 Values

What are values?  Values: the underlying system of beliefs about what is important in life to a person

Where do our values come from?  Any ideas?  Society  School  TV  Etc.  Values tend to change over your lifetime…  Why is that?

Teen years…  Teen years are a time when you become more aware of your values…why?  You’re maturing  Teens are worried what others say, see and do  You’re becoming more aware of what you like  You’re becoming more independent

Values and Relationships  How are values important when starting new relationships?  They help us find people we are compatible with  Ex. A person who values family and wants to have a family right after they get married, may be in conflict with someone who values adventure and freedom to do what they wish.  We shouldn’t change our values just for another person to like us  Why is that?

 Your values show in:  How you act  What you talk about  What you stand up or fight for  What you are willing to sacrifice for

What are your values?  Answer these 4 questions to help determine your values:  If you were independently wealthy, what would you do with your life?  What issues do you care about the most about regarding your home, school, community, church, state, country, or world?  If you were independently wealthy, what would you contribute to?  After your death, what would you like people to say about you? How would you like to be remembered?

 Now Take the VALUES survey to see what your top values are…

Examples of values Write down 5-10 that you consider your values  Success  Adventure  Beauty  Peace  Challenge  Change  Cleanliness  Commitment  Communication  Community  Competition  Concern for others  Creativity  Determination  Democracy  Diversity

Examples of values  Enjoyment  Fairness  Faith  Family  Freedom  Friendship  Fun  Generosity  Global view  Hard work  Happiness  Health  Honor  Independence  Individuality  Integrity

Examples of values  Intelligence  Justice  Kindness  Knowledge  Leadership  Love  Loyalty  Money  Patriotism  Perfection  Personal growth  Perseverance  Power  Privacy  Punctuality  Respect for others

Examples of values  Safety  Security  Self-thinking  Service  Simplicity  Solving problems  Speed  Status  Strength  Teamwork  Timeliness  Tolerance  Tradition  Trust  Unity  Variety  Well-being  Wisdom

Values Project  Values Shield  Creative Writing: Poem, Song, Etc.  Collage using magazines  Comic Strip  Other ideas?… ask Mrs. K first

Rubric for Values Project  5 points for utilizing all your time  5 points for a paragraph summary on the back of your work explaining your values and why you choose to do the project you did  5 points for clearly identifying 5 values in project  5 points for finished product/neatness  20 Total Points