Expeditions - Top 3
• Students feel school is something that they have to do, not want to do.• They did not comment much on what they were learning or needed to learn to be prepared for life after high school.
• The reason they come to school is to be with their friends because otherwise school is boring.
• They would love to have more technolog
• y in the classroom, modern facilities and have a part in the decision making processes that concerns their education.
• Students want more independence and responsibility in high school and chance to make more choices. Want it more like a college campus where students come and go and do not have to spend so much time at school, too long of days.
• Students are not actively engaged in many classes, especially required ones where they see little relevance between school and "real life."
• School is viewed as a requirement that must be completed to pass onto the stage in life to make money and without it, earning potential will not be as strong.
• Students say they are forced to attend school and want to make something of their life.
• Students believe the biggest change will be technology.
• Sports and friendships with staff/students are considered favorites.
• Students go to school to be with friends
• Students don't like homework and they want more hands-on-experiences
• Students expect in the future more on-line classes, higher expectations, and different types of activities offered after school.
• All three wanted to get an education to succeed in life. Meeting people and friends were their favorite part of the school experience. They stated that their least favorite thing was certain classes that they were required to take. Students needed hands on classes to get excited about coming to school. The biggest changes they foreseen were more technology, discipline and class requirements.
• Students enjoy being around their friends. (School is a social place for students)
• Students like to work in groups and do something besides being lectured to.
• Students see high school as the key to higher education and good jobs in the future.
• more computer/voice activitated/more Spanish
• HS is preparation for college
• HS is about people
• Technology will dictate how HSs are in 10 years
• They desire an atmosphere that is like college...freedom to choose classes, times to attend and an open campus atmosphere.
• They envision school being held year-round.
• The social aspect of school is very important to them.
• Our students do understand the importance of a high school education. They shared the need for the high school to prepare them for either college or their future work training. The spirit of student involvement within a school is still definitely wanted and needed. We recently finished an exciting Homecoming week of activities and K-12 student involvement. The 3 seniors interviewed felt it was a great experience and will think of their involvement to be remembered as a fun and good thing about high school.
• They loved the block schedule. They are looking for a place to fit in (a niche) Academic groups ect. They thought now this was the best choice for future employment.
• Students' favorite thing about high school is social rather than academic; yet the main emphasis of high school is academics.
• Students go to high school so they can go to college and get a good job.
• Students' least favorite aspect of high school is homework.
• All 3 students mentioned future job on why they go to school.
• Friends was the most favorite thing about high school.
• Advances in Technology was the answer for the biggest change in 10 years.
• wanted more choices in classes,
• wanted longer periods to understand information better and/or to be more creative with the information,
• they know it is an important step in their careers/future.
• The answers for question one came as no surprise. The students go to high school to prepare for college and to have the education to have a successful career. It is what is expected in our society. Question two showed that the students most enjoyed extracurricular activities/social aspect of high school, in addition to the learning within the classes. The least favorite things about high school were block scheduling (too long), strict rules of administration and staff, and trying to balance school with “everything else” in life.
• Kids go to school for socializing, education is tied to a good job, Scheduling of the day.
• All see high school as a preparation for college and life.
• They enjoyed the extra curricular activities more than anything else.
• The thing they disliked the most was the schedules they were under.
• School spirit is extremely important to the overall atmosphere of the school. Many students have commented on the renewed school spirit at WHS with our new principal, and I really do think it has had a very positive impact on the overall school environment, including the classroom. Overall, students love cooperative learning (in and out of the classroom). 3) The students I interviewed truly felt that they were being prepared for college by their high school experience. I expected some more cynical responses, including that they went to high school because it was required by law, their parents made them, etc. The students I interviewed happened to all be college-bound. I'm sure if I looked hard enough, I could have easily found students who would have given very different answers.
• The students seem to be going to school for all the wrong reasons to socialize, because they have to because it's the law, etc. One of the interviewees said they attended high school only because it's required to be accepted into the military.
• Some of them said that the things they like the most about high school was when they did an experiment that everyone liked.
• They thought that in the future the curriculum will be changed.
• Students don’t see a point to “useless” classes that will have no relevance to their futures.
• School is a social opportunity.
• School will probably be very technologically-oriented in 10 years.
• Students for the most part want to come to school, 2) Students are not sure how to make the high school a place they would be excited to be at (many want to be here already) 3) Friendships are a big part of their lives.
• Social aspect of high school is extremely important to students
• Students see school as career preparation and college preparation and would like more opportunities to seek classwork related to their interests.
• Enjoy classes where the teachers are excited to be there and create a variety of activities for the students.
• The top three key things that I learned from the interviews are students like the social aspect of high school (being w/friends), sports is a huge motivating factor and students would like to see more sports/activities added, and students believe that the biggest change in the high school experience will be changes in technology.
• When asked what would make the high school something you wanted to do everyday the students suggested more hands on material; participation in interactive lessons; lessons more relevant to their current lives and possible working futures.
• students want social interaction, they want a voice in their options, they still focus STRONGLY on the extras (extracurricular activites)
• -Technology is an ever increasing part of the high school experience,
• -Students realize the importance of completing high school,
• Friends and sports were listed as the favorite thing - no mention of specific coursework.
• All three basically liked school. Homework was an issue with them all. They saw homework as mostly busywork and it actually takes away from relevant learning. In busy schedules it sometimes also leads to less than good choices. They all saw education as a means to a livelihood (good job). Learning for learning's sake did come up, but somewhat as an after thought. Are we training good little worker bees?
• That kids want to be in school to get an education and give themselves all kinds of oportunities.
• Interaction with peers was given as a "favorite" thing.
• They suggest more active learning and less sitting.
• None of them had ideas on making education better in the future.
• Students want more freedom.
• Students are aware that technology is key to their success
• The future will increase their dependancy on technology.
• Students would like to see relevance to the classes they take; they would like to have meaning for learning this curriculum.
• Teachers need to bring excitement to the classroom, be atheistic about what you teach.
• Students should be more involved in activities that improve communication skills, cooperative activities and group learning to improve teamwork.
• Most students express that they are in high school to further their education.
• The one thing students enjoy in high school is the social aspect; friends, sports, clubs, and other activities.
• Students feel changes in technology will be the biggest changes in 10 years.
• According to the students I talked to, friends and/or extracurricular activities are more important than academics.
• According to the students I interviewed, they told me that just about everyone (large majority of students) do not like math classes.
• Students like the idea of "block" scheduling.
• Boys and girls view high school very differently! I interviewed 2 girls and one boy. When I asked what was the their least favorite thing about school both girls used the word "drama". They hated the gossip and "drama" of school. My young man just said, "homework"! Two very different ideas about school!
• Less busy work for homework.
• More kids involved with work.
• They like hands on learning
• Students consider high school as a mandatory requirement for college
• Students want more relevant assignments and less lecture-based courses
• Students consider socializing and activities to be very important
• Students viewed their high school as a social institution
• Purpose of high school was to better their education
• Students want variety within the school day
• Students felt that the main purpose of high school was to get an education and prepare for college.
• Students liked activities and interacting with friends during their school years.
• Students felt that technology and more challenging classes will be important in the future
• Students view the HS experience as College Preparation.
• In ten years from now students feel many smaller schools will be consolidated.
• Students seem to be tired when they come to school, many stated they would like school to start at 1000am anad go to 500.
• Friends are very important to the average student and influence their satisfaction with high school.
• Students see a lack of the fine arts in high schools of the future.
• Students realize the value of high school learnings as a preparation for the future, whether it be a continued education or the world of work.
• Students are there for the social aspects of high school.
• Students see the increased use of technology as important.
• Students view high school as a springboard to college but don't connect the need of hard work to what needs to be done.
• High school is intended to prepare you for your future.
• Students in high school value social aspects of their lives.
• No matter what their backgrounds, abilities, or future plans, the students all hope to make things better for themselves and their communities and hope their educations will make this possible.
• Students' conceptions of their success in high school (and whether or not they "enjoyed" the experience) is correlated with their academic success and, concurrently, their abilities within the school and academic environment.
• The student who was most involved and most successful, did not even list a "least favorite" thing about high school. The student who was least involved and least successful, wrote a full page about one discipline experience that has colored the entire high school experience.
• Kids favorite thing about school is the social aspect of it.
• Kids generally are in school to get an education for their future ... not because they have to be in school.
• Kids think the high school of the future will have a longer school year and more time in class.
• Students are experiencing hihg levels of stress from too many extra-curricular activities.
• They would like more of a say in their choice of courses and also would like to see more relevant courses and more variety of courses directed towards their future careers.
• They want teaching from teachers, not self-teaching. All three mentioned teachers who don't do their jobs and students have to help each other or teach themselves. Teachers give assignments without adequate preparation or going through examples before setting students loose to do the assignment.
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