Value Education is the process of moulding and developing a person’s physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. It provides a basis for the growth of one’s attitudes, habits, values, skills and interests keeping in mind of the society one lives in. C.V. Good defines: “Value-education is the aggregate of all the process by means of which a person develops abilities, attitudes and other forms of behaviour of the positive values in the society in which he lives.”
Some of the objectives of Value Education are:
1 Full development of child’s personality in its physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects
2 Inculcation of good manners and of responsible and cooperative citizenship
3 Developing respect for the dignity of individual and society
4 Inculcation of a spirit of patriotism and national integration
5 Developing a democratic way of thinking and living
6 Developing tolerance towards and understanding of different religious faiths
7 Developing sense of brotherhood at social, national and international levels
8 Enabling pupils to make decisions on the basis of sound moral principles