Register | Login
Login
Sign in with:
---------- OR ----------
Create Account | Login
Create account
As a Member You Can:
  • Join clubs to discuss your interests
  • Connect with people like you
  • Share information, seek advice, get support

   
parenting
in Mumbai (change city)
Select City
  • All
  • Delhi
  • New Delhi
  • Gurgaon
  • Noida
  • Mumbai
  • Pune
  • Banglore
  • Hyderabad
  • Ghaziabad
  • Chandigarh
  • Ahmedabad
  • Kolkata
  • Chennai
  • Coimbatore
  • Jaipur
select‌ stage
 
Confident Child Topics..

 
You are here : home > Confident Child > Inculcating Values > The New VAT - Part I

The New VAT - Part I

The New VAT - Part I

All of us have heard of VAT - Value Added Tax. What is needed in today's world is a new kind of VAT - Value Added Teaching.

I was sitting in my child's school, waiting for the PTA meeting to commence. The Principal hadn't arrived. Around twenty parents had gathered. Just then I heard an interesting conversation:
Mr. Bijay Parida: "I don't know why they keep stuff like value education as a subject."
Mrs. Malati Ray: "I agree. The marks are not counted for the rank and unnecessarily the kids have to study a subject that is of no use."
Mr.B.P.: "True, instead the time spent on V.E. can be devoted to Math, Science or Computers."
Mrs. M.R.: "Right, our children's brains will also develop and they will learn important and useful concepts."
Mr. B.P. and Mrs. M.R.'s erudite views providedfood for thought. There was a time in ancient India when teaching of values was as important as teaching the art and science of warfare or the nuances of commerce. Vishnu Sharma, the creator of the immortal Panchatantra, had been engaged by the king to teach his sons the art of living, and he had done so with consummate flair by telling fables woven around values. However, in today's world, where materialism rules the roost, values are being given the short shrift. They are good enough on election manifestoes, in speeches of candidates, in school essays or college debates, but in real life they seem to have little importance.
As Lin Yutang the famous Chinese philosopher says, "Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that is why the world is sick."
Strong words but they do ring true don't they?
Internalising of values, like the practice of charity, begins at home. It should be a matter of pleasure and privilege for us as parents to shape our children's values. But how do we do that? The most effective way is by setting a good example. You have to practice what you preach or your little one will see through your facade. As Thomas Fuller wrote, "He does not believe who does not live according to his belief."
But this is easier said than done. Life, with its confusions, contradictions and chaos takes us on a roller coaster ride where between the highs and lows we have little time and energy to pause and ask ourselves, "Am, I a good role model for my child?" However tough life may be, you must make every effort to be today what you want your child to be tomorrow.
What are the values you would like to inculcate in your child? You would like him to internalise every good value, but that is being rather nebulous. Consider making a list of the values you hold to be important. Try and practice them yourself, and encourage your child to follow suit.
Tomorrow: 4 important values



You may also be interested in:

Fairy Tales
(25062 views)
Losing Values?
(19086 views)
The Cinderella Effect
(47213 views)
Cancel
Save Edit
parenting
Notifications
5 Comments
Sort by Newest

avatar

Taemin Shaw
Taemin Shaw.10 years ago
though its a common notion in schools that value education should not be taught , it has to come from within, i strongly believe in what u have mentioned , once in a week if schools have a value education class , it offers an opportunity to introspect, we are all flowing with the tide, but to stand against the tide and question ur beliefs requires to be built right from childhood and hence its thumbs up from my side for value education classes across all age group
1
 
 
 
.
Reply
Thames Uganda
Thames Uganda.10 years ago
i think other than stressing on education to make a child to be intelligent, is not only sufficient in this kind of world. we should shower our love and attention and teach our children to live happily and taught them patience, understanding, kindness, tolerance and the most of all is to be loved and to love.
4
 
 
 
.
Reply
Back to Previous Page   |   More on Confident Child Index

 








Subscribe




All tips on Inculcating Values
You ever wanted in one place.
No need to go anywhere else. No spam.

*No spam only genuine emails
Follow us on:



Featured Articles - Infertility | Baby Development | Health and Fitness | How to Get Pregnant | Parenting Advice | Weight Loss | Pregnancy Advice | Name Numerology
Baby - Baby Photo Contest | Lucky Names | Lucky Birthdates | Horoscopes | Chinese Calendar | Compatibility Test | Fun Zone
Parenting - Message Boards | Planning a Baby | Pregnancy | Parents of Babies | Baby Names | Baby Name Poll | Birth Announcements | Parenting Quiz
Family - Cooking Club | Love & Relationships | Beauty Tips | Kids Weight Calculator | Recipe Maker
General - Calorie Counter | Personality Quiz | Love Signs | Compatibility Quiz