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WHY INCOMING SHS STUDENTS MUST CHOOSE YOUR TRACK?
Every student in Senior High School should make a choice is choosing among the give tracks in Senior High School such as Academic, Technical Vocational Livelihood, Sports and Art's & Design. In Academic track it includes three strands: ABM, HUMSS and STEM.
We should always choose the track that we want because it is important for us students of SHS to have more knowledge and straight to our dream course that we really want to achieve before Graduating SHS. And from these tracks we can learn how to manage our time and what we want in the future, from learning to these tracks we can have business as student we can also have a part time and to know more what we can know from these tracks.
There are 3 strands we can choose. It's not a joke nor game choosing your strand, you must think clearly enable for you not to blame yourself in the end. Choosing your strand will help you in your college journey so think before choosing your chosen strand.
TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL-LIVELIHOOD TRACK
The Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) track gives you the TESDA National Certificate once you finished any of the strands under it. If you want to pursue working after Senior High School, this strand will surely give you a gateway to finding a job for skilled people. Even without seeking college, through the TVL track, you will gain skills which can be considered job-ready.
The strands under the TVL track are the following:
Home Economics Strand
Industrial Arts Strand
Agri-Fishery Arts Strand
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Strand
ARTS AND DESIGN TRACK
Arts and Design Track
Inside this course, students with a penchant for the Arts can enroll in subjects that will hone their skills in visual design and the performing arts.
Steps to Guide You in Picking a Senior High School Track
Once you hop aboard the Senior High Express, before your train can pull out of the station, make a huge decision to get the engine to go full-speed. In here, you reach a railroad crossing where you must pick the right track to your desired career route. With each track leading to a different direction, how do you choose the one that’s most suitable to your personality and goals? Below are important road markers to help you tell which track will bring you to your target job destination.
SPORTS TRACK
If you think you can excel in the field of sports and can have it as a source of your bread and butter in the future, then enhance your skills through enrolling in the Sports Track. This track is for those who want to become an athlete, coach, Physical Education teacher, game officials, Gym instructor, Sports trainer or any other jobs related to officiating sports events.
When you specialize in this course, you will be able to learn concepts on how to develop athletes for them to develop a positive attitude on competitiveness, team spirit, and skills development. You will be able to determine the different aspects concerning social, psychological, and cognitive development in sports leadership and management.
The subjects offered here will let you discover the human physiology and anatomy for you to able to understand and explain the underlying concepts of social movements. You will be able to learn how to respond to an emergency situation by studying Safety and First Aid.
ACADEMIC TRACK
Academic Track
Choosing this track means you are looking forward to go to college. This track will help you prepare yourself for the subject specialization of the college course you will take in the future.
You have four strands in this track to choose from:
Academic Strands
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General Academic Strand (GAS)
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Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
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Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) Strand
1. Be sure of your personality and life goals
2. You must have a vivid picture of your personality, so you can pick a track to match your taste and experience. Per John Holland, six primary personalities exist and each one has a compatible career path.
Realistic types are doers who match hands-on work such as mechanics and carpentry. They’ll find the TVL track the most applicable to them.
Investigative people are thinkers who excel in theory-heavy jobs such as law and medicine. Based on their character, they favor the STEM strand of the Academic track.
Artistic types use their imagination to create, so they fit like a glove in the Arts and Design track. Yet, other artists who love to perform fit the senior high sports track.
Social ones are helpers who love to work with people. They fit well in jobs such as coaching, teaching, and counseling, so either the GA or HUMMS strand of the Academic track is the best choice for them.
Enterprising types are persuaders who take risks and want to influence others. In particular, they fit the likes of politicians and entrepreneurs. Hence, they should take the Academic track and focus on the ABM strand.
Conventional kinds are orderly folks who find joy in keeping structure and order. Accountants, programmers, and editors are the perfect jobs for this personality. Thus, the Academic and TVL track, that is the ICT strand, match their persona.
3. Do your research
4. The internet is rich with updated info about the K-12 curriculum. In fact, you’ll find many sources that can help you make the choice from the course content or outline for each track. Other sources offer personality tests to help you with self-assessment.
Aside from reading on your own, you could interview career people relevant to your chosen track. This way, you gather honest and practical insight to provide you with better judgments.
5. Analyze the subjects included in each course
6. After creating a shortlist of some strands or tracks from the senior high school curriculum, you must dive deeper into each track’s core. Are you looking forward to study the subjects listed under your chose track? However, if you do not see yourself taking its prescribed subjects, take a step back and select other tracks with subjects to suit your liking.
7. Check schools nearby that offer your chosen track
8. Once you’ve set your mind, find out schools nearby that offer the program. Schools in the Philippines adopted the SHS program since 2016, so you need not look far to find the right one for you.
Students get support from DepEd through vouchers for JHS finishers to help them enroll in the most ideal senior high school track. These checks, though, are usable even in specialty schools as long as they adhere to the senior high school curriculum required by the government. As a result, SHS students relish in the opportunity to pursue innovative courses such as animation and ICT, which were otherwise non-existent in the old curriculum.
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Your senior high school track directs you towards reaching your goals, so make sure you pick a path towards your dream career.