17 Questions
What are the strengths of the Filipino character according to Senator Leticia Shahani?
- pakikipagkapwa-tao, 2) family orientation, 3) joy and humor, 4) flexibility, adaptability and creativity, 5) hard work and industry, 6) faith and religiosity, 7) ability to survive
How does Senator Shahani describe the Filipino's tendency towards family orientation?
It becomes in-group orientation that hinders reaching out beyond the family to the larger community and nation.
What is the challenge associated with the Filipino value of 'charity begins at home'?
It may also lead to 'charity ends at home' mentality, limiting outreach beyond one's family.
What needs to be changed in the Filipino character?
Many of the strengths are also sources of weaknesses that need to be addressed.
How does Senator Shahani suggest that the Filipino can overcome limitations in in-group orientation?
By reaching out beyond the family to the larger community and the nation.
What are the proposed goals to develop in the Filipino according to the text?
- a sense of patriotism and national pride; 2) a sense of the common good; 3) a sense of integrity and accountability; 4) the values and habits of discipline and hard work; 5) the value and habits of self-reflection and analysis; 6) the internalization of spiritual values and the emphasis on essence rather than on form.
What is the importance of developing a sense of patriotism and national pride?
To foster love for one's country and create a strong national identity.
How does the lack of self-analysis and self-reflection affect personal and social problems?
It leads to superficial explanations and solutions, hindering true understanding and growth.
Explain the significance of having a sense of integrity and accountability.
It ensures honesty, reliability, and responsibility in one's actions and decisions.
What role do the values and habits of discipline and hard work play in personal development?
They contribute to perseverance, achievement, and continuous self-improvement.
How can internalizing spiritual values help individuals focus on essence rather than form?
By guiding them to prioritize deeper meanings and principles over superficial appearances.
What are the core values mentioned in the text that Filipinos should embody?
maka-Diyos, maka-tao, makakalikasan, makabansa
What are some weaknesses of the Filipino character mentioned in the text?
extreme family centeredness, extreme personalism, lack of discipline, passivity and lack of initiative, colonial mentality, kanya-kanya syndrome, talangka mentality, lack of self-analysis and self-reflection, emphasis on porma rather than substance
Why is intensifying values education in Philippine schools important?
To ensure that it is not 'more form than substance' and to instill moral education
What was introduced as a separate subject in the basic education curriculum in response to the Senator Shahani's Report?
Values Education (Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao)
When was the Values Education Framework conceptualized?
1987
What was Values Education renamed to in the K to 12 Curriculum starting in 2013?
Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (ESP)
Study Notes
Strengths of the Filipino Character
- Pakikipagkapwa-tao (ability to connect with others)
- Family orientation
- Joy and humor
- Flexibility, adaptability, and creativity
- Hard work and industry
- Faith and religiosity
- Ability to survive
Weaknesses of the Filipino Character
- Family orientation becomes in-group orientation, preventing outreach to the larger community and nation
- Kanya-kanya syndrome, talangka mentality (individual ambition insensitive to the common good)
- Lack of self-analysis and self-reflection, leading to superficial explanations and solutions
- Emphasis on porma (form) rather than substance
- Extreme family centeredness
- Extreme personalism
- Lack of discipline
- Passivity and lack of initiative
- Colonial mentality
- Lack of values and habits of discipline and hard work
- Lack of self-reflection and analysis
- Emphasis on form rather than essence
Goals for Personal and National Development
- Develop a sense of patriotism and national pride
- Develop a sense of the common good
- Develop a sense of integrity and accountability
- Cultivate values and habits of discipline and hard work
- Cultivate values and habits of self-reflection and analysis
- Internalize spiritual values and emphasize essence over form
Values Education in Schools
- Introduced as a separate subject in the basic education curriculum in 1988
- Values Education Framework conceptualized in 1987
- Integrated values into major learning areas/subjects in 2002
- Renamed Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (ESP) for Grades 1-10 in 2013
Test your knowledge on the strengths of the Filipino character as identified by Senator Leticia Shahani in 1988. Explore the qualities that contribute to the Filipino identity and uncover areas for potential growth.
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