Personal Development Course for Seniors

Study Notes

This course aims to help senior high school students understand their developmental stage, themselves, and the important people around them as they make career decisions.

At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to describe their actual and ideal selves.
Learners will be able to identify their characteristics, including strengths, weaknesses, talents, and habits.

The inventory includes sections for Human Relations, Intelligence, Character, Communications, and Maturity.
Students are to copy the table and input their scores.
A scoring scale is included (0=very weak, 1=weak, 2=somewhat weak/somewhat strong, 3=strong, 4=very strong)
Students are to answer questions about their self-concept using the grading scale.

Students should reflect on and answer questions about self-perceived strengths, weaknesses, and areas where they need development.
Other people's perceptions of you (social image) may differ from your self-image (real image).
- Students should be aware of any discrepancies between their self-perception and others'.
It's important to know how to build on strengths and address weaknesses.
The 'ideal self' is an idealized image one has developed over time, based on learning and experiences.
The 'actual self' is who one is in reality; it is the image others perceive.

Students will examine their actual and ideal selves.
Self-concept is shaped by experiences, what others say (about you), and what you say (about yourself).

Personal effectiveness involves understanding one's strengths and weaknesses, and managing one's resources (talents, skills, energy, time) to achieve life goals.
Key personal effectiveness skills that make achieving goals easier and less costly include:
- Determination
- Self-Confidence
- Persistence
- Stress Management
- Problem-solving skills
- Creativity
- Generating ideas

Students need to complete a performance task by describing their actual self and their ideal self 10 years from now.
This involves 2 components: describing the actual self and describing the ideal self.
Both descriptions need 10 or more sentences.