Survey Results
Professional Sports in Louisiana
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| Q1. How closely would you say that you follow news on state government and public affairs in Louisiana? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Teacher |
34.4 |
4.3 |
Parent |
2.2 |
0.0 |
Student |
58.6 |
95.7 |
Other |
4.8 |
0.0 |
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Q2. Gender:
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Pre % |
Post % |
Female |
65.6 |
52.2 |
Male |
34.4 |
47.8 |
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Q3. Grade Levels (Students Only)
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Pre % |
Post % |
9th |
34.9 |
11.8 |
10th |
26.6 |
0.0 |
11th |
16.7 |
17.6 |
12th |
19.8 |
70.6 |
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Q4. Education (Parents)
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Pre % |
Post % |
Less than 9th Grade |
3.3 |
0.0 |
9th - 11th Grade |
14.8 |
10.0 |
High School diploma |
21.3 |
20.0 |
Some College |
19.0 |
10.0 |
Associates Degree |
3.0 |
5.0 |
4 year College Degree |
20.8 |
35.0 |
Graduate Degree |
18.0 |
20.0 |
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Q5. Which of the following best describes your race or ethnicity?
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Pre % |
Post % |
Caucasian/ White |
68.9 |
13.0 |
African-American/ Black |
24.2 |
78.3 |
Hispanic |
1.2 |
0.0 |
Asian |
1.3 |
4.3 |
American Indian |
1.7 |
0.0 |
Mixed Race |
2.0 |
4.3 |
Other |
0.7 |
0.0 |
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Q6. Are you a participant in the LPB program on Redesigning Louisiana's High Schools?
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Pre % |
Post % |
Yes |
11.2 |
21.0 |
No |
88.8 |
0.0 |
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Students Only:
Q7. Is there someone at your high school (a teacher, counselor, coach, or administrator) who you can talk to about your plans to attend college or go to work? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Yes |
90.9 |
95.5 |
No |
9.1 |
4.5 |
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Q8. What do you plan on doing after finishing high school?
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Pre % |
Post % |
Working full-time |
7.3 |
0.0 |
Attending Vocation Training or Technical School |
10.2 |
19.0 |
Attending Community College |
8.5 |
9.5 |
Attending a Four-Year College |
74.0 |
71.4 |
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Q9. Have you ever considered attending a community college or vocational or training school? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Yes |
31.0 |
0.0 |
No |
69.0 |
0.0 |
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Q10. To the best of your knowledge, how many of your friends are planning on attending a four-year college or university?
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Pre % |
Post % |
Almost all of them |
46.7 |
0.0 |
Most of them |
29.5 |
0.0 |
Some of them |
18.0 |
0.0 |
Not very many |
4.9 |
0.0 |
None |
0.8 |
0.0 |
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Teachers:
Q11. Certification: Are you certified to teach in all the areas you are currently teaching in?
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Pre % |
Post % |
Yes |
80.1 |
50.0 |
No |
19.9 |
50.0 |
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| Q12. Years in Education: How long have you been teaching in a public high school? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
0 thru 9 |
54.3 |
100.0 |
10 thru 19 |
23.3 |
0.0 |
20 thru 29 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
30 thru 39 |
8.2 |
0.0 |
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Public High School Questions:
Q13. What is the most important problem confronting Louisiana's public high schools?
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Pre % |
Post % |
Students are unmotivated and unprepared |
26.3 |
18.2 |
Not enough money for facilities, technology, and supplies |
15.1 |
36.4 |
Lack of discipline |
14.8 |
18.2 |
Other |
11.0 |
0.0 |
Low teacher salaries |
10.7 |
9.1 |
Little or no parental involvement |
9.4 |
9.1 |
Drugs |
5.1 |
9.1 |
Violence |
5.1 |
0.0 |
Parents don't support the teachers |
2.6 |
0.0 |
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Other Responses include:
Administrative Disorganization
The structure of high school itself
Reading Problems
Students do not take education seriously
parents, kid discipline, &admin. support
Too much emphasis on test scores
rigorous and varied curriculum
GIVE MEH CLASSES, THANK J00!! plz k thx
WE NEED BETTER CLASS SELECTION PLZ K THX
Too much emphasis on college prep
Lack of discipline AND apathy
all of the above
All of the above
What they wear
Lack of student training: values/ethics
no school spirit
no school spirit
The student's dont have a voice in schoo
All of the above are serious problems
Too little teaching time
teen pregnancy
Our "good old boy" parish system
Students working too much & late at nigh
vocational training
all of the above
school uniform
No accountability for students/parents
A combination of all of the above.
none
they have no home training
some teachers teach very poorly
all of the above
students do not value education
sexual problems
Boring teachers
relevance and rigor of curriculum
Social issues affecting childs academics
No student or parental accountability
we need a higher GPA to play sports
need more active projects
all the above
lack of rigor in curricula
lack of motivation and student apathy
we have to wear uniforms
athletics hire coaches, takes class time
all of the above
Not geared to the population they teach. |
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| Q14. When comes to public high schools, do you think: |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Some changes are needed but basically they should be kept the same |
49.5 |
30.8 |
Major changes are needed |
37.2 |
61.5 |
A complete overhaul is needed |
7.2 |
7.7 |
They work pretty well as they are now |
6.2 |
0.0 |
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| Q15. Using a standard grading scale, how would you grade the quality of the high school you currently attend, work for, or send your children to? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
A |
14.1 |
14.3 |
B |
41.6 |
28.6 |
C |
35.2 |
35.7 |
D |
6.7 |
21.4 |
F |
2.3 |
0.0 |
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| Q16. How would you rate the overall quality of teaching in your high school? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
A |
18.6 |
14.3 |
B |
52.2 |
21.4 |
C |
23.3 |
50.0 |
D |
3.9 |
14.3 |
F |
2.1 |
0.0 |
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| Q17. How would you rate your high school in terms of facilities (classrooms, technology, etc.)? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
A |
13.2 |
26.7 |
B |
33.9 |
20.0 |
C |
31.0 |
33.3 |
D |
15.2 |
6.7 |
F |
6.7 |
13.3 |
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| Q18. What is the most important reason for a high school student to decide NOT to go to college? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Too expensive |
25.8 |
56.3 |
Hasn't met academic standards |
25.3 |
25.0 |
Not interested |
21.6 |
12.5 |
Doesn't fit into career/work plans |
20.3 |
0.0 |
Need to stay close to home |
1.8 |
0.0 |
Other |
5.2 |
6.3 |
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Other Responses include:
doesn't want to put forth the effort
Apathy
my school does not prepare them
unmotivated
don't see the importance
no motivation; couldn't meet TOPS
No motivation
Family Problems
He or she is unprepared and not mature.
They feel like they can't make it
have a good paying job already
they don't realize the possibilities
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lazy
People are just too lazy!
feel unprepared
Not Motivated
expenses, acasdemics, and home
is lazy
they should
needs to raise a family
Not expected to by others
drop outs
they want to go ahead and start a career
all the above
Maturity level; Undecided on major
Not motivated |
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Please indicate whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree with each of the following statements:
Q19. Students come to high school from middle school well prepared for high school courses & curriculum.
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
6.1 |
0.0 |
Agree |
30.4 |
34.8 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
22.8 |
13.0 |
Disagree |
30.6 |
39.1 |
Strongly Disagree |
10.0 |
13.0 |
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Q20. A high school degree is no guarantee that students have learned the basics.
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
23.0 |
30.4 |
Agree |
46.8 |
43.5 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
14.7 |
17.4 |
Disagree |
12.4 |
8.7 |
Strongly Disagree |
3.2 |
0.0 |
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| Q21. The biggest problems in Louisiana's public high schools have to do with money - low teacher salaries, too few teachers, overcrowded classrooms, inadequate facilities and supplies etc. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
37.6 |
39.1 |
Agree |
31.8 |
34.8 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
16.0 |
13.0 |
Disagree |
12.5 |
8.7 |
Strongly Disagree |
2.0 |
4.3 |
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| Q22. There is too much emphasis in high schools on standardized testing. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
38.9 |
30.4 |
Agree |
33.3 |
39.1 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
15.6 |
21.7 |
Disagree |
10.5 |
4.3 |
Strongly Disagree |
1.7 |
4.3 |
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| Q23. Teachers today are often made the scapegoats for all the problems confronting education. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
35.3 |
18.2 |
Agree |
32.5 |
54.5 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
22.1 |
13.6 |
Disagree |
8.1 |
9.1 |
Strongly Disagree |
2.1 |
4.5 |
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| Q24. Today's high school students face greater challenges than high schools students from other generations. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
45.2 |
60.9 |
Agree |
32.9 |
26.1 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
12.0 |
8.7 |
Disagree |
6.9 |
4.3 |
Strongly Disagree |
3.0 |
0.0 |
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| Q25. Louisiana's public high schools are doing a good job preparing students for college. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
6.5 |
0.0 |
Agree |
36.5 |
22.7 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
25.5 |
18.2 |
Disagree |
24.4 |
40.9 |
Strongly Disagree |
7.1 |
18.2 |
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| Q26. Louisiana's public high schools are doing a good job preparing students to go to work immediately after graduating. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
6.8 |
0.0 |
Agree |
31.2 |
27.3 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
30.1 |
31.8 |
Disagree |
24.2 |
27.3 |
Strongly Disagree |
7.7 |
13.6 |
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| Q27. It is relatively easy to get a passing grade in most high school courses without much effort. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
12.9 |
13.6 |
Agree |
29.8 |
40.9 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
24.5 |
22.7 |
Disagree |
23.0 |
22.7 |
Strongly Disagree |
9.7 |
0.0 |
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| Q28. High school students see the relevance of their coursework to do what they want to do with their lives. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
6.2 |
0.0 |
Agree |
23.6 |
27.3 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
29.8 |
27.3 |
Disagree |
31.3 |
31.8 |
Strongly Disagree |
9.1 |
13.6 |
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| Q29. There should be more high school courses focused on job skills and vocational training. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
35.3 |
45.5 |
Agree |
37.7 |
36.4 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
18.4 |
9.1 |
Disagree |
6.9 |
9.1 |
Strongly Disagree |
1.7 |
0.0 |
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| Q30. There should more Advanced Placement and honors courses to prepare students for college. |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
39.0 |
59.1 |
Agree |
36.9 |
22.7 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
15.9 |
9.1 |
Disagree |
7.1 |
9.1 |
Strongly Disagree |
1.1 |
0.0 |
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| Q32. Finally, you are participating in a program on redesigning Louisiana's high schools, what is the one question you would most want answered by policy-makers? Or alternatively what is the most important suggestion you would make to policy-makers about redesigning high schools? |
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Pre % |
Post % |
Strongly Agree |
11.5 |
4.5 |
Agree |
35.0 |
27.3 |
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
27.9 |
27.3 |
Disagree |
19.0 |
27.3 |
Strongly Disagree |
6.6 |
13.6 |
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Other Responses include:
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| Students who are obviously not geared toward academics--whether due to ability or lack of interest--should be channeled into vo-tech programs so that they will be more interested because the connection between school and career will be obvious. This should help with discipline problems and provide a better trained workforce.
Does it really help low level learners when they are put in a regular classroom with high level learners? I think grouping kids by their abilities may work better because the teacher would not have to slow down for some, making other bored or speed up the lesson but lose those who don't learn quickly. If we give standardized testing, then group them by their abilities and bring the whole group up.
I believe that high schools should be kept small. The larger the school, the more students become lost in the system. I went to a very small high school with a graduating class of 64 students.. Teachers knew your strenthes/weaknesses and were able to help you more one one on. The school i teach at now has more than 1600 students. It is very hard to get to know all the students. |
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increase technology
more teachers
Get involved with individual students' work and lives! |
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