Accepting responses

I felt prepared for the SOCIAL challenges of 9th grade.(134 responses)

Strongly disagree 7 5.2%
Disagree 14 10.4%
Neutral 44 32.8%
Agree 59 44%
Strongly agree 10 7.5%

I am supported by adults at school when I struggle with my relationships.(133

responses)
Strongly disagree 9 2.3%
Disagree 28 21.1%
Neutral 61 45.9%
Agree 32 24.1%
Strongly agree 3 2.3%

I feel supported by my teachers in 9th grade(133 responses)

Strongly disagree 6 4.5%
Disagree 8 6%
Neutral 35 26.3%
Agree 68 51.1%
Strongly agree 16 12%

I am treated fairly when I make a mistake.(134 responses)

Strongly disagree 10 9%
Disagree 25 18.7%
Neutral 32 23.9%
Agree 55 41%
Strongly agree 12 9%
I felt prepared for the ACADEMIC challenges of 9th grade(133 responses)
Strongly disagree 7 15.8%
Disagree 12 9%
Neutral 30 22.6%
Agree 63 47.4%
Strongly agree 21 15.8%

I am supported by adults at school when I have difficulty with academics.(133

responses)
Strongly disagree 4 3%
Disagree 9 6.8%
Neutral 46 34.6%
Agree 58 43.6%
Strongly agree 16 12%

I am responsible for learning what is being taught.(133 responses)

Strongly disagree 1 0.8%
Disagree 3 2.3%
Neutral 22 16.5%
Agree 57 42.9%
Strongly agree 50 37.6%

I often have major assignments due on the same day.(134 responses)

Strongly disagree 4 3%
Disagree 20 14.9%
Neutral 31 23.1%
Agree 39 29.1%
Strongly agree 40 29.9%
I often have more than one test a day.(133 responses)
Strongly disagree 3 26.3%
Disagree 20 36.8%
Neutral 26 19.5%
Agree 49 36.8%
Strongly agree 35 26.3%

I know what will happen if I miss an assignment.(133 responses)

Strongly disagree 3 2.3%
Disagree 5 3.8%
Neutral 13 9.8%
Agree 75 56.4%
Strongly agree 37 27.8%

My teachers make sure I am involved in the class discussions and activities.(133

responses)
Strongly disagree 6 4.5%
Disagree 17 12.8%
Neutral 48 36.1%
Agree 54 40.6%
Strongly agree 8 6%

My teachers care about my success in their classrooms.(133 responses)

Strongly disagree 7 5.3%
Disagree 6 4.5%
Neutral 32 24.1%
Agree 69 51.9%
Strongly agree 19 14.3%

My teachers do whatever it takes to make sure that I have learned what they have
taught.(134 responses)
Strongly disagree 8 6%
Disagree 27 20.1%
Neutral 54 40.3%
Agree 39 40.3%
Strongly agree 6 4.5%

My teachers are concerned with my other activities that conflict with school work.
(134 responses)
Strongly disagree 19 14.2%
Disagree 55 41%
Neutral 37 27.6%
Agree 19 14.2%
Strongly agree 4 3%

My grade is a reflection of what I know in the subject.(134 responses)

Strongly disagree 29 21.6%%
Disagree 30 22.4%
Neutral 30 22.4%
Agree 39 29.1%
Strongly agree 6 4.5%

My grade is a reflection of how hard I work(134 responses)

Strongly disagree 15 19.4%
Disagree 17 12.7%
Neutral 29 21.6%
Agree 47 35.1%
Strongly agree 26 19.4%

I understand how my grade in each course is calculated.(131 responses)

Strongly disagree 8 6.1%
Disagree 18 13.7%
Neutral 44 33.6%
Agree 49 37.4%
Strongly agree 12 9.2%

I understand how my grade in each course is calculated.(130 responses)

Strongly disagree 7 5.4%
Disagree 21 16.2%
Neutral 45 34.6%
Agree 45 34.6%
Strongly agree 12 9.2%

The QUANTITY of work required in 9th grade is a lot more than what was required in
8th grade(132 responses)
Strongly disagree 2 1.5%
Disagree 15 11.4%
Neutral 20 15.2%
Agree 62 47%
Strongly agree 33 25%

Behavioral expectations are the same in each of my classrooms.(133 responses)

Strongly disagree 10 7.5%
Disagree 36 27.1%
Neutral 33 24.8%
Agree 44 33.1%
Strongly agree 10 7.5%

Missed assignments are handled the same way regardless of the class/subject(134
responses)
Strongly disagree 8 6%
Disagree 47 35.1%
Neutral 40 29.9%
Agree 32 23.9%
Strongly agree 7 5.2%

My 9th grade teachers taught me strategies to become more successful in class.

(134 responses)
Strongly disagree 6 6.7%
Disagree 23 17.2%
Neutral 44 32.8%
Agree 52 38.8%
Strongly agree 9 4.5%

Behavioral expectations are the same for all 9th graders.(133 responses)
Strongly disagree 15 11.3%
Disagree 23 17.3%
Neutral 29 21.8%
Agree 54 40.6%
Strongly agree 12 9%

What one word could describe your overall experiences in 8th grade?(132
responses)
Easy 21
Fun 12
Okay 7
Boring8
Fine 8
Good 15
Busy 2
Great 3
Prepare
Normal
trapped
slacking
surprising
Simple
Great because I was homeschooled
odd
neutral
cancer
decent
friendly
Learning
Anxiety
simple
Harder
useful
unchallenging
practical
cool
ok
laid back
Exciting
simplistic
easy-going
Tedious
unnessecary
difficult
Needless
successful
simple
routine
Relaxing
Prep
advanced
Confusing
yuck
enjoyable
unsuccessful
Chaotic.
chill
Awful
i hated it, they thought i was playing stupid when i say stuff about my mental
illness.
freedom
fun
Eh.
Dreaming
Calm
lack-of
learning
fun and hard
Eventful
Amazing
Underwhelming
Neutral
Weird
rough
preparation
gross
amazing
Different
Stressful
Cruise-control
Lazy

What one word could describe your experiences so far in 9th grade?(131 responses)
challenging
challenging
challenging
Better
Better
Better
different
different
different
Hard
Hard
fun
fun
better
better
challenging
challenging
stressful
stressful
semi-difficult
semi-difficult
Exciting
Exciting
great
great
Challenging
Challenging
Different
Different
hard
hard
ok
ok
Stress
Stress
Growth
Tougher
preparing
horrid
easy
struggle
Easier
interesting
New
boisterous
hardworking
Eh
rough
work
Disgust
life altering
meh
sketchy
Successful
nuetral
Great
hard
tiring
great
Awful
pretty fun
Stressful
rough
okay
procrastination
neutral
Fair
Social
Boring
treacherous
STRESS
tedious
difficult
unchallenging
Overwhelming
unsuccessful
difficult
overloaded
Mature
routine
Awful
fluctuating
Growing
increase
better
Frustrated
improving
Different.
new
it's alright, teachers tend to pick on certain kids for their satisfaction
Exciting
working harder
Good.
Draining
Fast
Change
change
ok pretty hard but ok
Painful
boring
Dismal
Easy
fine
Procrastination
sucky
eh
stressfull
Unprepared
Exciting?
finals
Complicated
enlightening
balanced
miserable
Resourceful
Successful
bad
harder
rushed
Endure
Nonstop
If you could change one thing about TC Central High School what would it be?(126
responses)
Some of the teachers
Some of the teachers
Nothing
Nothing
I have no clue
The way they run things
the off campus policy
guidlines towards what grade you are
I would start the day earlier
no homework
Have nicer teachers
the peers
lunch
I like how this school is now.
Don't ever do Student Lead Confrences again.
staff
The teachers could understand that we have a life outside of school
have better hot lunch
the teaching style
less classwork
The students
I would let people be able to switch lunch for any reason
the head principal
better bio teachers
off campus
There needs to be way less drug activity in the school, not cool at all.
the workload
The way 9th graders are treated differently from all other grades.
Teachers have a plan for what they are doing for the week
Let Freshman and sophomores leave campus
The requirment of 2 credits of a language.
Start school later because it is proven that students succeed more when their
schools start later
having to participate in activities that involve presenting in front of the class
take more time to make sure students are comfortable with their safety in school.
the amount of homework
No english class but that is because I do not like english. A realistic thing I would
change is better teachers
get assignments done earlier rather than rush them later
the amount of argument essays you have to do each year in order to pass 9th grade
Make the day shorter
Remove certain units in classes that are not necessary to learn and that do not
serve importance to anybody.
How they expect everyone to learn the same way.
How people treat each other.
that 9th and 10th graders at least could get one day a week to go off campus
less work
school lunch
phones increase productivity
less major assignments
open campus for all students
The amount of homework
The lighting, it is very hard to concentrate with all the dull lighting.
homework amounts
The grading system. It doesn't effectively measure a student's knowledge.
I am not sure.
My social status
Tear down it's angular oppressive structure and give more academic freedom to the
students.
no homework to spend time with family
more money to music department/choir
Less Homework
I would lower the amount of busy work being given, such as guided reading. I want
to think and formulate my own answers
It'd be great if there were slightly shortened classes and a half an hour for
independent work.
to leave campus as soon as you are allowed to drive
Letting all grades go off campus for lunch.
support with extra curriculars and academic juggling
the way we are assessed
Teach us things that will actually be useful in our adult lives, not just important for
getting into a college
I would make Student Led Conferences not be a requirement. They are a waste of
most people's time; all of my friends' parents know how their child is doing in school
and what they need help with. It's good to meet with your child's teacher, but
parents should do that if they feel the need. It shouldn't be mandated.
To make sure that we could have more freedoms like there were in 70s/80s and
even 90s. And, or the teachers to not care as much. We should have more
responsibility.
The school would help more when kids have problems with mental health.
the amount of home work would be less
I would change the online policies, because I feel as though they are a little too
strict. I do agree that sites that contain very mature content such as excessive
profanity or pornography should be banned; however, I have found many videos on
YouTube which contain music are not available as well. For someone that highly
enjoys listening to music while I work, I find it annoying that good music is blocked,
and most likely for containing amounts of obscene content that do not warrant
censoring.
the no phone rule
Graduation requirements
The same outlook on students that most all teachers share.
teachers care more
the grade/age for leaving campus
More strict.
nothing
the time we arrive
The Locker rule
make it open campus for freshmen and sophmores
Teachers need to realize that some people just can't handle public speaking.
less picky and rude.
amount of tests
Lunch Food
congested hallways
nothing
The way homework is handled, coordinating it on different days, and limiting how
much
J
Nothing
Open campus for all grades
To be able to switch lunches for any reason
Maybe there could be more support about what happens at home. Often, my
teachers don't seem to think that issues at home could potentially affect work at
school, or how the student behaves in class.
The grade weight in some of my classes is bad. One tests are 75% and class work is
25% and its different in all my classes. It should be more consistent
better sports program funds
I don't know what I would change
the phone policey
mor survailance in f-building and c-building
underclassmen and juniors getting free hours
Everything??? It sucks here
More electives
how cramped the hallways are
more mrs. meindertsmas
I would change it so that after a test if you do not do very well on it, you review it
instead of moving to something new
the disrespect between teachers and student and the ill stressed idea that grades
matter
teachers need to stop stressing the kids out
Better lunch options
I don't know
restrictions with scheduling for SMT students
I wish we had less busy work and knew the purpose of why we learn everything.
teachers not picking favorites
How hard it is to catch up when you miss a day of school.
the wakeup time.. studies have shown it's unhealthy to wake up when we do as
teenagers
I would make it easier to put grades into the gradebook sothe students can see
them quicker.
The social pressure and the large amounts of work we are expected to complete
with little time.
Teachers would communicate more so that big projects, tests, and challenging
homework wasn't all due at the same time.
no changes at this moment
More written tests rather than multiple choice tests.
All teacher would know that certain students have out of school activities that they
might have to go to, and they would be a little more lenient with knowing the
homework might be done very late (at night).
I honestly wish that the teachers had more liberty to teach how they want to. I have
found that I learn better with teachers that use unconventional teaching methods.
Some of those include: letting us work at our own pace with work constantly being
assigned, allowing music and phones during class, or allowing more independent
work.
I'd change some of the material to make it more challenging
tables not desks
The freshman and sophomores are not allowed off campus even if they have a ride
out and back.
I would change the constant expectations for a high schooler to complete huge
projects within a small amount of time combined with other consignments.
more rooms, more teachers, smaller classes.
The teachers don't really accommodate everyone's needs. I often witness teachers
not making sure that everyone knows the material. They 'bulldoze' through the
lesson and I am still left with questions. The learning rubrics and/or scales are a
waste of time. Not every teacher does it, and for the ones who do; it just takes up
time. A person could easily just rate themselves a 3 or a 4 when they have little
idea of the lesson. Even if a person marks a 1 or a 2, I've never had a teacher ask
why. It seems that they only do it because it is required. It doesn't help AT ALL!
More forms of student input available. Establishment of a schoolwide online forum
maybe?
What changes did you make from 1st semester to 2nd semester to increase your
success?(129 responses)
work harder
work harder
nothing
nothing
None
None
I made sure that I talk to my teachers when I need help.
Doing my homework
Prioritize homework over everything
work ethic
better grades, new medication to help me focus, better behavoir
studying
none, I do not like homework and i end up not doing it then it gets piled up but id
rather enjoy my life out of class.
study more
completed work
Do my homework
I started to study for test which helped my grades
I started to do my homework as soon as I got home instead of waiting. I also started
to do work in class and put effort in my work as well.
I put more time into the work that I did.
better grade
i focused better and tried to turn in all my work
made changes to my involvement in class
i tried many different things nothing seems to work i fell i'm not cut out for school
I changed my attitude towards work
Effort
I changed some things that I did and it brought more success
focusing on important work
not much
Asking more questions in class.
i have started doing my work so that i am able to get a good grade
I didn't really change much at all.
Nothing
focusing better
I did not make any changes.
I didn't make any changes because I did well in first semester
I told myself that I would work harder and take time on my homework
DId my homework
I used my time more wisely during class.
put more time a side for homework
Nothing I have always had high standards for myself
i was more motivated
i did my homework more and more often and i have better grades now
I filtered out the poor study habits
The amount of effort I put into each assignment and project.
Study
I worked hard, im not getting b's and c's im getting a's and a-'s.
do my work
studied more
I got worse
studied harder and more efficent
Went to speak to teachers a lot more frequently about grades and questions
I addressed people who could help me with problems I have
Ask more questions.
prioritizing my work instead of doing the easier tasks first
Put more assignments in my planner and focused even more only on school.
I balanced school and other activities more efficiently.
Turning in work on time.
How hard I work on assignments
I kept a planner.
work harder
none, I was successful in 1st semester and kept the same attitude in 2nd
Focused on getting homework done right away
I made none
My success decreased.
work hard all throughout the semester, do not let grades drop
The amount of effort I put in
I focused more on what was being taught and made sure that I knew the
information.
getting help from teachers more
started doing more work outside of school
I didn't change anything because I did fine in 1st semester.
I made sure that i turned my work in on time and that I worked harder on the
assignments that I was assigned.
I turned in more work.
be more proactive
I tried concentrating more on work both during and after class. It did help a little.
i did better with my grades in history and biology
i dont know
A longer study and work time at home and my individual attention during classes.
better classes
paying attention and getting my work done and turned in on time
being more active in class
keep my work to help me for exams
Changing my history class
did more of my homework
a new perscription
not procrastinate
I tried to challenge myself more so I could become a better student.
my study habits stayed the same
taking the time to understand more about the unit
I started to turn in my work finished and on time
I switched teachers, and committed most of my day to homework
adapted to the system
My mindset
I didn't make changes but I should've
Not much
I had to become less lazy with my work. 9th grade is much different from 8th grade,
and demands a much higher quality to my work. I had to learn where to put my
priorities and I had to learn when to stop procrastinating.
I focused and studied more but my grades were already really good so I did not
change much
better study habits
I focused more on the task at hand, and was able to determine what was important.
stay on top of work more
A lot!
more sleep
Nothing.
I wrote down more notes
the amount of time I spent studying
working harder
I tried my best to not wait for the last minute to do my work
I stopped caring
more organization
I keep track of work that is due
Studied more
studied more efficiently
I didn't change anything. My success was fine.
Started work earlier, didn't procrastinate on assignments
Don't wait to do homework. Don't procrastinate!
time efficiency, more studying, more sleep, sacrificed things I wanted to do
I tried to keep all my work much more organized than i did in the previous semester,
and that helped my grades.
Focusing on homework instead of hanging out with friends
I worked on getting my homework done as soon as I got the opportunity so that it
wasn't forgotten or done late at night.
miniscule hanges
I changed my way of studying for tests.
I managed my time when I have sports and homework at the same time. Also,
putting away electronics while I'm doing my homework helps me complete it.
I started doing my homework right as I got home instead of late at night or at school
the next morning.
I made sure to always do my best
less time wasting
Do my homework before I watch TV and eat after school, so I get it done.
I understood the request for the completion of work every night.
Stopped over-exerting myself.
In first semester I was scared because of all what the teachers at east said about
how hard it was. I've found that it isn't really harder.
Always completing work - sleep is not my first priority. Checking grades multiple
times in a day.