NSTP- CWTS 1 others.

These people become the ones that

MODULE 2: HUMAN BEHAVIOR: HONESTY you not only want to influence but be
influenced by. The company we keep and
LEARNING surround ourselves with help to define

OBJECTIVES
After studying this module, I as a teacher should
be able to:

 identify the concept of Honesty

 understand the importance of our outlook on life, as well as lift us
this human behavior; Honesty to places we couldn’t have arrived at entirely
 evaluate the benefits of being by our own efforts.
honest

TOPIC ACTIVATING
OUTLINE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

HONESTY
HONESTY IS THE FIRST
Lesson 1: The meaning of Honesty
CHAPTER IN THE BOOK OF
Lesson 2: The Importance of having
a Honest behavior WISDOM
Lesson 3: The Benefits of Honesty
in different Aspects
HUMAN BEHAVIOR:
HONESTY
OVERVIEW
Honesty Helps You Find the Answers You’re
Looking For
Honesty cuts through red tape,
distraction, frustration and indecision.
Honesty gets you where you want to go
faster because you live how you really feel.
You may not always know what you want in
your future — whether that’s one month, six
months or two years from now — but your
intuition will give you a feel for what is in
harmony with your heart. [Link]

Honest intentions in speech and Honesty is defined as fairness and

action gain the attention and respect of straightforwardness of conduct. Synonyms
include sincerity, integrity and
trustworthiness. They're all good qualities to a response and remain silent for the
find in a person and certainly worthwhile to designated amount of time.)
learn. Honesty is going to take you places in
life that you never could have dreamed and Tools and resources: Online resources,
it’s the easiest thing you can practice in video, laptop, sheet of papers
order to be happy, successful and fulfilled.
Honesty is part of the foundation of my core
values and principles. Honesty cuts through LESSON 2: THE
deception and knifes its way through deceit IMPORTANCE OF
and lies. Honesty leads to a fulfilling, free
HONESTY
life.

Honesty is not just about telling the

truth. It’s about being real with yourself and
others about who you are, what you want
and what you need to live your most
authentic life. Honesty promotes openness,
empowers us and enables us to develop
consistency in how we present the facts.
Honesty sharpens our perception and allows
us to observe everything around us with
clarity.

LEARNING
ACTIVITY 1
Reflection on HONESTY
[Link]
Objective: This activity would be particularly
relevant for supporting student progress Being honest isn't always easy,
towards learning outcomes with declarative otherwise we'd all do it all the time,
but there are fi ve main reasons why
knowledge.
honesty is important:
Task: Students are assigned to a question
that requires them to apply, summarize, 1) Without honesty there is no
explain or identify etc. an important aspect foundation for a lasting or enjoyable
of the information just presented. After relationship in any context, whether
asking the question, wait 10 to 15 seconds that be with a family member, friend or
before asking for volunteers, or calling on a romantic interest. Honesty is a voice
randomly selected student to respond. (It for love that builds trust. Without it,
may be useful to provide a visual clue for even 'I love you' becomes a lie in itself
students identifying that after posing the and there's no real security in the
question you would like to them to consider relationship.
2) People can't read your mind. Being may be painful, it is still usually less
honest doesn't just mean telling the painful when delivered honestly than
truth about factual information, but when it is wrapped in deception.
also about the way you're feeling. If Holding back on it or lying to cover it
you were hurt by something someone only causes people to feel betrayed as
did, they may not even realize unless well as hurt, and to then question why
you are honest with them about how it you weren't just honest with them in
affected you. If instead you hide the the fi rst place.
way you feel, then you disempower the
other person from doing something 5) Being honest improves the
about the problem and refuse the relationship and saves us from having
relationship the opportunity to grow. to live a lie. Lies rarely come on their
They may also feel hurt if they realize own: one will usually be needed to
you were upset with them but said cover another until it spirals out of
nothing, or if they know you're not control. This becomes complicated for
being honest with them about the way the one who started it and confusing
you feel. All of these festers and for the one receiving it. More than that,
damages the relationship, while on the living a lie is hard work. It means not
other hand, being honest about your being yourself or enjoying
feelings can bring healing, solve a relationships, and that is not
problem, renew hope and foster good comfortable for anyone. On the other
communication.  hand, while being honest about
diffi cult situations may be
3) When people don't know the truth, uncomfortable at fi rst, if it can be
they will try and guess it. That is, not worked through, the relationship is
being honest about something causes strengthened, trust is built and love is
people to try and fi gure out what deepened. 
you're not saying, or what the truth
actually is. This breeds gossip, which The best relationships are the ones
can then foster more lies and with honesty. It may mean diffi cult
deception that other people may talks and awkward confrontations, but
mistake as truth. Finally, this causes being honest also means better
many more people to feel hurt and relationships with others and with
betrayed when the truth is fi nally yourself.
revealed, all of which could be avoided
if honesty was applied in the fi rst
instance. Open this link on mindset for a more detailed
explanation: [Link]
4) People are usually more hurt by the
concealment of the truth than by the LEARNING
truth itself. Some people lie because ACTIVITY 2
they're afraid the truth will get them in
trouble or cause another pain, but REFLECTION PAPER
more often than not, while the truth
Objective: Write and identify the key ideas  Lies to make ourselves look
and importance of Honesty in their own way better might include exaggerations,
of living. embellishments, and flat-out tall-
tales we tell to others, and
Task: Write and list down all the key ideas ourselves, to make ourselves feel
related to the importance of Honesty. better about our inadequacies.
When you're unhappy about
Tools and resources: Sheets of paper and something, it's much easier to fill it
pen. in with lies than tell the truth.
 We lie to peers we think are better
than us, because we want them to
respect us as we respect them.
Unfortunately, being dishonest is
disrespectful in the long run. Give
Lesson 3: The Benefits of people more credit for their ability
Honesty in Different Aspects to empathize and understand you
on a deeper level.
 Lies that avoid
embarrassment might include lies
I. BEING HONEST TO OTHERS told to cover up bad behaviors,
transgressions, or any activity we're
not proud of. If your mom found a
pack of cigarettes in your jacket,
you might lie and say that they're
your friends to avoid punishment.
 We lie to authoritative figures to
avoid embarrassment and
punishment, including ourselves.
When we've done something we
feel guilty about, lies are told to
eliminate the guilt, avoid the
punishments, and get back to the
objectionable behavior we're forced
to lie about. It's a vicious cycle.

1. Figure out why you lie and who you lie

to. We've all lied at one time or another, to
different people, to ourselves, and for
different reasons. But coming up with a
systematic plan for becoming more honest
will be difficult unless you try to define those
reasons and those people for yourself.
 comparing ourselves to others, any
inadequacies can be most-easily overcome
with a quick and creative lie. If you stop
feeling competitive with others and give
yourself the value you deserve, you won't
feel the need to lie to bring yourself up,
because you're already up!

 Forget what you think other people

want to hear from you. Give other
people the benefit of the doubt, and
assume that they're not running
"game" on you, or being
manipulative. Speak from your
heart and tell the truth, without even
the slightest bit of concern about
whether or not it will make you look
[Link] "bad." People respect honesty, even
when the truth is uncomfortable.
2 Anticipate behaviors that will make you
 Let your honesty impress people, not
feel guilty. To break the chain of
your exaggeration. Lots of
embarrassment and lying, it's important to
dishonesty results from attempts to
learn to anticipate things that you'll likely
impress our peers with elaborate
feel guilty about in the future, and avoid
tales that will one-up everyone else
those behaviors. When you lie, you're
at the table. If you're unable to
covering up some uncomfortable truth
contribute to the round of
that's more easily couched in a lie. You can
anecdotes about European travel,
either get comfortable with the truth, or
just listen quietly and wait until the
abandon the behavior that makes you
subject changes, instead of making
embarrassed.
up a ruse about your study-abroad
 If you smoke cigarettes, you won't in Majorca.
have to lie if everyone knows it's
true. Own up to it. If a behavior is 4 Accept the consequence and
un-own-upable, it's probably best to decide to face them. Sometimes, it's
avoid it. It would be humiliating for better to own up to lies, to deceits,
your partner to find out that you had and to prior behaviors that you're
an inappropriate relationship with a embarrassed about, rather than
coworker, but you won't have to lie continue weaving an elaborate web
if you don't do it. of lies. It can be liberating and
 extremely healthy to come clean.
3. Stop comparing yourself to Even if there will be some
others. Sometimes we lie to make ourselves consequences at the end of the
seem bigger and better than we really are. admission, it'll be the honest
Because we're constantly competing and consequences that you deserve.
 5 Do things that make you feel say. Sometimes, we feel a burning
pride. You don't have to lie if you feel urge in our guts to make ourselves be
good about yourself! Surround heard. Telling off a rude roommate,
yourself with caring, understanding confronting your spouse, or arguing
people who will respect you for who with a teacher can all seem like
you are. Do things that give you moments that require our complete
pleasure and that make you feel and uncorked honesty, but pulling out
proud of yourself. the stopper can be a quick way to
sour relationships and say things you
 Getting super-drunk every night don't actually mean. To avoid over-
might make you feel good for a sharing, try to figure out the
couple hours, giving you pleasure, difference between things that you
but the ice-pick in your brain the need to say because another person
next morning at work will have you needs to hear it, and things that you
feeling embarrassed and guilty want to say to make yourself feel
when you can't make it into work. better.
Take care of yourself, mentally and  Someone else needs to know if
physically. Don't do things you're they're missing something that
embarrassed to do. will cause them physical or
emotional harm, or if they're doing
6 Avoid situations in which you'll something that's affecting other
have to lie for others. Be wary when people in the same way. Your
someone tells you something in roommate might need to know
confidence that you know that you that their excessive drinking is
should share with someone else making you uncomfortable in your
(e.g., knowledge of a crime, a lie, or a own house, but not that you think
harmful act against another). a new date is "trashy."
Hearing such information puts you in  You might want to say something in
a difficult position, especially when a fit of anger or high emotion that,
the truth eventually emerges and upon reflection, you might be able
reveals to the affected person that to couch in a more friendly way. In
you knew all along. the middle of an argument about
a lackluster relationship, you may
 If someone begins a sentence with
want to say, "You're gaining
"Don't tell so-and-so about this,
weight and now I'm not attracted
okay?" be prepared to offer your
to you," and this might be
own disclaimer: "If it's something
important for your spouse to hear
that I'd want to know about were I
in some ways, though not in
them, then please don't tell me. I
others. However, "I think we could
don't want to be responsible for
be healthier" puts the same
anyone's secrets but my own."
sentiment in the language of
something your spouse needs to
7 Distinguish between what the
know, in a much more polite way.
person you are conversing with
needs to know and what you want to
 8 Exercise tact. Everyone likes a strengths and weaknesses in a notebook,
straight-shooter, but sometimes a not to take stock of your self-worth, but to
straight-shooter's aim can be off by a find things to improve and to celebrate your
couple inches. Consider the effect of achievements.
your words and learn to rephrase  Identify your strengths. What are you good
possibly-offensive or uncomfortable at? What do you do better than most
language. Learn to volunteer people you know? What do you
appropriate opinions contribute to daily life? What are proud
of? In what ways are you better than you
 Use "I" statements when sharing once were?
uncomfortable truths. When you're  Identify your weaknesses. What
sharing your opinions and truths embarrasses you about yourself? What
with others, try to keep your could you do better? Have you gotten
honesty tamed. Focus on talking worse at something specific, over the
about your feelings, and your years?
opinions, to stay respectful of
others. 2 Confront the things about yourself that
 Try to add the phrase "In my you dislike. A big source of dishonesty in
experience..." or "Personally, I've our lives comes from an unwillingness to
observed that..." at the beginning, confront the things about ourselves that
or end it with "...but that's just my we're ashamed of, embarrassed about, or
observation/experience, that might just plain disgusted by. Without dwelling on
not be how things are everywhere". them, try to define them honestly.
 Learn to listen quietly while others  Maybe you always hoped to have
are speaking, even if you disagree published that debut novel by the time
with what they're saying, or feel the you turned 30, a goal that's no closer
need to dissent. When you take a now than it was 5 years ago. Maybe you
turn to speak, they'll offer you the know you need to get in shape, but find
same courtesy, making the it easier to keep up the same old routine.
exchange both more honest and Maybe your relationship is stale and
more comfortable. you're unhappy in it, but can't bring
yourself to make any considerable
II. Being Honest With Yourself changes.
 As much as you can, try to eliminate
1 Give yourself an objective appraisal. It's excuses from your mind. It doesn't
important to look in the proverbial mirror matter why this particularly
every now and then and take stock of how uncomfortable truth about you is so,
you feel. What do you like about yourself? because you can't go back into the past
What do you need to work on? It's possible to change it. You can, however, change
to build up elaborate psychological barriers your behavior now and start making
that force us into dishonest behaviors, yourself happier.
opinions, and activities that could be 3 Create opportunities for yourself to
avoided by giving ourselves an objective improve. From your list of strengths and
appraisal. Write down a list of your weaknesses, try to identify specific areas for
 improvement, and specific ways that you 1 Don't add color to your stories. One all-
might improve yourself. too-tempting and common little lie is in
filling in extra details to make a story more
 What was necessary for your strengths to entertaining. It can be tempting to make it a
become strengths? What did you do that bear that wandered into your campsite,
you're especially proud of? In what way rather than a raccoon, but you might be
could that truth inform your desire to setting a precedent that opens up reasons
improve some of your weaknesses? and opportunities for more lies. Let the truth
 What threatens your ability to improve be the truth and be as honest as possible.
yourself? Are these threats external, like a
lack of funds necessary to buy a gym 2 Get creative with "white lies." We've all
membership and lose a few pounds, or been there, when someone asked
internal, like a lack of desire to research something dreaded, like: "Do I look fat in
DIY weight-loss options? this?" or "Is Santa Claus real?" Sometimes,
4 Take action. When you decide to act, we feel we must lie to make someone else
carry through with your decision. Lying to feel better, or to lessen the blow or some
yourself is easy. It's easy to come up with a uncomfortable truth, but the choice between
couple hundred reasons not to do being honest and lying isn't always a choice
something you don't want to do. That's why between A and B.
we let it happen so often! Make it hard on  Emphasize the positive. Shift the focus
yourself. When you decide to end a away from what, in all honesty, you think
relationship, or start working, start doing it. is negative. Instead of saying "No, I don't
Make it happen. Now. Don't wait until you think you look good in those pants" say
come up with a litany of reasons that it's "They're not as flattering as the black
"not the right time." When you make a dress—that dress really looks amazing
decision, set it in motion. on you. Have you tried it on with those
 Make it easy on yourself to be successful stockings you wore to my cousin's
in accomplishing your improvements. wedding last year?"
Set up a risk-and-reward exchange when  Keep some opinions to yourself. It might
you accomplish a daunting task, like be true that you're not crazy about the
buying yourself that new guitar after cowboy-themed restaurant and bar that
ending your ugly relationship, or treating your best friend wants to visit on her
yourself to a vacation after losing a only night in town, but it's not
couple pounds. necessarily "honest" to share that
 Accomplish your tasks with digital aid: you opinion. What you want is to serve the
can sign up with Skinny-Text to receive greater good of the evening–you've only
exercise reminders on your phone, or got one night together!–to keep fun
even consider using Pact, which will moving forward. Instead of saying, "I
charge you a specific amount of money don't like this place. Let's go somewhere
if you choose not to exercise. else," say "Although it's not my favorite
place, I want to do what you want to do.
Let's make it awesome."
Avoiding Unnecessary Lies
 Deflect the question. If your child wants to
know if Santa Claus is real, tell them
 you're not sure, and engage them. Ask and contrast different approaches noted in the
them what seems to be true for them: lesson.
"What do you think? What do kids say at
Tools and resources: Reading references
school?" You don't have to decide
between a flat-out lie and the total truth. [Link]
The real world is more complicated than
that. Congratulations! You can now proceed to
 the module that would guide you in having
3 Stay silent if you need to. If you're in a honesty as a human behavior!
tense situation, in which getting honest
would disrupt everyone's mood and
happiness, it's not necessarily dishonest to
remain silent. If you've got the option of
staying out of it, stay out of it. It takes SUMMARY
courage to stay silent in an awkward
situation sometimes.
 Choose the high road. In a disagreement, Let us see if you can remember the main
more opinions don't make the issue points raised in this lesson. Below is a
easier to untangle, necessarily. You summary of these points:
don't have to tell a white lie to get an
argument to end, nor do you need to
continue dropping truth-bombs. Stay out Better Health
of petty disagreements entirely, rather
than reigniting the flame. Honesty and seeking the truth is always the
way to go. Honesty engenders confidence,
faith, empowers our willpower and
represents us in the best way for others to
LEARNING see and witness our example. Honesty
ACTIVITY 3 improves our vitality. In an honesty
experiment conducted by two University of
Notre Dame professors, results showed that
Objective: Examine their own individual telling the truth is good for our health:
concept on how to apply this kind of human
behavior Telling the truth when tempted to lie can
significantly improve a person’s mental and
Task: Rate your own!!! HONESTY SURVEY physical health, according to a “Science of
Honesty” study.
Provide students with access to a text (e.g.,
journal article, blog, multimedia presentation).
The questions could be provided for personal
Respectable, admired behavior is always
reflection, they could be presented in the form of
an online quiz (weighted or unweighted) or
carried out with honesty. Telling the truth
survey. The questions might ask student to list and backing it up with actions show respect
advantages and disadvantages, or to compare for what’s right and an esteem for ethical
and moral integrity. Honesty is one of the
key components to character and one of the [Link]
most admired traits of any successful,
[Link]
responsible person.
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Honesty leads to a fulfilling, free [Link]

life. Honesty is not just about telling the
truth. It's about being real with yourself
and others about who you are, what you
want and what you need to live your
most authentic life. ... Honesty sharpens
our perception and allows us to observe
everything around us with clarity.

An emotionally intelligent person is a person

of impeccable integrity and honesty;
someone who can perceive and recognize
the quality of honesty in another. Business
transactions and the everyday transactions
of human relations must be carried out with
a code of trust and honesty or else
everything will break down.

To be educated is to be free

It’s important to watch the film through the

lens of the time it was made in. Then,
illiteracy was still a serious problem in
Western countries, and both the educational
system and the family model were still very
much controlled by a certain way of thinking
— unmovable and inflexible in many cases.
In certain corners of society it is still present,
but in many others it has been transformed.

REFERENCES
Prepared by:

KRIS ANN B. RAGOS

Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences

JOE REY E. LOCQUIAO

Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences