2. Learning Objectives:
1. Determine the basic aspects of an individual;
2. Demonstrate suggested ways in accepting others;
3. Formulate home/school policies that promote respect for individual
differences; and
4. Appreciate actions or behaviors that accept individual differences.
3. Suggested Total Time Allotment: 120 Minutes
(Weeks 2 and 3 )
Materials Needed:
• Clean sheet of paper
• Bond paper
• Ballpen
• Coloring materials
4. Introduction (Week 2 )
In this module, you will have a better understanding about your role in
promoting respect for individual differences. This aims to give you an
opportunity to view other’s perspectives and feelings. Accepting
attitude and openness to other’s unique characteristics will help you to
have healthy relationships.
Go on board and celebrate everyone’s individuality!
5. Let’s Try This
Observation of Other’s Uniqueness
1. Copy the following table on a clean sheet of paper.
2. Think of three (3) different persons who are similar in a certain
aspect that you would like to observe for this activity. Example: 3
famous personalities (singers, dancers, inventors, politicians,
artists).
3. Write their names and describe them using the options in each
column. Use your best judgment on them.
4. Write your answers to the processing questions after.
7. Processing Questions:
1. Were you able to fill out all related descriptions for each person?
Which of the descriptions is the most observable?
2. What is the most difficult description to observe? Explain.
3. What can you say about the differences that you observed among
these three persons?
8. Let’s Explore This
Showing Support for Others
Copy the following table on a sheet of paper. How will you support
others in the given situations? Write your answer in each column.
11. Processing Questions:
1. What do you notice with your answers?
2. Which of the situations is the most difficult to handle or manage?
Explain.
3. What type of support or help is the easiest to provide? Explain.
4. What have you realized after doing this activity?
12. Keep in Mind
In dealing with others, we must recognize that we are all different from
one another. Though we may have similarities in terms of preferences,
taste, physical appearance, style and many more, we still have our
distinctions and uniqueness which make us special in different ways.
13. Keep in Mind
Our individuality comes with our unique attributes and characteristics.
Some can easily be seen physically while some can be manifested
through actions and behavior which may indicate values and
personalities.
14. Keep in Mind
There is harmony in diversity and we can all keep it that way if we learn
to accept one another as we are.
There are healthy ways to deal with our individual differences which
would work for everyone’s advantage. Here are some:
15. Healthy Ways to Deal with our
Individual Differences
a. Accept that we are all different. Don’t assume that your preferences
would always be the same as those of your peers or friends. Of course
there are similarities among you but all have different stories to tell
that affect the way you see things. You may have different beliefs,
culture, values, and even interest, and you cannot force anybody to be
exactly the same as you. Remember, even twins have differences.
16. Healthy Ways to Deal with our
Individual Differences
b. Use your similarities with other people to strike a harmonious
relationship with them. While you acknowledge that people are
different from another, there are also commonalities which you may
take advantage to establish positive relationship with them. At this
point in time, you might have found the right people who can be your
good friends, who can inspire you to strive harder, and who can be your
role model.
17. Healthy Ways to Deal with our
Individual Differences
c. Be open-minded with others. You can always learn from the
experiences of your friends and peers and they can also do the same
with you. The manner they overcome life challenges and how they
impact their living could be your insights to improve your lifestyle or
even the way you see things around you. You can also learn from their
culture, traditions and values.
18. Healthy Ways to Deal with our
Individual Differences
d. Try to consider where others are coming from. Your family set-up
may be different from what your friends have. People might have
grown up in a province or in a highly urbanized city. There are those
who have a complete set of parents and those that have a single parent
or no parents at all. Additionally, people have different childhood
experiences which greatly affect their attitude and personality now.
There are also those who struggle financially and those who are well
off. Keep in mind that people are coming from different backgrounds
and they act, decide and make choices based on those things
19. Healthy Ways to Deal with our
Individual Differences
e. If your differences with others are getting in the way, try to have a
common ground. You cannot impose your beliefs, values and culture to
others, the same way that they cannot do that to you. However,
instead of trying to prove who’s better and who’s not, you may want to
find an area where you can both improve yourself while learning from
each other. There are differences that are worthy to talk and celebrate,
and there are those that we just accept unconditionally just like in the
second item. There’s no point in comparing people as each of us have
our own potentials and abilities.
20. Healthy Ways to Deal with our
Individual Differences
Always remember that you co-exist with others. There are things that
you cannot control like the people around you but you can always
manage the way you deal with them. The choice is always with you,
either you make the most out of those individual differences and have
a happy life or you make that as your limitations.
21. You Can Do It!
“I Care” Policies
Copy the table below on a separate sheet of paper. Write at least five
policies at home, in school, in the community or online that you
personally do to respect individual differences. Answer the processing
questions after.
23. Processing Questions
1. How do you compare your answers in each column?
2. Given the current situation, how do you intend to practice them?
3. What made you practice such ways to respect individual differences
and care for others?
24.
25. Share Your Thoughts and Feelings
Create a slogan or poster on unconditional acceptance of others and
respect for individual differences. You may post it online or physically in
the most noticeable area at home. Use a short bond paper and coloring
materials.
27. Post Evaluation
Please answer the Post Evaluation through this link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHGgsLM9iWzwCJfTxARHo3cql9db
RgPgj0d2vsW3BCXzuFNw/viewform (it is also forwarded in your gc)
Thank you and stay safe everyone!
Your Guidance Counselor,
Noby C. Apolonio
0927-203-1395
