We can help children develop the thinking, questioning, and designing skills to give them the power to be agents for good in society. As teachers we can sensitize our students and help them learn skills to be agents for good. As teachers, as Christians, or simply as members of the human race it is our birthright, our privilege and obligation to do what we can to improve the conditions in which people live. All people need utensils, clothing, tools, space for living, space for religious expression, and space for social interaction. All people, regardless of culture, have a need for individual identity and for group identity .
Some cultures stress individuality more and others stress group identity more.
These identity values are expressed symbolically in the design of tools, utensils, clothing, houses, places of worship, and public spaces. The arguments and the differences of opinions come when we start to make selections and design applications to meet these needs. As soon as we do something or make something to fulfill our basic needs we are saying something about our values and our beliefs. When we discuss values we find a continuum of opinions and arguments. All cultures value both individuality and conformity .