Reference no: EM133196704

Assignment: COMMUNITY SURVEY

PDK Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools - September 2019

Purposes of a Graduate course: School and Community Relations. This survey is NOT done for finding for our school purposes.

Ask Questions 1-5 are for teachers ONLY

A. If there were a vote in your school district on whether or not to go on strike for higher pay, what would you do? Vote to strike? Vote against a strike?

B. Would you vote for or against a strike that was not for higher pay but for any of these reasons - higher funding for school programs; more say in teaching conditions, such as the calendar and schedules; and more say in school standards, testing, and the school curriculum?

C. How much, if at all, do you feel that your community values you as a teacher?

D. Do you feel that you are fairly paid or that your pay is unfair?

E. In the past few years, have you seriously considered leaving the teaching profession, or is this not something you have seriously considered?

• Religion

F. Do you think public school students should be required to take a class in each of these subjects in order to graduate from high school; these classes should be offered as an elective but should not be required; or these classes should not be offered? Civics, which covers topics such as citizenship, democracy, and the role of government in society; comparative religions; and Bible studies?

G. How concerned, if at all, are you about each of the following: Civics class might include political content that you disagree with; Bible studies classes might improperly promote Judeo-Christian religious beliefs; comparative religion classes might improperly encourage students to change their religious beliefs?

• Workforce Preparation

H. Say that in high school your child had a choice of one of three elective classes. Which subject would you prefer he or she take - a job skills class, an advanced academic class, or an arts or music class?

I. If job skills classes were available in each of these subjects, which are the top three that you would encourage your child to take - culinary arts/cooking; communications and graphic design; cosmetology (hairstyling, cosmetics, nails); health/medical; building trades (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC); drafting/engineering; computer programming/coding and web development; automotive repair, technology, and refinishing; or information technology (IT) hardware and systems?

• Discipline

J. How do you feel about the discipline in the local schools (to teachers: at the school where you teach) - is it too strict, not strict enough, or just about right?

K. Which of these do you think is the more effective way of dealing with misbehavior by students - detention or suspension OR behavioral counseling or mediation?

• Grade the Public Schools

L. Students are often given the grades of A, B, C, D, and Fail to denote the quality of their work. Suppose the public schools themselves, in your community, were graded in the same way. What grade would you give the public schools here?

M. How about the public schools in the nation as a whole? What grade would you give the public schools nationally?