Movement Enhancement 1

Module 1: Attitude Matters

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN FROM THIS MODULE?

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

1. Explain the attitudes of fair play, respect, and empathy through the different
activities in physical education;

2. Rationalize the benefits of fair play, respect, and empathy in different

physical education activities;

3. Apply concepts of fair play, respect, and empathy on everyday life; and

4. Demonstrate better understanding of the different attitudes discussed

through the game that they played.

WHAT IS THIS MODULE ALL ABOUT?

This module is designed for you to deeply understand the complementary

roles of physical fitness and strong character in your success as a student and in
your future life as a professional. Additionally, this module will require you to
demonstrate desirable attitudes through fair play, respect, and empathy during
games. Finally, this module will discuss your responsibilities

In Physical Education, attitude is highly integrated. This means that you are
not just expected to be physically fit, but the totality in you as well; mentally,
emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Proper attitude lays the foundation of
desirable character. That is why in the University of Mindanao, you are expected
to show “Excellence with Stronger Character (Magaling at Matino).

The 4Gs (galing, gawi, gawa at gana) are packaged to popularize the
action values: excellence in stronger character; excellence through
resilience; excellence in citizenship; and excellence in lifelong learning (or
excellence beyond school which are premised on the University’s Core Values:
Excellence, Honesty, Integrity, Innovation and Teamwork.

Core Values

Excellence - All stakeholders (students, teachers, heads of offices,

management and staff) in the university are intensively and extensively oriented
and trained in the virtue of excellence, which is explicitly manifested in doing more
and doing better in their academics and other scholastic activities in the school.
As a demonstrable outcome, this virtue is imbued as professional excellence of
UMian graduates who excel in their respective fields and undertaking.
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Honesty and Integrity – Everyone in the university is earnestly formed in

the virtues of honesty and integrity in their quest for academic and professional
excellence. These virtues mold the students in propriety, trustworthiness and
uprightness – elements that shape the foundation of stronger character among
the university administrators, faculty, staff, students and graduates.

Innovation – Everybody is essentially drilled in novelty, value-adding,

scrutiny and investigation, advancement, modernization and entrepreneurial spirit
as part of doing more and doing better. University administrators, faculty, staff,
students and graduates do not tire to innovate and reinvent themselves in the
quest for exploring new frontiers in the field.

Teamwork – All stakeholders in the university are broadly drawn towards

working together in diverse teams. Teamwork promotes good citizenship where
everyone and all are imbued with coordination, collaboration and respect as they
work with others.

Action Values

Excellence in stronger character (magaling at matino) – University

administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff, the entire studentry and the
graduates/alumni exude the amalgamation and accumulation of all the core
values. When excellence (magaling) is anchored on virtues (matino) of honesty,
integrity, innovation and teamwork, it becomes excellence with stronger character.
Without this foundation, excellence befalls impunity and is undesirable to society.

Excellence through resilience (kayod para kaya) – University

administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff, the entire studentry and the
graduates/alumni are trained in overcoming obstacles and rising above difficult
situations. This is resilience and flexibility to triumph (kayod) in pursuit of
excellence (kakayahan).

Excellence in citizenship (galing at gawi) – University administrators,

academic executives, faculty, staff, the entire studentry and the graduates/alumni
develop good citizenship (magandang gawi, magandang asal) by inculcating
innovation and teamwork which allow them to be of value to society (contribution;
value- added) as an effective demonstration of excellence (magaling).

Excellence beyond school (husay sa buhay) – While schooling ends

upon graduation, learning does not stop as excellence demands continuing quest
and cultivation of lifelong learning (maging mahusay sa buhay). University
administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff, the entire studentry and the
graduates/alumni are oriented towards education as life as they are formed and
trained in education beyond school.

4Gs

May Galing – University administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff,

the entire studentry and the graduates/alumni demonstrate excellence, brilliance,
skills, competence and craft.
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May Gawi – University administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff,

the entire studentry and the graduates/alumni exhibit strong character, good
conduct, good habit, propriety, attitude, reputation, resilience and the whole gamut
of a desirable way of life.

May Gawa – University administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff,

the entire studentry and the graduates/alumni show good performance, track
record, innovation, contribution, outputs and value-added.

May Gana – University administrators, academic executives, faculty, staff,

the entire studentry and the graduates/alumni exude drive, desire, ardour,
motivation, aspiration, dedication and commitment, even stamina.

Winston Churchill argued that “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big
difference”. Attitude plays a big part of your life as a student and as a successful
professional in the future. Expertise in the chosen career complemented with the
right kind of attitude will develop you into a great asset of your company or
organization. However, desirable attitudes do not just develop overtime, you need
to constantly demonstrate it every day; whether you are at school, at home, in the
mall and in society in general.

Fair Play

Fair play is commonly connected with sports. Active participation in sports

represents the best school of life by teaching students the skills and values they
need to be good citizens. Sports provide an avenue for you to learn the values of
fair play which are, honesty and integrity, excellence, respect, equality and
fairness, courage and determination, team spirit and team work. The school’s
physical education program should work to provide the best education of fair play.
Arguably, sports offer an excellent opportunity to teach fair play in a way that is
both effective and fun. Sports give you the chance to develop life skills for lifelong
values and skills.

Fair play is not a theory, it is an attitude that manifests itself in behavior.

Whenever you act in the spirit of fair play you contribute to building a peaceful and
better world. Playing fair is making choices on what is right and proper; oftentimes
the right choices you make on the issues like violence, cheating, respect, and
equality helps you to be mature in the way you will think and act.

The following true-to-life situations elaborate fair play:

1. A soccer player who scored a goal but admitted that it was a fault
because he held the ball to score.
2. A losing team of basketball players who graciously accepted their
defeat by shaking the hands of their opponents.
3. Honestly telling your teacher that it was your classmate who should be
credited for the outstanding group output.

Respect, Big Word!

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Another attitude that you need to learn and to have as a student and as a
person is respect. To respect means to treat EVERYONE with respect and
kindness.

Respect means choosing to treat others with the same care that you would
hope to receive yourself. In the world of physical education, respect means
acknowledging the written and unwritten rules of every activity, understanding
one’s capacity to do certain tasks, and valuing the effort of everyone regardless of
ability. You constantly practice respect but rarely master, why? If you want to
master it, stop focusing on yourself, instead start thinking about others. The
requirements for respect must be considered from both a social and individual
perspective.

What does respect mean to you? Your definition of respect might be

different from that of your classmates because of your personality, your feelings,
and your cultural orientation.

(insert a picture of you that shows respect)

In terms of Respect, when was the last time:

♦ You have shown kindness

♦ You listen to a friend attentively
♦ Helped a friend or somebody in need
♦ You honestly forgive and forget
♦ You listen or consider suggestions
♦ You really keep your promise?

From the social perspective, when was the last time you said:

♦ Thank you
♦ You’re welcome
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♦ Please
♦ I’m sorry sincerely
♦ Our friendship is greater than our fights
♦ Please let me know if I can be of help to you

Empathy, I feel you

Theodore Roosevelt argues that “No one cares how much you know until
they know how much you care”. Empathy is sharing, understanding, and caring.
When you share the feelings or emotions of someone you will understand what he
or she is going through then you will start to care.

Empathy is the last attitude that you will learn from this module.
Contemporary researchers identified two types of empathy; first is the affective
empathy it refers to the sensations and feelings you get in response to others’
emotions. Example: you saw your friend crying because he/she failed in his/her
major subject, upon seeing him/her that way you felt something inside you as if
you are feeling what your friend is feeling, you are directly affected by the feeling
you saw. The second type is cognitive empathy, which refers to your ability to
identify and understand other peoples’ emotions. This type of empathy calls for
you to not necessarily feel how a person is feeling but understand that persons’
feelings.

You might ask if empathy is the same with sympathy, well the answer is no,
although both have some similarities. When you lose someone you love many
would say to you “I am sorry for your loss” they are sympathizing. Only few would
tell you “I feel you” this phrase tells you that they have experienced the same
experience as you did, they are empathizing with you.

I DARE YOU

Activity 1
Instructions:
● Your class will be divided into four groups, each group will be given time to
think of a group game they want to play.
● Your group game must be with the use of a ball. The ball will be provided to
you.
● After which, you will be given 30 minutes to play the game according to
how you decided it.
● You will start and end the game as soon as you hear the whistle of your
teacher.

Processing:
Feel:
● How do you find the activity?
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● Are you happy with your performance? Why?

Think:
● Do you always feel respected and listened to? Why?
● Have you ever experienced situations where you felt excluded because
of who you are?
● How did you react to particular situations?
● What lessons can you draw from the activity?
Act:
● What can you do to include others and make them feel respected?
● What concrete changes could you make to encourage everyone to
perform the activity fairly and with respect?

Activity 2
Instructions:
● With the same group as in activity 1, you will be given a scenario to work on.
● Your teacher will provide role play cards for you to draw.
● You will be given 15 minutes to work on the scenario, a minimum of 3 minutes
and a maximum of 5 minutes to role play.
● Your task is to read the scenario and decide as to how you are going to
dramatize it.
● You will be assessed according to the following criteria:

1. Characterization – 20 points
2. Creativity – 15 points
3. Content – 10 points
4. Proper blocking – 5 points

Processing:
Feel:
● How did you find the activity?
Think:
● Why is it important to express who you are and what you think?
Act:
● How can you use this activity to raise awareness in your community?

BOTTOM LINE

1. What makes a person who advocates and practices excellence with stronger
character very successful?

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2. How do you demonstrate “galling, gawi, gawa and gana” in your chosen
program (Engineering, Architecture, Teacher Education, Business, IT)

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3. From the core values, action values and 4Gs, how would you describe a UMian
student or graduate?

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