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Many of incoming  SHS students  still don’t know what track they will apply in senior high school.
In K to 12 system, one of its significant features is the integration of specialized tracks which is designed to help students determine their respective career paths. 
There are four tracks in senior high school, these are sports, technical-vocational, arts and design and academic. These tracks are aimed to enhance the student’s ability based on what they wants to do after senior high career.
Tracks such as: sports, technical-vocational, and arts and design allow the students to join the workforce immediately after senior high school. While academic track prepares students to move in colleges for further studies.

These site highly recommends to choose the academic track. By reading this you will notice the reasons why you must choose Academic track.

WHAT IS ACADEMIC TRACK?

Academic track  consists  4 strands. These are STEM( Science and Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), HUMSS ( Humanities and Social Sciences), GAS ( General Academic Strand) and ABM ( Accountancy Business and Management). Academic track is the most familiar track among those 3(three) because students usually apply to colleges after graduated from senior high school. This track makes college life easier for the reasons that it consists of courses that are related to it. The only difference is the subjects are highly specific and specialized. This track prepares  students to be prepared for their future careers such as  business management, engineering, politics etc..

ADVANTAGES OF ACADEMIC TRACK

• Enhance the students abilities and    allowing students to reach their full   potential.

•  Avoid students from the possibility of being influenced by those bad influences.

• Facilitates instruction by individualizing instruction.

• Empowers instructors to modify teaching technique according to class level.
 
• Motivates other students to participate.

• Eliminates the probability that advanced students will experience boredom due to the participation of slower students.

Choosing the academic track, students can choose from four different strands: General Academic; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Accountancy, Business, and Management; and Humanities and Social Sciences. Students may choose their strand in the same way that they decide a course in college. Aside from the 15 core subjects, these strands will add 16 subjects composed of dif:ferent contextualized and specialized subjects based on the track and strand that will be spread out in grades 11 and 12.

ACADEMIC TRACK IS COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. STEM (Science and Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

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– In terms of analyzing of data, mathematics, science literacy and technologies, these are related to STEM. Students making math and science interesting by applying hands-on and minds-on lessons that helps the student to do much more than just learning. It enhance your technological skills and creates critical thingking and will make the next generation to be innovators. By exposing students to STEM and giving them opportunities to explore STEM-related concepts, they will develop a passion for it and hopefully pursue a job in a STEM field leads to sustain our economy. These are one of the significant things that you may acquire in STEM.

6 most benefits of STEM

1. Improve creativity
2. Increase team collaboration
3. Empower Critical thinking skills
4. Improve cognitive skills
5. Encourages tech use
6. Encourages adaption

2. HUMSS (Humanities and Social Sciences)

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– Humanities and Social Sciences deals with studying the diversity of human behaviours and interaction in social, cultural,environmental,economic and political contexts. HUMSS were about to investigate the human condition, using primarily analytical, critical, or speculative methods. the social sciences are fields of study that may involve more empirical methods to consider society and human behavior, including anthropology, education, linguistics, political science annd international relations, sociology, geography, law and psychology. In this strand you will enhance your speaking and argumentative skills and you can  prefer courses like lawyer, teacher, police, politician, writer and etc..

4 MOST BENEFITS OF HUMSS

1. Enhance your creative mind.
2. Improve social skills.
3. Boost your self-confidence.
4. Hone your comprehension.

3. GAS ( General Academic Strand)

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– General Academic Strand is for incoming SHS who are not yet decided on what course they will take in college. It is  different from other strand because it specialized different subject and subjects that HUMSS and STEM have. General Academic Strand will present the option for students to take their electives from specialized subjects of any other strands.

GAS Specialized Subjects

a. Humanities 1

b. Humanities 2

c. Social Science 1

d. Applied Economics

e. Organization and Management

f. Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction

g. Elective 1

h. Elective 2

i. Work Immersion/Research/Career Advocacy/Culminating Activity.

4. ABM ( Accountancy, Business and Management)

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– The most fundamental sense that refers to the accountancy, business and management deals with foundational concepts in corporate operations, business management and financial management. ABM strand includes careers of sales management, marketing director, human resources, bookkeeper, project officer, accounting clerk, internal auditor, and more. ABM strand subjects were designed to develop and improve your skills in corporate world. These studies and subjects pertains management and financial accounting along with the business,  legal, and organizational context that you would encounter in your career paths.
By taking the ABM strand you will be trained to analyze assets, understand everything involved with financial positions, interpret various profitability, and prepare audit accounts.

When you chose these track means you’re looking forward to go to college. And why you should go to college?

BENEFITS YOU WILL GAIN FOR TAKING COLLEGE

1. Earn More Money.

Taking a college degree gives you an opportunity to earn more money and high salary than people who only have high school diploma.

2. Break Out of Your Shell.

Being a college student is in between childhood and adulthood that provides an opportunity to realized your desires and career by reflecting yourself in high school and the path you will choose in adulthood. If you want to stand out  and gain much knowledge, taking a college will provide.

3. Gain New Skills.

The idea of college is to grow personally and professionally. You will take classes that will improve you skills, boosts your potential and make you more confident.

4. Find Your Direction

By applying to college  you will find the direction you prefer in future. If you’re interested in psychology, take a couple of classes to see if it’s right for you. Some professors will allow you to audit a course, to find out whether you will enjoy that major. You won’t get a grade or credit for auditing a course, it’s just for academic exploration.

5. Live a Healthier and Happier Life.

Having a more education comes the potential of better job, better salary and better health benefits. Studies show that people who are college-educated are more likely to see a doctor regularly, less of smoking and have a lower BMI (body mass index).

6. Expand Your Career Options.

Many jobs  nationally and internationally require a college degree. Employers know that the college develops your ability  to think analytically, to understand complex subjects and to better communicate your ideas.