This lesson introduces understanding the self. It discusses the importance of self-identity and self-concept, which allow one to assess themselves and understand who they are through relatively permanent self-assessment as well as how others perceive them. Understanding the self is a core part of the curriculum to help students accept themselves and identify goals. It does this by helping them objectively understand their personality, behavior, and identity in order to enhance skills and commit to proper behavior in different situations. The lesson also discusses the Big Five personality factors and provides quotes about self-knowledge from famous figures like Aristotle and Shakespeare.
This lesson introduces understanding the self. It discusses the importance of self-identity and self-concept, which allow one to assess themselves and understand who they are through relatively permanent self-assessment as well as how others perceive them. Understanding the self is a core part of the curriculum to help students accept themselves and identify goals. It does this by helping them objectively understand their personality, behavior, and identity in order to enhance skills and commit to proper behavior in different situations. The lesson also discusses the Big Five personality factors and provides quotes about self-knowledge from famous figures like Aristotle and Shakespeare.
This lesson introduces understanding the self. It discusses the importance of self-identity and self-concept, which allow one to assess themselves and understand who they are through relatively permanent self-assessment as well as how others perceive them. Understanding the self is a core part of the curriculum to help students accept themselves and identify goals. It does this by helping them objectively understand their personality, behavior, and identity in order to enhance skills and commit to proper behavior in different situations. The lesson also discusses the Big Five personality factors and provides quotes about self-knowledge from famous figures like Aristotle and Shakespeare.
I. Why is it important in the Curriculum? SELF IDENTITY
II. How does it help me? ● Relatively permanent self-assessment. III. Why is it important to know yourself? ● Personality, attributes, knowledge of oneself. IV. Self-Identity ● Not restricted to the present (past and future selves). V. Self-Concept VI. The Big Five Personality Factors SELF-CONCEPT WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN THE CURRICULUM? ● To know what you are like (information side) ● A way to assess yourselves and to understand ● Can be through observing oneself or from people’s yourself. reaction towards you and your behavior. ● It is one of the core courses of the New General ● What you would think of yourself if you saw yourself Education Curriculum 2013 (Sec 20. 2013) Nature of from the outside. identity, factors, & forces that affect the total self. THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY FACTORS ● Teaches the students to accept their total self and ● O = Openness to experience Identify their most immediate and long-term goals. ● C = Consciousness HOW DOES IT HELP ME? ● E = Extraversion ● Objectively know something about ourselves ● A = Agreeableness ● helps to analyze your attitude, behavior, personality, ● N = Neuroticism and whole identity. ● elp enhance skills & increase commitment in proper behavior in various venues & situations. ● to find meaning about life.
FROM FAMOUS ATTRIBUTES
1. Aristotle o “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” 2. Socrates o "To find yourself, think of yourself." 3. Shakespeare o “To thine own self to be true" 4. Carl Liung o “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are " 5. Cummings o “It takes courage to grow up & become who you truly are" JOHARI’S WINDOW