SELF-ESTEEM OF GRADE 9 STUDENTS IN DRESSMAKING

Confidence in one’s value as a human being is a precious psychological resource and generally a highly positive factor in life; it is correlated with achievement, good relationships, and satisfaction asserted by Kraybill (2018). Possessing little self-regard can lead people to become depressed, to fall short of their potential, or to tolerate abusive relationships and situations. Grade 9 students are not really interested in dressmaking they find it hard to learn this area the researcher wants to know the self-esteem among Grade 9 students in dressmaking to help them overcome and find the reasons behind it. The respondents of the study were ninety-eight (98) from Grade 9 students. It was limited only in three (3) questions. It was qualitative and quantitative designs through interview and using percentage for presentation of the result. The self-esteem of Grade 9 students with regards to dressmaking has total of 95.42% answered no, 2.76% answered yes and 1.9% answered maybe. Based on the result of the interview by the researcher the Grade 9 students were not interested in dress making, their self-esteem towards dressmaking was low. The reasons of the students why they did not take the dressmaking first in the list was boring with 35.11%, second was difficult with 19.47%, third was not interested with 17.18%, fourth was not in demand with 14.50%, fifth was no career opportunity and the last was scared with 3. 82% with the total of 100%. After the strategy used by the researcher the self-esteem of the students increases in choosing the dressmaking, from 95.42% down to 80.92% with the difference of 14.5% answered “no”, from 2.76% increased to 9.17% with the difference of 6.41% answered yes, while the students answered “maybe” from 1.9% to 9.92% with the difference of 8.02%. The researcher concluded that the Grade 9 students need to have orientation about the dressmaking and allow them to do hands-on activity to become more familiar before they choose which course to take in Grade 9 on their TLE. Various aspects of the class can be examined, such as routines, use of time, schedule, participation, teaching strategies, management strategies, learner interest, and much more. A teacher will naturally look for support on an issue that is difficult for him or her, but it is often a great method of being exposed to a new and different approach to teaching.