Views of Grade 10 students on the Implementation of the Senior High School in Surigao City National High School
Keywords:
K-12, Senior High School, StrandAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Improving the quality of education for global competency looks good, but the implementation of the system will be a challenge for the government to pursue. While Senior High program prepares the students with skills essential for the field of working, it will cost the country a tidy sum of money. Further, the senior high program is broken down into career tracks and strands but due to limited resources, not all senior high schools can offer the strands outlined in the program. Instead, the availability of strands was based on the ability of schools and communities to offer.
METHODS
This study focused on the views of Grade 10 students on the implementation of Senior High in Surigao City National High School (SCNHS), the factors they need to consider before choosing a strand, disadvantages of choosing a strand far from one’s interest and alternatives to get their chosen strand. This content analytical study was conducted on to Grade 10 students from 9 sections. Data were collected through oral interviews using a valid and reliable guide questionnaire with 10 guide questions and able to answer 1 core question and 3 specific questions.
RESULTS
The results were discussed in terms of (a) students’ views about the implementation of senior high, (b) prerequisites before choosing, (c) far from their chosen interest and (d) alternate strand.
DISCUSSIONS
Students reacted positively about the implementation of the program and able to point the benefits from enrolling Senior High and the factors needed to consider before choosing a strand. Because of the limited strands offered in school, students prepared some alternatives to get the strands they want. The availability of strands truly affected the students' decisions about their strands. Most of them chose to transfer school, some said they would stay and few of them chose to change strand to stay because of the said reason, the availability of strands.
