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As children grow, their characters
and personalities develop in relationship to their families, friends,
and society. The family is the foundation that shapes and moulds a child's
character and personality. The family unit serves as a training ground
for children to develop kinship, cooperation, sharing, empathy, and understanding.
A firm foundation in these values established through family life, gives
each individual the capacity to transcend the boundaries of the immediate
family, culture, and ethnicity, to experience the oneness with the family
of humankind.
The parents -- or guardians --
are the first and most powerful role models and teachers for the children.
It is predominantly through their example and influence that children
become who they are. Therefore, the role of parents is vital in bringing
out the goodness of their children.
In order for the Sathya Sai Education
Human Values program to have the greatest impact on children, it is important
to involve parents in the process of the program. When parents understand
the principles and components of the program and accept the responsibility
to reinforce the values and objectives of the lessons at home, then the
values and principles taught will become an integral part of the children's
lives.
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A unique aspect of this character
development program is the focus on teachers as exemplars and how they
implement the program. Whether youth service workers, caregivers, program
directors, or schoolteachers, Sathya Sai Education in Human Values teachers
hold the key to the effectiveness of this program. Their commitment to
practicing the values in their own lives and their enthusiasm for this
program will ensure the powerful impact this program can have on developing
children's innate goodness, abilities, and love. In the Sathya Sai Education
in Human Values teachers' hands, each lesson-plan component is a dynamic
tool that plays an essential part in the process of fostering the development
of the human values. Each lesson must prepare them for lives well-lived,
and not only prepare them for successful careers in their present and
future environments.
Parents, teachers, and students
are greatly benefited by the use of this Program. Many have reported that
the atmospheres in their homes and in their classrooms have become more
peaceful, more loving, more cooperative, and more conducive to promoting
the joy of effective learning. Disciplinary problems and the display of
negative behaviors have been significantly reduced, while students' quest
for deeper understanding and their satisfaction with learning have greatly
increased.
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