This is advice for Grade8-12 students who are facing a lot of challenges and need to be mentored in life.

1. ADOLESCENCE
According to Piaget the Formal operational stage is from about eleven years upwards which is supposed
to be the adolescence stage. During early adolescence, the child may “change gear’ to the level of
formal operations. At this level, children may engage in more abstract thinking, for instance they may
engage in substance abuse or peer pressure as a consequence they make wrong decisions which may
impact them negatively. Thus, they may be able to think about ‘if …then…’ situations that involve abstract
relations.
The role of social context in formal operational thinking is more important than it is in any other stage.
Although people may be in the adolescence stage, they still need concrete examples and illustrations to
help them understand abstract relationships.
In all Piagetian stages, children do not suddenly move from one ‘gear’ into another- from one stage into
the next. They move gradually, and at their own pace. Thus, some abstract thinking is always
possible, particularly in the later concrete operational stage which is from about seven to about eleven
years. Equally, some concrete operational thinking will always continue right through adulthood.
At this stage students want to think independently from their parents, thus they want to make their own
decisions such as making a chose of who they are, what they want , where they are going and out of it all
keeping time for all the things you have to do.

2. How well do you know yourself?
my needs and values are…
My personality is…
My interests are…
my abilities are…

3. QR (Quick Responds ) Code
Students can scan this QR code to easily access the time
management work . This QR code is a greater way to ‘go
deeper’ into student work especially when working on
projects. By scanning the this QR code image through a
mobile device, information can be accessed including
text.

4. Every person plays many roles in life. The most important are: family, personal
relationships, spiritual, social, career, financial, education, and physical. Compromise of
any of these will eventually compromise the others. Effective time management will
allow you to feel positive and achieve a state of balance and harmony in mind, body
and soul.
Here is an example of a time pie chart you can draw up your own to be able to manage
your time effectively.
TIME PIES
School
Friends/family
Sleep
hobbies/other
Time Management

5. Once you leave school, you will spend most of your life studying, at work
and earning a living. So it is important that you find a career that will suit
you, your abilities and interests. Finding the right career means finding one
that will make you happy.
Something we do not always realize is that our future starts here. Once you
have chosen a career, remember that career planning is an ongoing process.
So the sooner you start planning your career and exploring different
options, the better equipped you will be for your future.
The first step: Know yourself
From the activity you have done of what is your personality, abilities, needs
and values, You will be able to know who you are.
CAREER GUIDANCE