The Struggle of Students in Choosing Their Strand For Senior High School

The Struggle of Students in Choosing Their
Strand for Senior High School

Zarien Ocampo, Carlo Lope
10 – ST. Thomas
Introduction
One of the major problems of grade 10 students in the Philippines is choosing the
correct academic strand for their upcoming moving up to Senior High School. This extra
two years have given students more difficult experience as they need to choose a
relevant track and strand to acquire the need skills for their courses in college
Senior High School is a school level which helps the student to properly prepare for
their college courses. These two years of learning would help them acquire the skills
they need for their courses. Senior high school's learning competencies are divided
based on categories; Sports, Arts and Craft, Technical Vocational Livelihood, And
Academic. Some students may find it difficult between this category especially those
who may choose the Academic Track.
Academic Track is usually the first pick of students among others. The academic
track focuses on improving the student's intellectual capabilities. Unlike the other tracks,
the academic track is divided into four categories; STEM, ABM, HUMSS, and GAS.
Choosing the right path is crucial as this helps then prepare for their college
courses. The decision-making is very complex to think about, hence the students
struggling to pick among the given track and strand.
Purpose
The paper presents two major purpose to assess; 1) knowing the possible reason as
to why students struggle to choose a track and strand, 2) presenting a solution to help
students create a more organized and functional decision-making plan.
Literature Review
Most significant effects in disinclination on choice of strand include the poor
performance and dissatisfaction. In addition, students enrolled in wrong choice of strand
experienced low level of involvement, unable to concentrate, and are not able to enjoy
some the subjects to the point of quitting.
There are different factors that affect students’ choice of course in college. One of
this is family related factors. Study revealed that Filipino immigrants and non-immigrants
rely heavily on their family’s decision-making. Students cope by following their parents’
advice. They also have to cope with an expectation of financially supporting the family
upon completing their education. Studies from other Asian countries also show parents’
impact in decision making of students when it comes to students’ course preference.
Respect for family is one of the most influential factors that affect Filipino students’
career decision.
As a sign of respect, Filipino children want to do well for the sake of the family,
follow parents’ advice about choosing a job or major in college and lastly, make
sacrifices for the family (Finlayson, 2009). For practicality reasons, it was reported that
parents usually encourage careers that will not cost much money, but at the same time,
are stable sources of income. Aside from family related factors, economic factors which
includes the employability and availability of job in the future is also considered by
students. Employability, i.e., the realistic feasibility of being employed in a stable job,
then becomes an important factor in career decision-making.
Students struggles as the feel like they should follow what their family and
relatives’ decision as they are older than them. Students don’t like disappointing their
family, hence doing what their families’ want to achieve a certain accomplishment.
Based on our research, The major struggles of students in choosing an academic strand
is the decisions of respected people around them, influencing their decisions on various
options that could potentially help them for their future careers.
This is a major problem for students as it may lead them to a difficult path toward
their career. Students in situations like this must have a proper knowledge of what they
want and need so that they don’t need to depend on their families’ decisions. They need
a proper career planning to help them assess their own skills and interest to help them
choose a more suitable career path.

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