Exhibit 11.10
Which Will Happen During Students' Lifetime
Q560 Which of the following do you think will happen during your students' lifetime?
Base: All teachers
% 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 environment will
become cleaner . . . . . . .37
39 . . . . . . .40 . . . . . . .26
40 . . . . . . .27 . . . . . .34
There will be fewer
poor people . . . . . . . . . .12
12 . . . . . . .13 . . . . . . . .6
12 . . . . . . .11 . . . . . .10
Schools will provide a
better education . . . . . . .56
55 . . . . . . .60 . . . . . . .50
54 . . . . . . .62 . . . . . .57
Schools will be safer . . . . .39
39 . . . . . . .40 . . . . . . .38
40 . . . . . . .39 . . . . . .38
People will get along
better with each other . .27
27 . . . . . . .28 . . . . . . .29
26 . . . . . . .27 . . . . . .31
None of these will happen
in my student's lifetime .20
19 . . . . . . .17 . . . . . . .26
20 . . . . . . .22 . . . . . .19
TEACHERS SPEAK OUT ON IMPROVING EDUCATION
In addition to issues regarding teacher training, class size, quality of education and
the teacher's role, several other issues arose when teachers were asked, "What
changes would you like to see occur that would improve the education you provide
your students"?
" . . . make sure designated monies for education make it to the classroom (not stop-
ping at the district level), make sure each classroom has a large color TV and a VCR
and cable with satellite access, increase teachers' salaries to a livable level that can
compete with comparable careers requiring the same education."
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" . . . I need more money for classroom materials. Honestly, I could use more money
for me too, but, well... so it goes."
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"There needs to be a change in the way that the community views education. There
is too short a view on the point of education - society is not looking at high school
students as tomorrow's voters or wage earners, but as just kids. It has caused a prob-
lem of large proportion. It has been devalued to the extent that students do not feel
that they have to actually try -- just that they have to be there . . ."
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