HOMEROOM GUIDANCE MODULE 3

​At the end of the session, you are expected to:

1. explain the influence of family, peers, significant person/s, media, socioeconomic status, and other aspects in choosing SHS track and strand;

2. recognize the relevance of the different factors in choosing your SHS track and strand; and

3. value the benefits of an informed choice of SHS track and strand.

​Two years away from Senior High School may appear to be long enough for you to decide on the track and strand that you will take. But at this point in time, you should be considering all possible options, mindful of the influences of other people and factors that affect your decisions.

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Your family may become your influence in choosing your career. Your parents and other relatives may create an impact on the kind of work you would want in the future through their encouragement. They may influence you to follow in their footsteps and expect to have the same career in the future. On the other hand, they may also discourage you to pursue their footsteps and choose a different career. Every family member has a different approach in influencing your future career.

Your friends or peers may also influence you in making a career choice. They may persuade you or they may encourage you toward a certain track or strand. It is important the you recognize your personal capabilities, circumstances and personal life and career goal before making such decision.

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Media can provide career information that can be found in different platforms. You may browse the internet to acquire information on different careers in relation to your SHS track/strand interest. There are also magazines, newspapers and other relevant resources that may guide you.

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​The socioeconomic status of the family plays a vital influence on career choice. The financial capacity of the family to send you to a course and school is a deciding factor in choosing a career. On a more positive note, this may also serve as an inspiration in choosing career well, no matter the financial requirements. Also, it may guide you to take on the road to scholarships that points you to more career options.

There are people that you come across with who may have a great impact on the way you see yourself in the future and you may consider them as significant persons. They could be anyone who would make you pursue the best version of your future self like guidance counselor, teacher, neighbor, community leader and others.

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There are other aspects that will surely influence your decision and you just need to be sensitive enough to realize that.

​The following are just practical tips to guide you in making sense out of those influences:

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1. Understand yourself. Try to identify what you want, what your interests are, what you can do, and how your talents can be of use.

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2. Ask help and guidance from the right people. Your guidance counselor can facilitate your journey to understand yourself better so as your career pathing. If they are not around, you may want to seek help from your teachers or trusted adults.

​The following are just practical tips to guide you in making sense out of those influences:

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3. Help yourself to be informed. Read or watch informative programs or sources about SHS tracks and strands from respectable and legitimate sources only. You may also ask about the experiences of your school’s alumni or those who graduated from SHS.

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4. Consider the pros and cons of your choice. You are the most affected person by your choice because it pertains to your future path. Hence, it would be wise of you to check the positive and negative outcome of choosing each track and strand. Remember, you need to be involved in planning your own future.