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                               %HIERARCHY OF VALUES 731003

     Each person responds to their environment  (including
other persons)  in terms of a hierarchy of values.   There
are certain internalized purposes which in  some  way  are
ranked in terms of relative importance.  The fulfilling of
some purposes may be deferred temporarily or indefinitely-
--if that is perceived as essential to  the fulfilling  of
some  purpose  higher  in the hierarchy  of values.    For
example:   (1)  Escape eminent danger to life,   (2)   Eat
enough,  (3)  Rest enough,  (4) Be honest,  (5) Be true to
self, (6) Pass the course, (7) Go to party, (8) Satisfy an
instructor.

     For  an  instructor  to be helpful to  a  student  in
science   education  the  instructor  needs  to  have   an
awareness  of  the  student's  hierarchy  of  values.   In
particular,   the instructor needs to be aware of the ways
in which the student's  hierarchy  of values is  different
from the instructor's---with due respect for the students'
right to maintain personal integrity.

     In typical science courses the instructor will have a
hierarchy of values which places managing his students (so
they  get high scores on standardized tests)  high on  his
list  of values,  higher than respecting the integrity and
personhood of students.  The students,  on the other hand,
are more likely to be  dedicated  to authentic meeting and
the defense of their personal integrity.  The students may
find themselves in a can't win situation.

     This  tragic  situation can be avoided if one has the
freedom to  see that the students who are able  to  master
knowledge  and  skills of the traditional sort---can do so
within a non-coercive program;  and the students  who  are
unable  to  master knowledge and skills of the traditional
sort---can  profit  significantly  from   science-relevant
experiences  within  a non-coercive program.   If students
are to learn to take initiative,  the instructor must give
up the full control concept,  and respect the decisions of
students who are trying new ways to acquire the ability to
behave scientifically.   At  the  same time the instructor
can be  helpful by offering  encouragements, guidance, and
facilitating arrangements---so students can  make  maximum
use   of   their  limited  time  and   the   institution's
educational resources.

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