HRG Week3

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Learning Objectives:
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. Determine the basic aspects of an individual;
2. Demonstrate suggested ways in accepting others;
3. Formulate home/school policies that promote
respect for individual differences;
4. Appreciate actions or behaviors that accept
individual differences.
INTRODUCTION
In this module, you will have a better understanding
about your role in promoting respect for individual
differences. This aims to give you an opportunity to
view other’s perspectives and feelings. Accepting
attitude and openness to other’s unique characteristics
will help you to have healthy relationships.
Let’s Try This
Observation of Other’s Uniqueness
1. Copy the following table on a clean sheet of paper.
2. Think of three (3) different persons who are similar in a
certain aspect that you would like to observe for this activity.
Example: 3 famous personalities (singers, dancers, inventors,
politicians, artists)
3. Write their names and describe them using the options in each
column. Use your best judgement on them.
4. Write your answers to the processing questions after.
PROCESSING QUESTIONS:
1.Were you able to fill out all related descriptions
for each person? Which of the descriptions is the
most observable?
2.What is the most difficult description to
observe? Explain.
3.What can you say about the differences that you
observed among these three persons?
SHOWING SUPPORT FOR OTHERS
Copy the following table on a sheet of paper. How will you

support others in the given situations? Write your answer in
each column.
PROCESSING
QUESTIONS:
1. What do you notice with your answers?
2. Which of the situations is the most difficult to
handle or manage? Explain.
3. What type of support or help is the easiest to
provide? Explain.
4. What have you realized after doing this
activity?
KEEP IN MIND
In dealing with others, we must recognize
that we are all different from one another.
Though we may have similarities in terms
of preferences, taste, physical appearance,
style and many more, we still have our
distinctions and uniqueness which make
us special in different ways.
Our individuality comes with our unique
attributes and characteristics. Some can easily be
seen physically while some can be manifested
through actions and behavior which may indicate
values and personalities. There is harmony in
diversity and we can all keep it that way if we
learn to accept one another as we are. There are
healthy ways to deal with our individual
differences which would work for everyone’s
advantage. Here are some:
ACCEPT THAT WE ARE ALL
DIFFERENT
Don’t assume that your preferences would
always be the same as those of your peers or
friends. Of course there are similarities among
you but all have different stories to tell that
affect the way you see things. You may have
different beliefs, culture, values, and even
interest, and you cannot force anybody to be
exactly the same as you. Remember, even twins
have differences.
USE YOUR SIMILARITIES WITH OTHER
PEOPLE TO STRIKE A HARMONIOUS
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM
While you acknowledge that people are different
from another, there are also commonalities which
you may take advantage to establish positive
relationship with them. At this point in time, you
might have found the right people who can be your
good friends, who can inspire you to strive harder,
and who can be your role model.
BE OPEN-MINDED WITH OTHERS
You can always learn from the experiences of
your friends and peers and they can also do the
same with you. The manner they overcome life
challenges and how they impact their living
could be your insights to improve your lifestyle
or even the way you see things around you. You
can also learn from their culture, traditions and
values.
TRY TO CONSIDER WHERE OTHERS ARE
COMING FROM
Your family set-up may be different from what your friends
have. People might have grown up in a province or in a highly
urbanized city. There are those who have a complete set of
parents and those that have a single parent or no parents at all.
Additionally, people have different childhood experiences
which greatly affect their attitude and personality now. There
are also those who struggle financially and those who are well
off. Keep in mind that people are coming from different
backgrounds and they act, decide and make choices based on
those things.
IF YOUR DIFFERENCES WITH OTHERS ARE
GETTING IN THE WAY, TRY TO HAVE A COMMON
GROUND
You cannot impose your beliefs, values and culture to others,
the same way that they cannot do that to you. However,
instead of trying to prove who’s better and who’s not, you
may want to find an area where you can both improve
yourself while learning from each other. There are differences
that are worthy to talk and celebrate, and there are those that
we just accept unconditionally just like in the second item.
There’s no point in comparing people as each of us have our
own potentials and abilities.
Always remember that you co-exist with
others. There are things that you cannot control
like the people around you but you can always
manage the way you deal with them. The
choice is always with you, either you make the
most out of those individual differences and
have a happy life or you make that as your
limitations.

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