Personal Development

Becoming Capable and

Responsible Adolescent
Prepared for Adult Life
Personal Development
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Title
First Edition, 2020

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Lesson 7 Personal Development: Self-Development –
Identify ways that help one become capable
and responsible adolescent prepared for adult
life
Taking responsibility has been part of our daily living. Even when we are still young, we
were trained by our parents to take some duties. It is in this way that they can raise us well by
helping us become capable to whatever tasks we will be having in the near future and become
very much responsible to whatever obligations we have to take as an individual and as part of a
bigger community.

In this module you will learn more about how you can help yourself become responsible
adolescent in preparation for adulthood.

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master the
nature of Personal Development. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different
learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The
lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you
read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The lesson in this module is about Self-Development. After going through this module, you are
expected to:

Identify ways that help one become capable and responsible adolescent prepared for adult life.

What’s In
Before we proceed any further let us have a quick review on what you have learned in the
previous module. Try to identify the significant people around you by completing the semantic
web below. Be guided by the letters provided in giving the exact word
 What’s New

What if you are placed in each of the situation given below, how would you manage
to triumphantly surpass the challenges of your life? Kindly discuss what actions would you
take to overcome each of the given situations.
Situation 1:
You are studying in public school and currently enrolled as Grade 11 student. Your
mother told you the other day that you are not going to finish Senior High School anymore
because she cannot afford to give you your daily allowance. Your mom’s decision is against
your will. What best move will you do to avoid dropping out from school?
Situation 2:
You are freshmen college student. You are also given the chance for scholarship
grant by being a varsity player. You met a good-looking man/young lady. You immediately
find him/her attractive and wanted to be in a relationship with him/her. How would you
control yourself knowing that you must prioritize your studies well?
Situation 3:
You are a working student and currently at your last year in college. Your adviser
reminded you to concentrate on your study for he will not give any special considerations
to working students to be fair with the other students. How would you manage to meet his
expectations?
What is It
Responsibility
Perhaps you are wondering what the main point of is giving your idea answering
activity in What’s New. It was set for you to see your sense of responsibility intentionally
and primarily over things.
If you have come up with better ideas by weighing things and considering other
matters precisely you have developed a good sense of responsibility. But before we go any
further how we do really define responsibility?
Responsibility is any moral, legal or mental obligation or duty that is directly or
indirectly entrusted to you by the people around from which you are held accountable for
whatever consequences or circumstance that may arrive in the future.
In our community, young children are not given any responsibility at all nor held
responsible for their actions or negative thoughts. It is because they are not yet fully grown
up and cannot understand the consequences of their actions. As a young kid they still
must discover how to deal with the world of an adult by carefully undergoing the long
process. This process takes place through their day to day experiences and/or through
formal education.
As he/she gets older and learned things such as principles and laws that constitute
to being responsible for one’s own actions, he/she is little by little taking a bulk of
responsibility on his/her shoulder. Responsibility is part of growing up.
This means no one can do away with having sets of responsibility. Out of this, we can also
conclude that being responsible is part of every man’s life.
Why Be Capable and Responsible Adolescent
Now that you have understood that responsibility is indeed one of the things that
comprise life, then perhaps you are asking, ‘Why do we need to become responsible as an
individual?’ ‘Why do we have to learn being responsible of our own actions if this will
certainly take place as we grow older?’
Aside from the fact that being responsible helps us become successful in many
aspects of life, we are being taught and trained to develop a great sense of responsibility so
that we will be capable of facing the consequences of our own actions. As they say nobody
can clean our own mess but ourselves alone.
Being capable and responsible adolescent means having a harmonious way of living.
A person who can do his/her own tasks and obligations will definitely gain the appreciation
of the people around him/her. This positive aura will lead him/her become a responsible
person.
Becoming responsible person performing his/her own sets of duties and
accountabilities is not as simple as one two three but as soon as it manifests in one’s
personality it has a greater impact to the community. People who are known for his/her
sense of responsibility also gain positive feedback from his/her colleagues, peers and/or
environment and it can create domino effect. He/she will serve as a concrete example in
his/her community. His/her way of living will become worthy of emulation. Individuals who
are being emulated by the whole community eventually serve as the key for the good
transformation of the society.

Common responsibilities of adolescents

Before becoming a full-grown responsible individual an adolescent like you must be
familiar and have a wider understanding on your sets of responsibilities which have
become the norms for you to be considered a responsible person. Below are some of the
common obligations that are expected from an adolescent like you.
1. Show respect to elders.
Adolescents are the model for the younger generation. Their way of doing
things, manner of dressing up, means of talking to elders are essential for the
younger ones as they look for someone who will serve as their role model. Paying
respect to elders would be one of the most valuable things an adolescent can do in
this critical stage that kids are trying to develop good manners.
2. Take care of the younger ones.
Helping your parents to take care of your younger siblings is like hitting two
birds with one stone. Giving a hand to your parents as you take their part in
babysitting kids in the family is a means of showing respect to them and a training
ground for you to become a loving and caring parents in the future. Preparing
adolescents to become a responsible adult of the future really starts within the family
and it does not cost you a lot of money.
3. Study well.
Studying hard is not your obligation to your family rather it is your personal
responsibility. All this time that you find it difficult to understand why your parents
put a big and heavy burden on your shoulder by forcing you to study harder you
have to realize that they are only extending their
 assistance to you so that as you take your turn in the society you’ll find it easy to
perform your role having the right amount of knowledge facing any and every
challenges that awaits you.
Accepting this obligation and overcoming the challenges of it will give you a
guarantee of living a bright future.
4. Avoid engaging to bad vices.
Along with performing your other personal duties you must also
distance yourself from bad vices and practices. First these activities will surely
mislead you from the principles of your parents and teachings of your school.
Second, engaging to bad vices will consequently draw you away from your dreamed
success and instead you might catch yourself struggling from depression, self-
blaming, tiring stage of self-pity and helpless phase of regrets. In the end, you will
live an unwanted life.
Nobody deserves to live an unhealthy life so start making it your goal to live a
life away from bad vices.
5. Establish a good identify.
Identity is what people seek as they try to take their role in their community.
Living with good identify will help you see all your potentials and love yourself more.
A lot of people will start to like working with you and this would mean learning more.
6. Earn the trust of the people around.
Gaining the trust of the people that surrounds you is the fulfilling result of
creating your own identify. For example, if you are able to give a sense of relief to
others during the time they least expected it you’ll certainly earn their trust and at
times, they won’t be able to do things on their own they seek your aid and rely on
your presence. Being reliable becomes your dominant identity and out of this you
obtain trust from the people around.
Having people’s appreciation is just one of the wonderful effects of being
trustworthy. But aside from this you will find it amazing to do things on your own
because people have sufficient trust on you. Freedom is one of the good
consequences of being trustworthy. You are free to do things on your own, choose
the company you love and take risks on some matters without having to make other
people worry too much.

7. Distinguish good company from bad influence.

Living a happy life is everybody’s dream. For you to achieve
this kind of life as adolescent it is vital for you to learn to distinguish good company
from the bad ones. Even though, you have enough trust from your parents and
advisers you are still encouraged to seek their assistance as you try to identify the
qualities of a good company or people worthy of becoming your closest friends. It is
your level of willpower that helps you concretized your success; however, your choice
of company might hinder your strong will to become successful. Learn to choose your
company well.
8. Know yourself better.
One of the greatest responsibilities of an adolescent like you is to become
completely familiar with yourself. Knowing yourself is being able to identify your
strongest characteristic traits and personality. This includes knowing your likes and
dislikes. Obtaining a comprehensive understanding of your abilities and capabilities
is of great advantage for you to become genuinely responsible and later be a fulfilled
individual.
How to become capable and responsible person in preparation for adult life

Getting teeners ready for their life ahead becomes the duty of the whole society.
There are numbers of suggestions and teachings on how you can really turn into a
responsible individual. Below are some of the common teachings of our parents, advisers,
and/or elders in our community on how we can establish sense of responsibility within
ourselves. Take time to read them.
Know your priority

Putting the most important things at the top of your priority is the best strategy for
you to have a good sense of direction. Having this enables you to identify your goal and
keep your concentration on it.

On the contrary, having too many priorities might give you too much pressure. There
is a big chance that you become anxious on where to begin with or how to start. A young
boy who becomes successful with one simple goal is greater that a man with so many
undelivered plans. Take it easy. Always remember one step at a time.
Have focus

Prioritizing things out leads you to set your eyes to the most important things. This
will maximize your strong determination to accomplish your goals. This will give you a clear
mind and a clear objective as well. Having focused on one thing delivers you from being
efficient in your task/s applying effective strategies. Before you knew it, you have already
maximized your time and you are very much ready to fulfil another task.
Be decisive

Being responsible is equal to being decisive. Decision making is one of the life skills
that teeners must have. Our life depends on how well we decide on things. People most of
the time are afraid of situation where they must critically decide on things. This is because
of their false understanding of being decisive. All this time young people like you thinks
that deciding on things means coming up with the right decision. This idea is quite absurd
for nobody can really say that what you have chosen is the right one. It is only when you
happen to see its impact that you will get to say indeed it was right.

Rather, people must learn that being decisive means being assertive arriving with the
best decision you could come up with by carefully weighing things and considering the logic
implied in the situation. Therefore, before you become decisive you must be assertive first.

Work diligently

For you to claim that you are such a responsible person you must have several
outputs to let people see how responsible person are you. Working with your job is different
from working diligently with your duties.

Taking time to do your work need not to be imposed to you rather you should have
the initiative to do each. Diligently working entails joyful atmosphere and graceful aura. A
lively spirit would always keep you blessed with ton of energy and enthusiasm to work hard
without complaining.
Don’t count at all

A real hard-working person does not count his/her duties instead he/she works with
the goal of finishing all the tasks. This is quite a simple way of becoming responsible but of
equal weight on some other guiding principles on how to become responsible.

This character trait will let you have the right spirit to become responsible individual
and build camaraderie with your colleague developing sense of reliability within you. Later
on, this will give a great amount of circle of friends. On the other hand, when you get used
to counting the task you have finished, and the duties endorsed to you it may appear so
arrogant among your peers.
Stay humble

Having not to count what you have successfully accomplished will help you keep
your feet on the ground. A responsible person need not to boast every now and then.

In some other circumstance, humility may also mean being able to accept your
mistakes and be apologetic. Apologizing for your own flaws and lapses is a clear indication
of humility. Acknowledging your imperfections and apologizing for it is a clear
manifestation that understanding the virtue of sense of responsibility is little by little being
accepted by your system and sets of principles.

Love your duty

Your passion towards the fulfilment of your duties can serve as the fuel that will
make you capable of fulfilling even the most impossible task and challenging duty. It is
your love towards your work that will drive you to the road of becoming capable and
responsible individual.

If diligence can bring out lively spirit in you, your love towards your sets of
obligations bring out all your undiscovered strengths. Loving your duty keeps your day
bright and will help you feel bored not tired even with the tasks commonly hated by others.
Dedicate time

Loving your duty is not complete without dedicating your time. Being responsible
individual also requires you to dedicate enough amount of time. Spending time doing your
work is an important matter. It is when you dedicate your time that all your effort will be
materialized. Your goal to succeed will also be realized.

What’s More

Activity 1.1 Understanding Ways to Become Responsible

Activity 1.1. Yes or No

Write Yes if you agree with each of the statement and No if you do not.
______ 1. Sets of responsibility are given to a person at very young age.

______ 2. Responsibility is any set of obligations entrusted to every person.

______ 3. As a person becomes mature, he/she becomes of taking responsibility.

______ 4. All of us are capable of being responsible.

______ 5. Being responsible will help one grow into a mature person achieve more.
 Activity 1.2 Self-Check

Evaluate how capable are you with the each of the given statements using the scale
below.

3 – Very Much Capable

2 – Slightly Capable

1 – Not capable

No. Statements 3 2 1
1. I can make my plans for the whole week.
I can accomplish the activities or tasks I set for the week
2. as I
planned them.
3. I can make sound decisions.
4. I can prove myself to others.
5. I can make other people trust me.
6. I can learn new things on my own.
7. I can see my own mistakes.
8. I can correct my mistakes.
9. I can change my point of view as I find the need to do so.
10. I can pull myself together whenever I feel so down.

Guide Questions

To what statement/s did you give yourself the lowest rating? The highest rating? Explain
your assessment.

How do you find your assessment towards your capabilities?

How can your knowledge of your own capabilities be carried out as you take
responsibilities in the future?

Activity 1.3 Steps of Becoming Responsible

In this activity you are to list the steps on how you can be capable and responsible
adolescent who is ready to face adult life. Name the four most relevant and effective
means that you have applied in your life. Use the stair diagram below. Explain your
concept using the guide questions.
Guide Questions
What is so special with the steps you have mentioned in your diagram above?
How can these steps be of great help in making you responsible and confident adolescent
facing adulthood?

What I Have Learned

I am pretty sure you have gained so much from this module. Please feel free to complete
the phrases below.

From this module I fully understand that for me to become a responsible individual requires
me to be ________________________________________. From this day
on I will try to value _________________________________ so that I will
__________________________.

What I Can Do
After understanding the ways on how to become capable and responsible adolescent, try
to look forward and see how well you will prepare yourself in the future. You are to prepare a
matrix indicating your plans for the next 10 years. Kindly use the template below. (Take the first
example as your guide)

Year Activity/ies Strategies

2020-2021 Graduated in SHS I will study hard and finish

all my requirements.

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

2024-2025

2025-2026

2026-2027

2027-2028

2028-2029

2029-2030
 Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.

1.Which among the statements below present the ways to become responsible?
a. Join different social gatherings.
b Engage in a serious relationship.
c Take care of the younger siblings.
d Stop schooling and start working.

2.Which among the items below should you avoid to be responsible?

a parents' advice
b bad companies
c school activities
d household chores

3.Why is it important for adolescent to become responsible?

It is a way to get wealthy.
It is a way to gain friends.
It is a way to become popular.
It is a way to have a bright future.

4.Which among the items below does NOT lead to becoming responsible?
Set one’s priorities in life.
Dedicate time in doing all the tasks.
c. Become reliable doing things for others.
d. Forget the tasks which are hard for one to accomplish.

5. Which among the items below helps one to become responsible?

be tactful
work hard
set activities
be generous
6. Below are the participation of the parents in letting their child/children become
responsible EXCEPT __________.
Send them to school.
Look for their set of friends.
Train their child/children to pay respect to elders.
Assigned household chores for them to accomplish.

7. How should one accept his/her responsibility?

Be easygoing
Be pessimistic
Be affectionate
Be broad-minded
 8. Why should one be held accountable for his/her responsibility?
It will give him/her another problem to solve.
It will make him/her regret all his/her actions.
It is an opportunity for him/her to become more responsible.
It is a chance for him/her to pass his/her obligation to others.

9. Below are the reasons why one should be very responsible in his/her studies EXCEPT
__________.
Studies make one reach in the future.
It is a means of paying the kindness of their parents.
It is a means of meeting a lot of people who can help you in the future.
Studies give any individual the opportunity to gain a better way of living.

10. Why should an adolescent be asked to take care of his/her siblings?

It is a means of discovering one’s abilities.
It is part of our obligation to the community.
It serves to lessen the tasks of the parents.
It serves as training ground for one to become responsible parents
in the future.

11. Why does showing respect to elders become the responsibility of adolescents?
They are the ones to replace the adult.
They are the role model of younger kids.
They are the right people to replace their parents.
They are the only person who understand their siblings.

12. What is likely to happen if an adolescent did NOT learn to become responsible?
He/She might find life difficult.
He/She might not enjoy his/her life.
He/She will obtain a happy marriage.
He/She will obtain a good career in the future.

13. What is likely to happen if one does NOT know how to prioritize things?
He/She will not succeed in life.
He/She might have unclear goals.
He/She will hate accepting duties.
He/She might get satisfying results.

14. What BEST way can parents trained their child/children to become responsible?
Dictate what they have to do all the time.
Trust them and wait until they seek their help.
Leave them alone and let them be independent.
Give them tasks and guide them as they fulfill each.

15. How can one’s humility become his/her way to become responsible?
He/She will be able to acknowledge his/her fault.
He/She will be able to gain sympathy of other people.
He/She will be able to seek the assistance of other people.
He/She will be able to realize that it is hard to become responsible.
 Additional Activities
Now that you have gained a complete understanding of the different ways of becoming
capable and responsible adolescent as well as its importance you should understand that you must
take the responsibility of examining yourself and take actions to improve.

In order to do that you are to prepare a list of all your weaknesses and state your plans on
how you will try to improve each.

Kindly list down the ten most important things that you wish to improve after two or three
years. Use the template below.

Weaknesses Ways To Improve My Skills

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.