Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION VII – CENTRAL VISAYAS
Schools Division of Cebu Province

QUARTER 2, WEEK 8
2020-2021

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Name _ Grade/Section Date _
School _ _ District _ _

MELC
COMPETENCY CODE

Share insights that make him/her realize the EsP-PD11/12IOPD-IIh-i-14.2

importance of personal development in making a
career decision as adolescent.

A. Readings/Discussions

I. CHOOSE YOUR CAREER FIRST – NOT YOUR COLLEGE

Approximately 80 percent of college freshmen have not declared a college major.

Fifty percent of those who have declared a major will switch during college. Seventy percent of
all college students will change their major.
These numbers prove that students are not being turned into who they are before
making major decisions – a costly mistake. Most parents who have saved for college plan on
their child graduating in four years. What are the chances that a student who changes majors
over and over or transfers schools will graduate in four years? Simply put: It’s not possible.

Your College Roadmap

The typical student embarks on the college search by first choosing the college
they love, then a major, and finally choosing a corresponding career path. Students should
instead embark on their journey with the end in mind -a future career. Instead of focusing on the
four years spent in college, turn your attention to the 40+ years you will work after graduation.
The college roadmap should be tailored to the individual student. Students should
first ask themselves, “What am I wired to do?” While there’s not one simple answer to this
question, conscientiously dialing into one’s personality allows one to easily identify what they are
not wired to do. From there they can consult sites like the Bureau of Labor and Statistics’
Occupational Outlook Handbook and O*Net Online to categorize job prospects accordingly.
Students should hone in on career possibilities that satisfy their individual needs and interests. In
that regard, the Birkman Assessment tool can be helpful since it identifies 77 personality scores.
When personality data corresponds to a student’s academic profile, the results can be profound.

The Back-Up Plan

Once potential careers are established, students should back up to the majors that
feed to these careers and research colleges that are respected in those fields. Sometimes it’s
one major-as is the case with teaching or engineering-but often there are several options that
feed into a given career. On the college-bound journey, career needs to be at the forefront of
each student’s choice of major. Choosing career first is actually an investment in college savings,
since knowing upfront where your degree path will take you can save a lot of time and money.

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B. Exercises

Exercise 1: The Importance of Personal Development

Directions: Write your insights that will show your realization on the importance of personal
development in making a career decision as an adolescent.

Exercises 2: “Realtalk” with My Preferred Career Practitioners

Directions: Do a background research on three of your preferred career in the future.
interview
those individuals who hold such jobs. Find out the following information from the interview:
1. What job title or position title that the interviewee?
2. How and Where she/he attain his/her academic qualifications?
3. What skills, knowledge, and abilities that make him/her succeed in the said career?
4. What are the difficulties and challenges she/he encounter along the achievement of the
career?
5. What strategies that she/he made in order to cope and sustain his/her career?

Career 1 Career 2 Career 3

Questions

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C. Assessment / Application / Outputs
Directions: Answer the following questions comprehensively.

1. Which among the three career preference do you think fits to your personality?
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2. Have you already choose the college/university where you will pursue your ambition?
How will you achieve it?
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3. What skills, knowledge, and abilities you are confident of, to achieve your goal?
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4. What difficulties and challenges that you foresee that might hinder you to attain your goal?
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5. What strategies that you are going to make in order to reach for your success?
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D. Enrichment / Reinforcement Activity/ies

Directions: Make a slogan that will encourage you everyday to achieve your goal in life. (Rubrics will
be provided by the subject teacher)

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Name _ Grade/Section Date _
School _ _ District _ _

MELC
COMPETENCY CODE

Construct a creative visualization of his/her personal

development through of the various stages he/she
EsP-PD11/12IOPD-IIj-14.3
went through, stressors, influences, and decision-
making points, and a personal profile analysis.

A. Readings/Discussions

I. YOUR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT: YOU’RE NEVER TOO YOUNG TO

CLARIFY YOUR LIFE GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS

What’s your life mission? It’s not an easy question to answer, but an important one. You
can talk about your aspirations and goals all day, but when you write them down, they become,
well, more real. It’s a starting point to living the life you want. When you write a personal mission
statement, you’re clarifying what you want to accomplish and how, and committing to it.
Businesses and nonprofit organizations develop mission statements for the same reason.
What is a personal mission statement?
Most students, and adults, don’t realize the importance of writing their personal mission
statements. It’s more than just your goals. Your mission statement will help you sort out your
priorities and how you want to live your life. It may include short-term and long-term goals, or life-
long aspirations. It becomes a guide and provides direction, which comes from you, not
someone else.
There’s no right or wrong way to approach your personal mission statement, or what it
should include. Everyone’s is going to be different. What’s important is to write it down. Topics
your personal mission statement may include:
 Education
 Career
 Personal attributes, such as honesty, loyalty and dedication
 Family and personal relationships
 How you want to live your life
 Sports
 Faith and spirituality
 Community service
II. Sample Personal Mission Statements:
 Benjamin Franklin opted for a list of concepts and then wrote his thoughts about each to
form his mission statement. “Temperance: Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
Order: Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve...”

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  Gandhi wrote his mission statement using active phrases such as “I will” or “I shall. “...I
shall not bear ill will toward anyone. I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. I shall
conquer untruth by truth...”

B. Exercises
Exercise 1: Personal Mission Statement
Directions: Finalize your personal mission statement. It may include the following information:
 Your name.
 Your overall statement.
 Who inspires you and why.
 What qualities you want to obtain.
 What roles you play and how you want to be known in those roles.
 Specific goals you have.
 Beliefs that you hold.
 Anything else you might want to focus on.

Exercises 2: Personal Development: Hindsight and Foresight

Directions: Write an essay on your journey through this course on Personal Development. How
have you changed since the beginning of this semester? What have you learned about
yourself? What activities and reading were most useful to you? What can you do in order to
continue your personal development after this course?

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C. Assessment / Application / Outputs

Directions: Make a comic strips of your successful life starting today until 20 years later. (Rubrics
shall be provided by the subject teacher).

Title

1 2

3 4

5 6

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D. Enrichment / Reinforcement Activity/ies

Directions: Make your pledge of Commitment to practice and apply in real life situations the
Knowledge and guidance that you have acquired from this subject. This will summarized your
learning's from the topics tackled.

I, _ , do hereby solemnly pledge and commit myself to

sustain my abilities and interests in the career of my choice.

I promise to engage my energy, resources, and strength in pursuing my own success.

I promise to pursue high academic standards and will always strive to get good grades.
When I encounter obstacles that affect my career choice, I promise to talk to my parents/
guardians and teachers. I will never give up.

I promise to (express your commitment to pursue your chosen track/strand for the fulfillment of
your career choice) _

I impose upon myself this commitment without mental reservation or purpose of evasion.
So help me God.

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Name and Signature of Student

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Name and Signature of Parents

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References:

Personal Development. Learner’s Manual. Department of Education Republic of the Philippines.

First Edition 2016.

Personal Development. Teacher’s Guide. Department of Education Republic of the Philippines.

First Edition 2016

Career Guidance Manual for Teachers. Department of Education Republic of the Philippines.

Prepared by: Edited by:

MELCHOR B. VALE _

Reviewed by:

GUIDE

For the Teacher:

The activities given in this Self-Learning Home Task is designed for the
learners’ personalized answers based on their real experiences,
observations, and knowledge. In doing so, the teacher has the options on
how to give merits to their respective answers.

For the Learner:

The readings were chosen which is suited to the most essential learning
competency in the subject. Read and comprehend this Self-Learning
Home Task carefully in order for you to have a better understanding of the
topic and you will be able to do the activities at your own pace.

For the Parent/

Home Tutor:
This Self-Learning Home Task was crafted to facilitate your child’s learning
at their own pace. Please guide them especially in handling their time
properly in order to attain success of the whole learning process.