Values Education

Respect- What is respect?

Respect is an attitude of caring about people and treating them with dignity.  Respect is valuing ourselves and others.  We show respect by speaking and acting with courtesy.  When we are respectful we treat others as we want to be treated.  Respect includes honouring the rules of our family or school, which make life more orderly and peaceful.  It is knowing that every human being deserves respect, including ourselves.



































Respect Yourself:

Having respect for others is difficult if you have no respect for yourself. The idea of self-respect is very closely related to self-confidence, but respect is more about what you do whereas confidence is about how you feel.

Self-Discipline - What is self-discipline?

Unity- What is Unity?

Unity helps people work and live together peacefully.  When you practice unity, you feel connected to everyone and everything.  Unity happens when we value others.

Perseverance

What is perseverance?

Perseverance is being purposeful and committed.  It is sticking to something, staying committed, no matter how long it takes or what obstacles appear to stop you.  A good example of perseverance is the story of the tortoise and the hare.  Even though the tortoise was slower that the hare, he won the race because he persevered - he didn’t let anything stop him or distract him.  He kept on going!

Perseverance at NIS

 
 

Empathy is a feeling different from sympathy. When one is sympathetic, one implies pity but maintains distance from another person’s feelings. Empathy is more a sense that one can truly understand or imagine the depth of another person’s feelings. It implies feeling with a person, rather than feeling sorry for a person.

Empathy is a translation of the German term Einfühlung, meaning to feel as one with. It implies sharing the load, or “walking a mile in someone else’s shoes,” in order to appropriately understand that person’s perspective.

 

Empathy - What is Empathy?

How to show Empathy

This video clip explains what Empathy is:

Here is some advise for flexing the empathy muscle a bit:


  1. 1.Listen, really listen, listen with your ears, your eyes and your heart.  Pay attention to body language, tone and voice.  Tune in to non-verbal communication.  Sometimes people say one thing and mean something completely different.  Don’t miss this.

  2. 2.Don’t interrupt, don't dismiss their concerns.  Don’t rush to give advise, don’t change the subject.  Allow people to have their moment.

  3. 3.Be fully present. Don’t think about what to say next, or how you feel about what they are saying.  Give them your full undivided attention.  Imagine turning you off for a moment and be purely there for them.

Self-discipline is when you are your own trainer, you are your own teacher, you are your own coach.  You are the one that controls what you do.  With self-discipline it is possible to achieve the things you want to achieve.


In the word self-discipline, the word discipline comes from the word disciple, which means to teach.  So self-discipline is to teach yourself.  If you have self-discipline, you have the ability to control yourself.


Self-discipline says I take responsibility for myself.  When you plan, set goals, self-discipline tells us that we have the ability to get it done.  Self- Discipline gives you the ability to accomplish your goals.

How can you develop self-discipline?

  1. 1.You got to want it, to discipline yourself.

  2. 2.Plan for it.  If you don’t plan for self-discipline, you will never get there.  It is easy not to do it.

  3. 3.Act on it.  It is about what you do.  Actions become habits, habits become a lifestyle. Want it, Plan for it, Do it


The video below gives us really good advise on how to control ourselves: