Hello and Good Morning Grade 7 students, My name is teacher Jiff, I hope that all of you are

doing fine. This is our first VTR in your subject Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao 7. This subject aims you to
focus on your personal responsibility as Grade 7 student. The lessons that we will be dealing within this
subject will guide you in understanding the changes that is happening to yourself; it includes also the
essential skills and actions during puberty; and your strengths, interests, talents, and responsibilities as
grade 7 student.

Through this subject, at the end of the school year, you are expected to become a responsible
adolescence who demonstrates clear behavior and clear aspirations and who is accountable for the
consequences of your decisions and actions.

Our first lesson is entitled “Understanding Adolescence”

Understanding Adolescence

Question to ponder:

1. Have you heard people telling you this: “You’re too young to be doing that.” Or “You’re too old
to be doing this.
2. Would you still consider yourself a child? Are you confused?

As we go on to this lesson you will understand the importance to know and accept changes during
adolescence.

What is adolescence?

Adolescence is the stage of your life where you experiencing a great deal of CHANGE- in your
appearance, in your emotions, and the way you relate to others.

“Why is it important to know and accept changes during adolescence?”

 It is a natural feeling for a teen like you who is in adolescence to sometimes feel confused,
excited, anxious, or happy, because the different changes you are undergoing and experiencing.
 At this stage of your life, you are experiencing a lot of changes within – physically, emotionally,
and socially.
 Understanding these changes will help you face this new chapter of your life and effectively
adjust and meet the challenges they bring about.

Developmental Task During Adolescence

It is very important for a student like you to know and understand the developmental tasks
expected from adolescent like you so you can responsibly perform and achieve them.

What are the five developmental tasks of adolescence?

1. Achieving and new and more mature relations with age-mates of both sexes.
 Adolescents should move from getting along with the same gender to establish
heterogenous friendships. If you have been used to socializing with the same gender,
you have to expand your horizons by interacting with the opposite gender as well.
Becoming an adult means learning social skills and behavior required in group life.
 2. Embracing social responsibilities as a man or woman.
 Human beings have social responsibilities to fulfill. As a man and a woman, you must
examine the gender roles of your culture and decide what aspects you must adapt to.
The question you have to ask yourself is “As a young man, how can I contribute to the
betterment of my society” or “As a young woman, what can I do to improve our society?

3. Accepting physical changes and properly caring for the body.

 As an adolescent, there is a need to accept your physical changes and learn to take care
of your body. This is the period of your life where pimples become evident, deepening
of voice for young men starts, and height and weight start to increase. Try to compare
your picture when you were 7 years old now that you are 13 years old. What changes
have you noticed so far? Yes, you look way matured now!

4. Desiring and achieving socially responsible behavior.

 Being an adolescent, you must conduct proper social behavior. This goal includes having
good values and presenting yourself appropriately in any social setting. For example,
when you are outside the home, how are you going to deal with the people? You have
to remember that the values you have learned from home will be the same values you
will be carrying outside the home. Those who act wildly outside don’t possess socially
responsible behavior.

5. Having the ability to make sound decisions.

 Having the ability to make sound decisions is a good sign of cognitive development. You
begin to think rationally and critically. Meaning, you start becoming independent and
you become responsible for the choices you are making. Remember that making sound
decisions is always thinking about the consequences or the outcome of your action.

What are the changes that adolescence must accept?

1. Physical Change
 As adolescent you will begin to experience physical change such as becoming taller and
heavier, and where your body began to like adult appearance.
Boys
 Broadening of the shoulders, enlargement of sexual organs, a change of voice and
changes in appearance of hair in armpits, legs, arms, and chest

Girls

 Girls experience the widening of the hips, enlargement of the breast, and the beginning
of menstruation.
All of these changes are just fine and normal for a student like you who are undergoing adolescence
period.

2. Emotional Change
 During puberty your emotions may become stronger and more intense. You mood might
change more frequently, quickly and randomly. Your may have strong emotions that
they've never experienced before. It's common for them to feel confused, scared or
angry and not know why. The question how can you deal with it?

3. Social Change
 Your relationships with family members might change during puberty. You might start to
want more independence and privacy. You will be able to make more decisions for
yourself and contribute more to how your household runs. This all takes a long time to
get used to, so it’s important to talk to your family about how you feel and to think
about how they feel too.
 Friends are people you can talk to and share your feelings and experiences with. You
might sometimes fight or want to spend time apart for a while, but friends are people
who make you feel good when you are with them. Your friendships will change during
puberty. You might start making new friends as your interests change. You might have a
best friend, or a few best friends. It’s great to have special people that you are close to,
but it is important that friendships don’t stop you from making new friends or being
yourself.

Importance of effective management of the changes involve in adolescence

1. You need to understand that there are skills, tasks, and responsibilities that a person is expected
to perform and achieve in every stage of life.

2. Face changes ang challenges with confidence and believe that you can overcome them

3. Take courage in accepting new challenges toward self-improvement

4. In making decisions, seek the advice and wisdom of older people and those in authority whom
you trust. (Like your parents, teachers, counselors, and religious leaders.