Attitudes and values are best taught in relation to content. In this material, a separate section on attitudes and values is included in order to define and clarify concepts and provide examples of specific teaching strategies that may be infused into any teaching unit. With this background, application can be made in other unit topics.

Ask yourself these questions.

1. What are values?

2. What are attitudes?

3. What are beliefs?

4. What are some examples of supportive and related concepts that may be associated with basic democratic values?

5. Why must the existence of values be recognized in a democratic classroom?

6. How might a teacher recognize the values of all members of a class even though they differ?

7. How can time lines showing historical points of view regarding value laden topics help to clarify current thinking about a topic?

8. How can time lines showing the historical events surrounding a person, or the laws governing society at a given time provide an understanding of an individual's values and actions?

9. What suggestions for multicultural/multiethnic education are made by educational bodies?

10. What are examples of items that might be included on and in a resource folder on a specific basic value?

11. How can a multisensory learning environment including bulletin boards, maps, plays, puppets, speakers, field trips, and tasting events contribute to a broader understanding of certain segments of our society?

12. How can the strategies used in the problem method help students learn about the values held by a historical figure? (Example: Chief Black Hawk)

13. How are a learner's own values clarified through the use of the problem method?