Educar personas solidarias : El laberinto de la educación en valores

Abstract

Education for values is a reality; althught lost of proposals exist, these are usually very deficient. That´s why this hasn´t been valued by meny teacher and seen as a waste of time. This article is going to show what elements have the proposals that have worked out developing solidarity actitudes and behaviors, and improving in general the quality of teaching. This proposals include: – Cooperative values valid out of school; for life. – A teacher´s mentality as a global educator and not only as a teacher teaching a subject. – A global revision of all the educational practice, including coherent pedagogical methos and a school organization, and analiced values transmited throught the hidden curriculum. – A way in which the students can create their values, based on feelin-troubling, analyzing and doing, avording indoctrination and showing people how to think by themselves. – A balance development of all the different levels: Social realitis (carried out all at the same time), socialization resources, instrumental habilities, dynamic of the class group and personal development. The use of this model allows that education for values is an element that improves the quality of teaching, prepares the person for her/his future life and gives the society the people that it´s need to becam an dynamic and progressive society.