Exhibit 11.4
Teachers' Ratings
Q512 How would you grade the quality of education in your school with respect to preparing
students in the following areas?
Report Card
% "A" or "B"
% Low-Income Students
% Minority Students
in School
in School
Total
Teachers
0-33%
34-67%
68-100%
0-33%
34-67%
68-100%
Base: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1010
481 . . . . . .311 . . . . . . .151
669 . . . . . .158 . . . . .162
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
The Basics
English . . . . . . . . . . .82
86 . . . . . . .79 . . . . . . .74
86 . . . . . . .78 . . . . . .70
Math . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
84 . . . . . . .74 . . . . . . .64
82 . . . . . . .78 . . . . . .62
Science . . . . . . . . . . .81
86 . . . . . . .78 . . . . . . .69
84 . . . . . . .78 . . . . . .67
General life skills
Getting along
with other people . .73
79 . . . . . . .65 . . . . . . .69
74 . . . . . . .75 . . . . . .67
Knowing about
current events . . . . .66
70 . . . . . . .65 . . . . . . .56
69 . . . . . . .69 . . . . . .51
Learning about
different jobs
and careers . . . . . . .68
69 . . . . . . .68 . . . . . . .62
68 . . . . . . .70 . . . . . .65
Being a good
citizen . . . . . . . . . . .68
75 . . . . . . .64 . . . . . . .55
70 . . . . . . .71 . . . . . .57
Knowing how to
solve problems . . . .60
66 . . . . . . .55 . . . . . . .48
63 . . . . . . .59 . . . . . .46
TEACHERS SPEAK OUT ON QUALITY OF EDUCATION
"What changes would you like to see occur that would improve the education you
provide your students?"
". . . Major change needs to occur -- I really feel that after graduation at middle
school students should choose either subject centered schools, trade schools, or occu-
pational training schools -- high schools as the `all encompassing' continuing educa-
tion should cease. As we try to educate en masse we are cheating all students."
". . . Students who can't (or won't) meet traditional behavioral norms should be with-
drawn from the class setting and placed in alternative schools. . ."
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