usually established
Types of Values Moralwhat you will or will not do / what you believe to be right or wrong Materialplacing value on material things / reflected by things we own or buy Aesthetichow you feel about what has beauty in life / nature Intrinsicsatisfy your inner self (joy, love, acceptance) UniversalValues on which most people agree (equality, justice, respect of self and others)
“It’s not doing things right, but doing the right things. “
Values Activities • Prioritize Cards • Unfinished Sentences • The Miracle Worker • Values Reflection