Unpacking the Self

Unpacking the Self is Chapter II of the course, Understanding The Self.  After understanding the Self from different perspectives such as philosophical, sociological, anthropological, and psychological, we come to this point where we are going to unpack the different facets of the self.  The Self is multi-dimensional or multi-faceted --meaning, each individual self has a lot of facets or aspects in life, namely: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, political, spiritual, and moral.  This chapter, then, will try to single out each fabric of being human since it is deemed that each fabric or facet constitutes the SELF.

Lesson Contents:

1. Physical aspect [click]
2. Emotional aspect [click]
3. Intellectual aspect
4. Social aspect [click]
5. Political aspect
6. Spiritual aspect [click]
7. Moral aspect

Course Outcome 2: Students are able to live a well-rounded life.

Performance Tasks: The following tasks are designed to meet course outcome 2: to live a well-rounded life.  Task 1 [click]: Self-Assessment of One's Day-to-day Activities; Task 2 [click]: Self-Assessment of School Programs; Task 3 [click]: Self-Assessment of One's Life in the Family; and Task 4 [click]: Assessment of Economic and Government programs in the Country.

Is A Value Caught or Taught?

To post your thoughts or arguments regarding the topic, please be guided of the following guidelines: 

1.  Your comments shall only have 2 paragraphs; each paragraph shall not exceed 10 sentences;

2.  If you try to refute the point of your fellow student, please post your point/s immediately after the comment;

3.  Most importantly, refute only the point/argument raised by your fellow classmate; do not disparage the person who makes the argument.

4.  If you don't want to post your comment on this site, send it to my email.  I will be the one to cite point or argument on this site, if needed.

POINTS system:

1.  Clear points or arguments - 10 pts

2.  Your point or argument is something new, not repeated/cited in other comments - 5 pts

Thank you!  Let's have a lively sharing of ideas without necessarily hurting those who may have different ideas from us.

To recall, Francis Cual raised the point that "a value (like respect) must be caught, because necessarily a value must come from experience.  It is only when you have an experience of, say, "being respected," that you learn (caught) the value of respect.  Yet, Peter Paul Tumlad, on the other hand, quickly pointed out that "a value is taught, not caught."  Basic values in life are taught by our parents or other members of the family who, in a way, help instill these values in us.  In the end, we came to a consensus that "a value is both caught and taught."

However, after a minute of silence, another student insisted that values are taught, not caught.  At this instance, the dispute sparked anew.  I knew at that moment each of you still had point/s to share.  Because of limited time, I decided to stop the intensity of your want to share.  Now, share your thoughts here.  This platform is not time-bound.  Keep in touch.