INTRODUCTION:

Values in education are like what virtues make of a human being. Value education harmonies the need for the student to achieve in a competitive world and the need to be compassion to his fellow being. While society today faces many pressures and pulls of modern day advancement education with its competitive marking system is creating a market oriented society. Children are being groomed to be professionals to capture the top salary jobs in the market. The definition of value education is educating the child to harmonies every aspect of his being viz., physical, emotional, intellectual and psychological so as to develop his personality in a holistic manner.

Value Education in India:

Value Education in India from the ancient times has held a prime place of importance. Form the gurukul stage the child not only learns skills of reading and archery but more the philosophy of life in relation with its impermanence. Hence education in India was born of this vision to achieve ones experience in the absolute as a spark of the divine and in this process practice of one duty accompanies the acquisition of knowledge. In the modern school system value education, was termed moral education or moral science.

Today most school in India offer value education through school education. While private school offer value education through class-wise books on value education others offer value education at special times in the school schedule. Assemblies, festivals etc.through activities on special themes and topics of value education national integration character building etc.Value education quotes are available on websites for special display, use in essay on value education and for notes on value education. The elements of a value-based education can be found not only in the subject matter, but in the learning style which is employed the scheduling of the classroom, extracurricular activities and parental involvement. The Value based education is therefore organized so as to secure the fullest possible development of body, mind and heart, and a fruitful channelization of the life-energy in pursuits that contributes to the growth of both internal and external personality. It offers a sufficient training of the mental faculties in the fields of various humanities and sciences. It ultimately provides the requisite help, through a powerful spiritual atmospheres for the ultimately provides the requisite help, through a powerful spiritual atmospheres, for the soul to come forward and gradually being to govern a balances, peaceful and spirituality awakened life. Therefore, value based-education is instrumental to unfold and nurture the ideals of life. Education that does not help promote human virtues will not do any good to the society it will rather mislead the entirety of humanity.

Need of value based Education:

Value based education is highly needed in our modern society because our lives have become more miserable. The quantity of education has considerable increased, but the quality has decreased. Why? The number of educated people has reached at a high level, but murder, hatred and selfishness have spread out like wildfire everywhere. Why? Many institutions are opened but only few civilized people are produced. Why? Degree is available. For all, but the dignity has gone down. Why? Trained people are produced from many institution but sincere people are very few. Why? Many books are written, much research is done many professional achievements are attained, buthumanities is threatened .Why? Therefore we need value based education.

The rate of suicide is going up in our society. One of the very common factors responsible for this is over pressure on students to get the high marks in their exam. It is for sure a very unhealthy and unethical competition. It is not only limited to a school level education, several suicide cases happen even at top level academic institutions worldwide. The highest purpose of education is now either disregarded or may be forgotten. The Vedas say_”Etatdeshprasutasyasakasatagrajaman, swam swamcharitramshiksheranprithivyamsarvamanava”. It means that people who are born in this part of the earth should enlighten the entire world by presenting the example of their own character.

Universal values:

Education is not only for news but also for views it is not only for information but also for inspiration it is not only educating but also enlightening. It is quite an integrated process. An educated person should have all kind of qualities. Education should make every individual capable physically mentally intellectually emotionally and spiritually. Therefore some universal ideals of love peace respect tolerance forgiveness co-existence and non-violence should be accepted by all the educators worldwide. These values are truly indispensable devoid of which our society cannot sustain itself and people will forget humanity. And we can easily imagine the future ahead and foresee what our future will be like. No matter what our religious beliefs are, what our practices are but there are ultimate goals which one has to achieve in life. Everyone always aspires to love peace and happiness and that includes a spiritually balanced life. Even a person who may not be spiritual should also believe and practice the ideals of love, peace, tolerance and service.

National and cultural values:

One should recognize his or her nation and culture. Knowing about the world is quite good, but knowing about our own culture, history and traditions is more important. How can education cut off us from our own roots? Educator which cannot develop any respect and love for our own family, society, country and humanity will produce selfish individuals, and selfish people can be violent and dangerous for humankind. September 11 is the worst history of humankind and maybe we will have to see more like this on a global level. Therefore, we need Value Based Education which can impart a true, scientific, holistic and positive knowledge of culture, tradition, society and spirituality. In Nepal’s perspective Value Based Education can include festivals, Sanskras,family systems art language music life style diversity in unity local archaeology temples Gumbs and Bihar’s.

Through value based education we can flourish the eternal truth like “Sarba Dharma Sambhab”Equal respect towards all the great world religions and faiths is the dire need of the today’s world. This will help eliminate all forms of discriminations prevailing in our society. Value based education provides a strong foundation for getting rid of century old discriminations based on language, caste, gender, class, region and religion. The society will then be harmonious.

International practices of value based education:

The realization of value based education has become quite strong in last few decades on a global level. The negative forces like selfishness, hatred, terrorism, individualism, vilolence, intolerance, etc. have now become day-to-day problems in the world. The phenomena such as family breakdown, increasing of negative attitude and spread of health hazards like drugs and HIV/AIDS seem to be escalating worldwide, which have now terrified humanity. These are of course verythreatening challenges to the peaceful existence of humankind. It seems that our future is dismayed and horrified now not because of anything else other than our own deeds achievements and production. However some good activities and practices for the promotion of value based education are- The Acorn School- UK, Alger learning center/independence high school- USA, Ananda school-USA Brusbane independent school- Australia, Brock wood park educational centre-UK Democratic school of Hedera- Israel, Hope Flowers secondary school- Palestine, OshokoHsuan school-UK Shanti Niketan- India Rishi Valey school-India,Robert Muller Centre for living ethics- UN,School of philosophy- UK Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO), International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) etc.

Implement of value based education:

Talking about value based education is quite an easy job but implementing it is a daunting task, which needs the strongest determination. Presently Nepal’s education means just achieving around 80% in academic exams and then going abroad in the name of further education. Actually unless we can create a very healthy and pleasant educational environment value based education cannot be implemented at academic institutions. First of all we should all fully agree that without value based education cannot have a safe society a developed country and a harmonious family environment. Therefore we need to find out some practical ways to apply value based education, e.g. starting with junior classes developing a strong commitment of all academic institutions encouraging parents for their a strong commitment of all academic institutions encouraging parents for their persistent support producing more trained and dedicated teachers establishing supportive administrative teams and the like. A well organized library equipped with relevant reference books and audio-visual cassettes of course helps as an additional and supportive means resource to inculcate the value based education in the children.

Value based Education:

It is quite essential to take necessary steps for value based education on time. Just patching up problems will not ensure us a safe and peaceful future. We have realized very clearly that brain drain is a serious problem for Nepal. Violence has now reached even our personal life. Frustration amongst youths is very common and negative and suicide is now common. The family system is getting weaker day by day the children are crazy for violent movies. The cases of sexual harassments are increasing. So the government should take bold steps educators should come forward with very pure hearts and intentions schools and colleges should work on it collectively parents must decide now what they want for their children and we should know what we hope from our own children.

CONCLUSION:

There is a famous saying-better late than never. So we must start now. Educators worldwide are now quite worried therefore they have started various packages and discussions at their level. Names could be any-Holistic approach to education global education democratic education and home schooling system (USA).Alternative education etc. They are all working for value based education indirectly formally or informally. So we must awake and work now. New Nepal can be a good reality if we can foster value basededucation. Infact the bright future of our nation depends on the children as there is a saying-if you plan for open year plant rice. If you plan for ten years plant trees. If you plan for 100 years educate children. Our ancestors gave us the highest message of value based education “Satyam Gyanam Anantam Brahman.” Therefore after the completion of education at gurukul the gurus finally used to sermonize their students in the graduation ceremony-satyamvad, Dharmanchar, Swadhyan- ma pramad, Matridevo Bhav, Pitridevo Bhav, Aachryadevo Bhavetc. Consequently the time has again come to revive and restore our ancient knowledge based on value based education in this modern age without being biased, extremist, prejudiced and orthodox. It is only ancient knowledge and vidya which will change the attitude of our children making them complete human beings. And in return they will change the entire human society.

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Received on 29.03.2021 Modified on 18.04.2021

Res. J. Humanities and Social Sciences. 2021; 12(2):120-122.

DOI: 10.52711/2321-5828.2021.00018