MODULE 3: Thinking Aloud My Decisions

Ganilyn D. Ponciano. STEM 12 – A HOMEROOM GUIDANCE

Let’s Try This

Processing Questions
1. Did you experience spending more time to make a decision that greatly affects you or your
future just like Anton? Share your experience.
Yes. Especially ngayon po na I’m in Senior High School, madalas po tinatanong ako ng family and
relatives what course I will take in college and my answer is always “wala pa po eh” and then bigla sila
mag s’suggest ng course na ganito ganyan na they prefer. As of now I already have something in my
mind na po pero I am scared to tell it to my fam because I wouldn’t think they will accept it or like it.
Every night pinag-iisipan ko po yung mga makukuha kong benefits sa naiisip kong course na yun if kaya
ko ba ganun if makakapasa, makaka-graduate ba ako kasi I have a habit of doubting myself which is I
know a very wrong and bad habit. Til now I haven’t decided yet. Nahihirapan po talaga ako and
sometimes thinking about the future makes me sad, I don’t know why but I guess I just need to be more
positive and strong (mentally and emotionally).

2. If you are in his situation, what would be your next move?

I think po I will try to other universities pa and I will encourage myself to get up because it’s not
the end of the world.
3. What should you do so you won’t face the same problem as that of Anton?
Siguro po is habang maaga pa lang e talagang pag iisipan na kung ano talagang gustong I take
up na course for college. Habang maaga palang e mas kikilalanin ko na po yung sarili ko kung
ano ba yung strength and weaknesses ko and kung ano talaga yung gusto ko. I think po the best
way talaga is to listen to yourself not to others. Kung ano yung talagang gusto ko na kunin yun
po talaga dapat siguro yung kunin ko kasi mahirap po kumuha ng course sa college na hindi mo
naman talaga gusto at siguro ang magiging ending lang non ay panghihinaan ako ng loob and
mag shishift to another school or course which is sayang po sa oras, lalo na sa pera.

Let’s Explore This

1. DISAGREE
2. AGREE
3. DISAGREE
4. DISAGREE
5. AGREE
Processing Questions:
1. What are the factors that you considered in answering?
Siguro po yung mga magiging result sa bawat situation if every I agree or disagree. For 2,4,5 I
think is yung pagiging practical po.
2. Do your experiences at this time of pandemic change the way you decide on things? In
what way?
Yes po. Dati dati po kasi nung wala pang pandemic e basta basta lang ako nag go go sa mga
bagay bagay. Kung baga parang go with the flow lang po talaga ako, walang plano plano basta
kung ano yung nanjan at kung anong meron yun na talaga. Pero as pandemic came, sobrang
daming nangyari at ang dami ko rin po na experience, naisip ko na time is really important so it
should be spend wise and memorable. So kailangan kung magdedecide po ako sa isang bagay,
kailangan po alam ko sa sarili kong magiging masaya ako don at yun talaga yung gusto ko.

You Can Do It
Copy the following template on a short bond paper and list your alternative course of action
on the following situations.
Situation
1. A group of learners invited
you to join a virtual
organization and encouraged
you to meet new friends. To
become a member, you need
to follow certain rules.
2. Your parents told you that
they may not be able to
support your schooling this
year because of financial
matters. They asked if you
can stop attending school.
3. Your cousin asks you to tell
a lie to her parents that they
will have a school event to
sneak going with her
boyfriend for a date.
Looking Into my Decisions
What is your decision? What are the factors that led
you to this decision?
Of course, I am willing to Environment, Personal
follow the rules. There are characteristics, Motivation
rules everywhere and I’m
good at following.
I will resprect their decision Personal characteristics,
po. I think that I will tell them Motivation, Experiences
nalang po na ako na ang
bahala dumiskarte para sa
schooling ko this year.
I think hindi po ako papayag Environment, Personal
dahil I don’t want to break characteristics, Motivation,
and ruin the trust of her Experiences
parents to me.
 4. Your family is experiencing
financial crisis and lost a
sustainable livelihood; and
there’s an invitation from a
friend to try online selling.
5. It’s your birthday and your
friends would like you to
throw a party despite the
strict quarantine protocol in
your community.
I will accept it.
I won’t accept it and instead,
I will tell them to set the
party when the strictions are
lifted.
Personal characteristics,
Motivation, Experiences
Environment, Personal
characteristics, Motivation,
Experiences, Facts or data

What I have Learned

Go back to the story of Anton in Let’s Try This. If you have the power to travel back in time
and help him out in choosing for the best school and course to take in college, what advise
will you give him? Write your answer in a letter format on a piece of paper.

Dear Anton,

I know that now is the time where you’re feeling pressured about what course to take and what
school to enroll for college. I just want to tell you that you are one of the great, kind, and smart
people that I know. Take time to know yourself and what you really want, pero limitahan mo at
mag set ka ng time kung kailan dapat na mayroon na upang hindi ka mahuli sa mga admission ng
schools. You can seek advice from your family and friends but always remember that the final
decision will come from you. Ikaw ang mag aaral, hindi sila. Kaya choose the course and school
that you really want, choose where you want to spend and what you want to do in the next 4
years of your life.

Sincerely,
Ganilyn
Share your Thoughts & Feelings

1. On your answer sheet, write your personal experiences depicting right or wrong decisions
you made during this pandemic.

When the pandemic started, I felt very happy because of the sudden class suspension. At first, I thought
that it was only for a week, I didn’t thought that school will become like a hunted house where no one is
around for a long time. I didn’t expect I will experience this kind of learning that we have now. So kaya
naman nang mag announce na ii-implement ang new normal learning, hindi ako nakikinig and I am not
interested talaga na makinig kasi like parang naniniwala parin ako na mag f’face to face, ayaw ko ng
online class kasi hindi ko to alam and hindi ako sanay. Yung mga ganon bang pag-iisp. So I think August
na non and malapit na talagang mag start ang klase and wala pa rin akong school na papasukan and
strand na kukunin. So dahil lang sa pilit ng kaibigan, nag enroll ako sa school na di ko naman talaga
gusto. I enrolled on Immaculada, I didn’t really like the set up and the environment there that’s why I’ve
been depressed that time. I think I felt that way because I am excited about Senior High School life and I
know in my self that that is not the school that I want for SHS. So ayun I think yung decision na yun is
yung pinaka-wrong at pinagsisisihan ko. I think na pressure lang talaga ako na sumama sa kaibigan ko
para mag enroll don pero ayaw ko talaga don. I just realized it nung parang nararamdaman ko na walang
patutunguhan to dahil hindi ako masaya, sobra akong nahihirapan, this isn’t the right environment or
place for me.

2. Cite the reasons why you did such acts, and how you resolved the issues.

Siguro kaya nangyare yon is dahil nga sa na pressure ako and dahil na rin siguro sa aya ng kaibigan.
Nung hindi ko na talaga kaya, nung talagang naaapektuhan na yung mental health ko, I decided
to drop out and enroll to another school. I enrolled in Tala High School and to be honest, I really
felt na dun ako belong and dun ako sasaya kahit online class lang. At first mahirap talaga of course
lalo na mga subjects tapos wala pa akong kakilala, wala akong friend doon, pero kinalaunan din
naman nagkaron at nakakilala ako ng mga bagong kaibigan at naging genuinely masaya ako.
Unlike don sa school na una kong pinag-enroll-an, hindi talaga ako masaya. Sa Tala High School,
kahit online lang I can feel my teachers and my classmates. They are so kind and are willing to
help. I am proud of myself din dahil nag make ako ng decision na lumipat ng ibang school and
environment. Talagang pinaglaban ko to my mom and dad na I want to transfer to another school.
Because of that, I feel better now.