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Task chapter 4, Main values
Third part, 2 lessons,
You have to do this task individually.
You are going write an essay in which you compare your main values with the main values in the
summary. You can write the essay on a test paper or use a computer. The questions you have to
answer are:
1. which main values are comparable? Explain carefully why you think your main values are
similar.
2. Which rules belong to the main values mentioned in the summary if you use these main
values in your situation (organisation, school, government)?
3. If you have to add one of the four main values of chapter 4 to your chosen values, which isn’t
already in your concept, which one would that be? Explain carefully why.
4. If you only are allowed to use the four main values of chapter 4 and one of yours, which one
would you add? Explain carefully why.
5. what did you learn from this task, which you can use in the future? Explain carefully.
Use the following layout for your essay (also copy what I wrote, except the dots and explanations of
course �):
Name: …
1. First comparable values are … and …, because …
Second comparable values are … and …, because …
Etc.
Not comparable are the value(s) … (and), because …
2. I used a … (fill in whether it was a school, government, or …) to create my main values. If I
have to use the four main values of chapter 4 in my situation I would think of the following
norms.
The most important norm for freedom would be …, because …
The most important norm for equality would be …, because …
The most important norm for democracy would be …, because …
The most important norm for tolerance would be …, because …
3. I would add …, because …
4. I would add …, because …
5. What I learned from this task for the future is …, because …
Chapter 4, Main values _ BC Broekhin, Margot Maassen