Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Value education is important to help everyone in improving the value system that he/she holds and
put them to use. Once, we understand our values in life, we can examine and control the various
choices we make in our lives. It’s our duty to uphold the various types of values in life such as cultural
values, universal values, personal values and social values. Thus, value education is always essential
to shape a student’s life and to give him an opportunity of performing himself on the global stage. The
need for value education among the parents, children, teachers etc., is constantly increasing as we
continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioral disorder and lack of unity in society. The
family system in India has a long tradition of imparting value education right from the ancient practice
of the gurukul system. But with modern developments and a fast changing role of the parents, it has
not been very easy for the parents to impart relevant values in their wards. Therefore many institutes
today conduct various value education programs that meet the rising needs of modern society withreference to code of conduct and values. These activities concentrate on the development of the
children, young adults etc. focusing on areas like happiness, humility, cooperation, honesty, simplicity,
love, unity, peace etc.
a. Is there a need for value education today? Why?
b. What do you understand by the term ‘Gurukul system’?
c. List out any four types of values.
d. Are values important? Why?
e. Do you think that youngsters give importance to values these days? Why?
Answers
Answer:
a) Yes, there is a need for value education today because the need for value education among the parents, children, teachers etc., is constantly increasing as we continue to witness increasing violent activities, behavioral disorder and lack of unity in society.
b) The family system in India has a long tradition of imparting value education right from the ancient practice of the gurukul system.
c) Cultural values, Universal values, Personal values and Social values are the four types of values.
d) Values are important. It is important to help everyone in improving the value system that he/she holds and put them to use. Once, we understand our values in life, we can examine and control the various choices we make in our lives.
e) No, because of the modern development and a fast changing role of the parents, it has not been very easy for the parents to impart relevant values in their wards.