Values

What Is A Value?

A value is an idea that someone believes to be important and rates highly in their lifestyle.

"Values play an important part in our lives. They help us decide what we expect of ourselves and of others. Our values help us to make decisions."

achievement	appearance	creativity
courtesy	cleanliness	family
friendship	justice	liberty
knowledge	love	patriotism
power	religion	respect
skill	wealth	wisdom

1) Which 4 values are the most important to you? Explain why.

2) In the United States, two values are seen as very important. Which do you think they are?

• "Liberty" says that a person is free to do whatever he decides, within the bounds a society (home, school, city, county, state, nation) has established. 

• These boundaries are called "Justice", which sets limits for personal liberty on the basis of truth, fairness, right, and benefit to all concerned.

3) Draw a large rectangle to represent a football field.

"Liberty" allows a person to run around anywhere he or she wants on that field.

"Justice" is the two sidelines and the two endlines. 

These four boundary lines could be called:

            

Illegal

Verbal abuse

Hurting self 

Hurting others

Persons who step on these lines are "out-of-bounds." They choose to suffer a consequence.

RESOURCES:

http://www.freewayfoundation.org/

Peacemakers Violence Prevention Curriculum