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Introduction

“It takes two to tango!”

This cliché emphasizes the need for people to work zealously in tandem with
others to make their endeavors succeed. The same holds true for learners’ career
development. While they consider the personal, academic, and familial factors in
their career development, they must likewise connect their life aspirations to the
pressing demands and trends in the local and global scenario. The word combo, an
abbreviated form of the word combination, signifies the convergence of personal
career choices to the actual needs in the labor market and industries.

By doing so, Grade 12 learners are guided to fulfill the vision of the Department
of Education, which expects them to “contribute meaningfully in building the
nation.” This also ensures that learners are able to attain their life and career goals
vis-à-vis working for the greater interests of the country at the macro-level. To help
learners clearly determine the direction of their career choices, mission statements
become essential as the baseline of their career plans and actions. This module
intends to facilitate the learners’ ability to make such convergence possible.

Time Allotment(120 minutes)

Materials

Note: The following are the materials needed for this session. If there are alternative
resources, feel free to adjust the list of items below.
∙ Metacards
∙ Double-sided tape, ordinary tape
∙ Road Trip Signs
∙ Pentel Pens
∙ Manila Papers
∙ LMI – List of KEGs – Module 3
∙ CD player, if available
∙ Laptop and projector, if available

I. Objectives (5 minutes)

At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:

1. formulate mission statements in relation to life and career decisions
aligned to the curriculum exits;
2. link life and career decisions to the current demands and trends in the
regional and global level; and
3. appreciate how life and career decisions may contribute to national
development.

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Note to the Teacher-Facilitator: Provide an overview of what Module 5 is all
about, referring to the introduction and explaining the appropriateness of
the title to the objectives.

II. Motivation
 The Five-Minute Mission (10 minutes)

Procedure:
1. For this activity, teacher will post a picture on the board or present it using
a slide presentation if a laptop and a projector are available (refer to the
Appendix sheet for a copy of the picture).
2. Ask the learners: What is their first reaction when they saw the picture?
What can they do to help the person in the situation? If they will set a
mission to change the condition reflected in the picture, what do you
think would they do?
3. Let them write their answers in metacards or sheets of papers provided
and have these posted on the board or on manila paper adjacent to or below
the picture.

Processing Questions:
1. How did you find this activity?
2. Have you experienced doing a mission to help others? Have you ever
supported an organization’s mission for charitable purposes? Can you relate
the experience? 3. How did this charitable work affect you?
4. Will you be willing to volunteer for missions that will help others? Why?

Note to the Teacher-Facilitator: The teacher is encouraged to localize the

picture that will be posted according to the current social concern in the
community.

III. Main Activity

Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check (25 minutes)

This section of the module guides the students in the formulation of a

personal mission statement in relation to the learners’ life and career
decisions.

Procedure:
1. Ask learners if they have some background information about mission
statements. Allow learners to share their mission statements if they have
any.
2. Introduce the sample worksheet in the formulation of a personal mission
statement. 3. Let learners fill out the worksheet for their own personal mission
statement. Then, ask them to develop and finalize their statement.

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4. A soft background music may be played to stimulate the learners while
formulating their mission statements.
 Sample Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement

What is the most important thing I treasure my being a good student; I

or event in your life right now that treasure my family. I believe that if I
you treasure? finish SHS, I can help my family
financially.

What do you want to accomplish 3– Graduate from Senior High School

5 years from now? Enter college or Find a work
Start a small business or Enter TESDA

What do you consider an enjoyable I am happy when I play guitar with my

thing to do? friends and spend time with family
I am happy when I join and win in
Math competitions

What do you wish to become? I dream to become a singer

someday. I plan to become an
Engineer someday. I want to
have my own restaurant.

What can you do best? I am excellent in playing musical

instruments. I work best in solving
mathematical problems. I am an
expert in cooking variety of recipes.

What do you love to do? Composing songs, singing

Calculating, making analysis
Experimenting new dishes

What kind of reputation do you I want people to see me as a

want to have? responsible, industrious, and
competent worker.
How can you help in nation building?
I can contribution to nation building
by excelling in my chosen career and
by serving my fellow Filipinos in the
best way I can.

Source of template:
(conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-Assignment.pdf).
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Final Personal Mission Statement:

I am a committed student who aspires to graduate from SHS to be able to

proceed to (college, work, enterprising, TESDA). I will strive to achieve this for my
family by maximizing my strengths in (state your passion and strengths). I am a
responsible, industrious and competent worker. I could be of contribution to nation
building by excelling in my chosen career and by serving my fellow Filipinos in the
best way I can.

Now, it’s your turn:

Sample Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement

What is the most important thing or

event in your life right now that you
treasure?

What do you want to accomplish 3–

5 years from now?

What do you consider an enjoyable

thing to do?

What do you wish to become?

What can you do best?

What do you love to do?

What kind of reputation do you

want to have?
How can you help in nation building?

Finalize your personal mission statement:

Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check!

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Note to the Teacher-Facilitator: Allow students to write their personal mission
statement in their mother tongue.

Even organizations have their mission statements that define the reason for
their existence. Their activities are aligned toward these statements. Small scale
entrepreneurs and those who are self-employed are also guided by their own
mission statements to become successful. Learners must realize that their personal
mission statements must harmonize with the mission statements of their
prospective occupational fields.

Note to the Teacher-Facilitator: Ask learners to bring out the assignment given
in Module 4 on the mission statement/s of the
company/industry/school/entrepreneurs where they plan to enter after
graduating from Senior High School.

Processing:
1. What was your experience while writing your personal mission statement? How
will you be able to fulfill it? What may hinder you from not being able to fulfill it? 2.
Is the mission statement from the person/organization you interviewed related to
your personal mission statement? What are the similarities?
3. Do you think your personal mission statement can contribute to national
development? In what way?

IV. Lecturette (25 minutes)

“Where do I go from here?” This question may be posed by learners now

that they are about to complete their Senior High School. To help them answer
this, the personal mission statement becomes very essential.

According to author Stephen R. Covey, a personal mission statement

enables a person to connect with (his) own unique purpose and the profound
satisfaction that comes from fulfilling it
(https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating-personal mission-
statements).

This statement provides an individual with a clear direction of where he

wants to go and what he wants to achieve. As learners are about to embark on
 their career in any of the four curriculum exits, such statement will allow them
to focus on the path they will follow with conviction in the face of any
challenging circumstances.

For a personal mission statement to become fulfilling, it has to make a

difference in other people’s lives or organization. This means that a person will
seek his purpose and what he can contribute best not only for himself but also
for his family, friends, prospective employer, the community, and the world in
general. (https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating-personal-
mission-statements).

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To enable learners to craft a personal mission statement, the following
contents should be reflected:
1. their values and personal beliefs,
2. goals,
3. things that make them happy,
4. their dreams and vision about their future,
5. what they are good at,
6. what they are passionate about, and
7. how they want others to perceive you.

(conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-Assignment.pdf).

Although a personal mission statement serves the purpose of directing

the learners to life and career decisions, the process of career development
entails another step. That involves the gathering of information for them to
make the wisest choices.

In Module 3 of the Career Guidance Program for Grade 11, learners

familiarized themselves to government agencies for career linking. This
included Project JobsFit that provides timely, relevant, and accurate labor
market signals for in-demand jobs and skills shortage.

The Department of Labor and Employment assures that there are plenty
of local jobs in the country. It has logged an estimated 200,000 vacancies by
employers in the enhanced Phil-Jobnet, the government’s online job search
(Source: http://www.ro1.dole.gov.ph/default.php).

The Department’s labor market study, Project JobsFit: DOLE 2022,

reflects the regional industries, key employment generators, and current
occupational and courses trends and demands in the local and global scenario
(refer to Appendices 3 and 4).

What the learners must also realize and sincerely understand is that their
mission statements do not end in their personal development and interest.
Rather, it is intricately linked to what they aspire their country to be. Dr. Jose P.
 Rizal rested his hopes that the youth will be instrumental in nation building
when he remarked that they are the hope of the motherland. This implies that
when they plan for their career choice, they should also consider factors like
the country’s economy and hence, synchronize their career choices to benefit
the country as well.

The learners are the youth of today who will soon build the nation of
tomorrow. It is very essential for them to realize that even at their young age,
they could embrace their social responsibilities by being aware that they could
already do something to contribute to nation building. By fulfilling their tasks
and duties as children to their

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parents and as students in schools, they are already trained to take on roles
that allow them to be productive and value-laden citizens.

Now that they are about to exit from Senior High School, they should be
more conscientious that they are critical in contributing to making the
Philippines progressive. As such, the learners are highly enjoined to commit
themselves to live up to their personal mission statement in making a
difference to other people’s lives and give a contribution to the community at
large. When learners collectively align their personal missions to this end, the
vision of nation building through them becomes attainable.

Needless to say, the parents and relatives of these learners and the
government have invested on them as human capital, with the hope that in
the near future, they will partake in the noble mission of building the country
and ushering it to the progress that it has visualized for the people and the
nation as a whole. Being the human capital, it is but fitting that they enhance
their skills, values, and interests that would tell them of the most appropriate
curriculum exits they would finally choose. By working to ensure that they work
best in what they will be doing, they become empowered and ready to engage
in activating the most promising future for them, their family, their community,
and the nation at large.

Note to the Teacher: Refer to Appendices 3 and 4 to discuss briefly the current
trends and demands in the courses in the Philippines, and employment and
industries in the region. Explain to the students that they are not pressured to
synchronize their career choices to these current trends and demands, but if
there are career choices in line with these, affirm that the learners will be able to
fill up what is most needed in the country/region/global scenario. Affirm also
that those whose career choices are not aligned with the current trends and
demands can still do their share to contribute to nation building.

V. Application
 The Road Trip (25 minutes)

Procedure:
∙ Prepare the following road trips that will be posted in the classroom walls. ∙
On the first manila paper, paste the Yellow Road Trip Sign and label it as Career
Choices.

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∙ On the second manila paper, paste the GAS UP Road Trip Sign and label it as
Goal Motivators.

∙ On the third manila paper, paste the RED Sign and label it as HINDRANCES.

∙ On the fourth manila paper, paste the GREEN Road Trip Sign and label it as
Curriculum Exits.

∙ Prepare meta strips or clean sheets of paper. Distribute four sheets to all
students. ∙ Instruct learners to write the following on these sheets of
paper:
✔ Paper 1: Label it with career choice, and write the career choice – to be
posted in the Yellow Road Trip Sign.
✔ Paper 2: Label it with Goal Motivators, and write their goal motivators – to
be posted in Gas Up Road Trip Sign.
✔ Paper 3: Label it with career hindrance and write their career hindrances –
to be posted in the Red Road Trip Sign.
 ✔ Paper 4: Label it with curriculum exits and write their curriculum exit – to
be posted in the Green Road Trip Sign.
∙ After writing on the four sheets of paper, group learners into four. ∙ Tell the
learners that they are about to go on a road trip with their friends using the
sheets of paper.
∙ Let the group form a HUMAN TRAIN.
∙ Tell the learners that when you call out loud a color on the road trip sign, they
must prepare the corresponding sheets:
✔ Career Choice – Yellow
✔ Goal Motivators – Gas-UP
✔ Hindrances – Red
✔ Curriculum Exits – Green

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∙ Tell further that when the upbeat music plays, they move around the room
where the first person leads the dance move. All members of the group will
follow the dance steps.
✔ As the music stops, say this aloud: “YELLOW!” and allow learners to find a
partner. Let them share what particular career choice they are
considering at the present. After briefly sharing with the learners, they
will post their sheet of paper to the corresponding road sign posted on
the wall and immediately go back to their human train formation.
✔ After this, say this aloud: “CHANGE!” and the last person in the human
train will go to the front and become the new leader.
✔ The music plays again and everyone in the human train follows the new
leader as they dance and move around.
✔ Then, say aloud the next road sign and allow learners to look for a new
partner to share what they have written on their paper until all road signs
have been called out.
✔ The procedure is done until all road trip signs have been introduced and
pairs have shared their answers to each other.

Note to teacher-facilitator: Arrange the room to provide space for this activity.
The following will be prepared in advance and to be posted on the wall inside the
classroom to prepare for the activity.

Processing Questions:
1. Based on the activity, do you think you made the right career decisions? How
so? 2. What did you realize from this activity? What are the hindrances that
you identified? Can you overcome these through your goal motivators? in what
way?
3. Based on the discussion on the current trends and demands, is your career
choice aligned to what is needed in your region? What do you think is the
effect of aligning your career to the local and global needs to nation-
building?
VI. Evaluation (20 minutes)

Build Me Up! Mantra (The Nation Building Contribution)

Procedure:
∙ Group together all learners who are tracking the same curriculum exits. ∙ Ask
them to come up with a mantra, by mentioning how the curriculum exit will
contribute to national development.

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Example:

Patungo sa Kolehiyo, Progresibo!

∙ Ask the groups to finalize their mantra in a yell, jingle, or in cheering

form. ∙ Each group will present their mantra to the class.

Processing Questions:
1. How committed are you to live up to your group mantra? Is it doable? In
what ways can you fulfill it?
2. How can your group mantra contribute towards nation building?

VII. Reflection (10 minutes)

In their career journal, let learners answer the following question: How
will I connect my personal mission statement to fulfill our group mantra?

VIII. Assignment
1. Post your personal mission statement in your Facebook status.
2. Take a picture with your group mates with your group mantra presentation.
Make sure to write your mantra in a meta card and post these in your
Facebook account.

Note: Assign a Career Guidance Corner where learners may post their
personal mission statement and mantra sheets, as an alternative or add-up
to the assignment. Posting in the social media is optional, if learners have
access to the internet to do so.
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Glossary

career choice – process of choosing a career path that involves choices regarding
education and training for a given career
(http://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/career-choices/3355)

hindrance – a person or thing that makes a situation difficult; a person or thing that
hinders someone or something; the act of making it difficult for someone to act
or for something to be done (http://www.meriam-webstercom)

mantra – a sound, word, or phrase that is repeated by someone who is praying or

meditating; a word or phrase that is repeated often or that expresses someone’s
basic beliefs (http://www.meriam-webstercom)

mission – a task or job that someone is given to do (http://www.meriam-webstercom)

trend – a general direction in which something is developing or changing; to extend

in a general direction: follow a general course (http://www.meriam-
webstercom)

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Appendices

Appendix 1
The Five-Minute Mission

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Appendix 2
Worksheet for Personal Mission Statement
WORKSHEET FOR PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

What is the most important thing or

event in your life right now that you
 treasure?

What do you want to accomplish 3–

5 years from now?

What do you consider an enjoyable

thing to do?

What do you wish to become?

What can you do best?

What do you love to do?

What kind of reputation do you

want to have?
How can you help in nation building?

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Appendix 3
Ang Misyon Ko! Reality Check!

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Current Demands and Trends
(Jobs and Emerging Industries per Region)

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References

Steven Covey. First Things First.

(https://www.livecareer.com/quintessential/creating personal-mission-
statements)
conduct.tcnj.edu/files/2011/11/Personal-Mission-Statement-

Assignment.pdf http://www.igi-global.com/dictionary/career-

choices/3355

http://www.meriam-webstercom

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