The course is intended to facilitate the exploration of the issues and concerns regarding self and identity to arrive at a better understanding of one’s self. It strives to meet its goal by stressing the integration of the personal with the academic – contextualizing matters discussed in the classroom and in the everyday experiences of students –making for better learning, generating an new appreciation for the learning process, and developing a more critical and reflective attitude while enabling them to manage and improve their selves to attain a better quality of life.
The course is divided into three major parts: The first part seeks to understand the construct of self from various disciplinal perspectives: philosophy, sociology, anthropology and psychology – as well as the more traditional division between the East and the West – each seeking to provide answer to difficult but essential question – “What is the Self?”. And raising, among others, the question: “Is there even a construct of the Self?”. The second part explores some of the various aspects that make up the self; such as the biological and material up to and including the more recent Digital Self. The third and final part identifies three areas of concerns for young students: learning, goal setting, and managing stress. It also provides for the more practical application of the concepts discussed in this course and enables them the hands-on experience of developing self-help plans for self-regulated learning, goal setting and self care.
This course includes mandatory topics on Family Planning and Population Education. (CMO No.20, s.2013)
- Teacher: Abigail Abanilla