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JSS1 Civic Education Scheme of Work for First Term

WEEK ONE

TOPIC: VALUE

Value can be the monetary and non-monetary worth of a thing in the ordinary sense.

In civic education value is used to refer to all moral standards and principles that guides human actions. Being moral i.e. refer to what our society’s belief about what is right or wrong socially and culturally.

Such principles make a citizen important, good and active in Nation building (progressing peacefully)

The unprincipled person is that person without moral principles e.g. a dishonest person. Some of the things that value includes expensive cars, house, jewelries and certificates. We guide and keep them jealously. Also, the society esteem valuable persons high on them have values that the society embraces.

The university accepted types of values include honesty, loyalty, faithfulness, truthfulness, courage, self-reliance, cooperation and so on.

LEVELS OF MANIFESTATION OF VALUE

Values can be manifested in the following ways:

1. By being low abiding citizen: good citizens obey the rules and regulations of where he lives. He there by encourage some other residents around him.
2. By being oneself in all situations: someone that has good standards can be predicted as he will always do what is right or tell the truth even if the consequence is not favourable to him.
3. By respecting other views and values: A valuable person respects other people’s view even when they are century to his views but would not do what believers is wrong morally 
4. By being loyal to constituted Authority: A valuable person will not act in a way they will destroy the nations image or other people image as a student he will support his/her school’s culture 

Assignment 

1. what is value? 
2. State two importance of value.

WEEK 2 and 3

FACTOR THAT PROMOTES GOOD VALUES SYSTEMS

A value promotes good value system by an individual. It guides his goal setting. A value system can be improved by:

1. Consistency:  This is being used to do the same thing frequently without charging such a person can be predicted on his beliefs and does not embrace bad value in the society.
2. Integrity:  This describes the qualities of strong moral principles in a person. He will be opposed to taking bribes, corruption, examination malpractice and so on.
3. Commitment:  It must focus completely on an activity unity it is accomplished. Citizen is required to be committed to government’s programme.
4. Fairness:  This is threatening people equally according to the rule. It is achieving favouritism in all its forms.
5. Tolerance: This is the willingness to accept opinions or behaviour of other who may not like us it respects. Other cultures, religion and faster peace, co-operation and progress in the society.

        IMPORTANCE OF VALUES   

• It helps in goal setting.
• They control our behaviours.
• They make us have positive influence on others.
• They make us happy and fulfilled.
• They help in achieving the goals we have set.

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Assignment: 

Mention 4 factor that promote good values?

WEEK 4

TYPES OF VALUES 2 (Honesty)

 Honesty is the human quality of being straight forward and truthful in words action. The society through leaders who value honesty honour people such as an honest person can be trusted because he will always speak the truth.

    According to Wikipedia encyclopaedia honesty is the human quality of community and acting truthfully.

   ATTRIBUTES OF HONESTY

1. Truthfulness: if a person is ho
2. nest it means been always truthful in any situation and in all his communication. He will tell the truth even if he is to be punished or hurt. He is straight forward and blunt.
3. Godliness: Honesty cannot be divorced from godliness. Honest people fear only God. It is the fear of God that makes a child report himself to the school authority when he destroys schools’ property, and nobody knows about it.
4. Loyalty: An honest person is ever loyal to his beliefs and country
5. Reliability: if someone is always telling the truth, not stealing or cheating, he can be dependable at all times. People can rely on his words and can be a witness in the court of low.
6. Respect: an honest person respects others since he also wants to be respected.
7. Courage: it is courage that can make someone say the that when others would not for fear of being punished. We need coverage people in Nigeria.

BENEFITS OF HONESTY

1. Trust: Honesty makes a man reliable. He is not seen as a liar and as such when others are been punished, he is left unpunished.
2. Honour: Honest people have been honoured in time past by leaders who entrance honesty. Some have been conferred CFR, OFR, SON and come materially financially.
3. Promotion: many people have been rewarded with promotion for being honest. Honesty can raise a man from grass to grace and from zero to hero.
4. Popularity: people have become popular for being honest.
5. Confidence: people can easily associate with honest persons particularly in business. Their business flourish.
6. a result of the confidence customers, business associates have in them.
7. They can be entrusted with responsibilities: whenever there is the need to appoint people if integrity in position, honest person is given priority privilege to service.

Assignment: 

1. Describe honesty. 
2. Discuss the Consequences of dishonesty

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