The Best School Ever
All year long, school has been telling you what to do and when. Now it's over, and it's your turn to tell school what to do! Well, sort of. If you could redesign school, how would you make it?
Are you a: No Answer Girl Boy
How old are you? No Answer 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Over 21
In your family, you are the: No Answer oldest child middle child youngest child only child
What is your racial/ethnic background? No Answer African descent Asian descent European descent Latin American descent Middle Eastern descent Native American descent Oceania/Pacific Islander descent Multiracial
Country: No Answer Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Republic Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Islands Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Croatia, Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia England Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Republic Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guernsey Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Jan Mayen Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Coast Republic Kiribati Korea, South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Liechtenstein Lithuania >Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Northern Ireland Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Helena Saint Kitts-Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Scotland Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Svalbard Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tahiti Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.S.) Wales Wallis and Futuna Western Sahara Western Samoa Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe
My home is in a: No Answer Big City Suburban City Town Village Rural Area
How important is public education, where schools are provided by the government? Very important. Everyone should go to school. Somewhat important. People should get to choose if they want to go or not. Not important. There are better ways to learn.
How would you want to schedule your classes? I want every class every day I want block scheduling, where I have certain classes on different days of the week I want some core classes that I take every day, and then a longer class at the end of the day that changes every 3 weeks I want every class every day except 1, and on that last day we choose between different workshops and trips that change every week
What time of day would classes start? 7 or 8 am 9 or 10 am 11 or 12 pm 1 or 2 pm 3 or 4 pm
What time of day should school end? 12 or 1 pm 2 or 3 pm 4 or 5 pm 6 or 7 pm 8 or 9 pm
Should school go all year round, even over the summer (including vacations)? Yes, for everyone Yes, for some people No
How many students should there be per classroom? 1 student 3-5 students 6-15 students 16-30 students 31-50 students 51-100 students 101+
What do you think about learning from textbooks? Love it! Textbooks organize tons of information so that it's easy to follow. Like it! They're OK, but only if there are also other sources to learn from. Hate it! Textbooks are boring and inaccurate. We deserve better!
When should people move up to the next class level? Only after they understand all the material (e.g. They earn a top grade, like an A) After they have a grasp on most of the material (e.g. They get good marks, like a B or C) If they take a class, they can move on if they want to (e.g. even if they get poor grades like a D or F)
Should schools be separated by gender so that there they are all boy or all girl? Yes! It would make it easier to concentrate and avoid stereotypes. No! It's important to interact with different types of people at school
Which subjects do you think should be taught at every school?
Which subjects do you think don't need to be taught at school at all?
If you could have a class on anything in the world, what would it be? Be creative!
What do you think of fieldtrips? I love them! They're fun and a great way to learn. I like them. They're fun, but sometimes a waste of time. I hate them. They're disruptive and a waste of money.
How old is too old for recess? Any age! School isn't for playing. Ages 5 - 7 Ages 8 - 10 Ages 11 - 13 Ages 14 - 16 Ages 17 - 19 No age! Everyone should get recess!
What's the best book you've ever read for school? (e.g. "Title" by author)
If you could recommend any book to be required reading for everyone at school, what would it be? (e.g. "Title" by author)
Should everyone have to take art class? Yes! It's important to be well-rounded. No! Not everyone cares, and that's not fair.
Should everyone be required to take a foreign language class? Yes! It makes them a better world citizen who appreciates other cultures. No! Not everyone cares, so that's not fair.
What would you do to get more girls to take math or science courses?
What would you do to get more boys to take psychology and writing courses?
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