“Individualistic” and “Collectivistic” Values

That is a big topic, how can I write about that if I have a lot of points to develop. 
I want to start with Value, “Values” as used here includes beliefs, assumptions, and attitudes and the culture refers to the patterns of values and learned behaviors that are transmitted from generation to generation and this values have two elements Individualism and collectivism depending to every culture.  
Individualism is near to the independence and self-sufficient.  The U. S. is an individualist country.  On the other hand, the Asian countries are collectivism because they think of the group, the society, their family instead of one person. 

Table 4. Contrasts in Emphasis between Common Collectivistic and Individualistic Values

Continuum of Values
Collectivistic	Individualistic
Interdependence	Independence
Obligations to others	Individual rights
Rely on group	Self-sufficiency
Adhere to traditional values	True to own values and beliefs
Maintain traditional practices	Continuously improve practices (progress)
Fulfill roles within group	Pursue individual goals/interests
Group achievement	Individual achievement
Competition between groups	Competition between individuals
Group or hierarchical decision-making	Self-determination and individual choice
Shame/guilt due to failing group	Shame/guilt due to individual failure
Living with kin	Independent living
Take care of own	Seek help if needed
Property shared within group	Strong individual property rights
Elders transmit knowledge (often oral)	Individuals seek knowledge (often textual)
Objects valued for social uses	Objects valued for technological uses

On based on this points I was thinking about my self, how I define me, individualist or collectivism.  Sincerely, after pondering this table I found characteristic in both.  I'm a Latin person, however, I think I'm individualist but this individualism helps me improve my group, my family, my religion, my society because I'm collectivism too.  I believe that every person acts for they self-welfare, but in the same way they want to give something to others.  For example, the Chinese School, (and it's the same in all Asia) the students work in a collectivism education, they think in their families, their school, their society, but they work hard because know without this effort they can't improve their lives.  I can understand the system carry them in this way, but they do it for their own life the system obligates them to do it.

                                   

         
I had a Korean Teacher some years ago who told me that in her time in the school she waked up at 5:30 am, 7:30 she was starting the school's day, finish to 5:00 pm and then run to another institute that started to 6:30 pm finishing to 10:30 pm and he came back at home around 00:00 am every day, took a shower, prepared the things to the next day and she needed to study more at home for a time too, and she went to the bed at 1:00 am.  She remembered a famous sentence of this time... "who sleeps more than 4 hours a day does not go to University"... I can't believe in this style of life and least how this school's knowledge doesn't give them the possibility to create and think freely.  
I feel happy to learn the Church Educations System because I know is the correct way to improve our lives... every day I can see the hand of the Lord in this kind of education and how the world is changing unto this style of teaching.  We can think, ponder, create, analyze and be an active participant in our education.  I hope I can give this tools to my students.
I'm individualist but I know that my achievements will help to my family and society because like a member of the Church we know that the salvation is not individuality...