ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Comment Summary</title><link media="all" href="css/Export.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /></head><body style="margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 15px"><a onfocus="blur();" href="SurveySummary.html" class="NormBtn" />&nbsp;<< Back to Summary&nbsp;</a><div style="margin-top: 15px"><table class="rsltsmry" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" border="0"><thead><tr><th class="hdr" colspan="3">Please list other outcomes you find important that have not already been addressed in this questionnaire.</th></tr></thead><thead><tr><th class="hdr dflt">#</th><th class="hdr dflt">Response Date</th><th class="hdr dflt" style="width:99%;">Response Text</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 4:44:00 PM</td><td>It is vital that we know our own cultural values and the assumptions that underlie our own behavior as well as understand that others bring different assumptions. We must be able to consider those varying perspectives.</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:01:00 PM</td><td>Leadership skills</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:03:00 PM</td><td>the outcome of the students classes and grades</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:05:00 PM</td><td>don't really know.</td></tr><tr><td>5.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:07:00 PM</td><td>set good examples to the young kids.</td></tr><tr><td>6.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:10:00 PM</td><td>how they teach the students the reading, writting, math</td></tr><tr><td>7.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:27:00 PM</td><td>Able to support themselves.</td></tr><tr><td>8.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 5:45:00 PM</td><td>Parenting, family and personal relationships in immediate groups, community and the world and conflict resolution without anger, violence.</td></tr><tr><td>9.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:03:00 PM</td><td>How does the school relate to the students? Do students treat other students bad?</td></tr><tr><td>10.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:08:00 PM</td><td>Know how to apply for colleges How to apply for jobs</td></tr><tr><td>11.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:22:00 PM</td><td>well it is important that everyone enjoys the ability or learning, and if others don't, then put them into a different school.</td></tr><tr><td>12.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:27:00 PM</td><td>reading class is one class that i like</td></tr><tr><td>13.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:28:00 PM</td><td>i think the outcome is in math</td></tr><tr><td>14.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:39:00 PM</td><td>Find a passion and joy in life.</td></tr><tr><td>15.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:42:00 PM</td><td>All of the previous begins in Pre-K and expands through out the grades.</td></tr><tr><td>16.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:46:00 PM</td><td>They were all good.</td></tr><tr><td>17.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 6:58:00 PM</td><td>To be knowledgeable of/sensitive to all cultures.</td></tr><tr><td>18.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 7:10:00 PM</td><td>Show an understanding of parenting skills and value the impact they have on the success of their offspring.</td></tr><tr><td>19.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 7:15:00 PM</td><td>Keep village alive with work for graduates</td></tr><tr><td>20.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 7:47:00 PM</td><td>I think the definition of success should be determined by the student, and the community, not what the institution driven by the dominant &amp;quot;white&amp;quot; culture.</td></tr><tr><td>21.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 8:15:00 PM</td><td>Help better prepare for further education beyond high school.</td></tr><tr><td>22.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 8:26:00 PM</td><td>Graduates must know how to read, spell, and write. Too many cannot write so a sentence can be read or spell well at all. It' worse when teachers &amp;quot;coach&amp;quot; students giving them correct answers so the testing scores are higher, which is what I'm told happens at West Valley High School.</td></tr><tr><td>23.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 9:13:00 PM</td><td>Computers, Science, &amp;amp; Math need to be taught on a higher level in all schools than they currently are!</td></tr><tr><td>24.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 9:30:00 PM</td><td>need vocational opportunities for our students that do not go on to college. many of the things we just rated help that, but without viable vocation opportunities they will just be well-adjusted unemployed young adults hanging out and getting into mischiefg.</td></tr><tr><td>25.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 9:38:00 PM</td><td>Have the belief that they have choices in what they do throughout their lives.</td></tr><tr><td>26.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 9:58:00 PM</td><td>I want to have a good education and be smart enough to do something.</td></tr><tr><td>27.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 9:59:00 PM</td><td>A GOOD SCHOLARSHIP!!! A good education, Plenty of options for me to be in society, Being important to society, Having a big diversity of classes to take.</td></tr><tr><td>28.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 10:00:00 PM</td><td>to graduate high school!!!!</td></tr><tr><td>29.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 10:00:00 PM</td><td>To graduate high school.</td></tr><tr><td>30.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 10:01:00 PM</td><td>doyour best in school and do not cheat and make it to highscool alive.</td></tr><tr><td>31.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 10:04:00 PM</td><td>Responsibility of actions and the impact actions have on others and the environment.</td></tr><tr><td>32.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 10:30:00 PM</td><td>Have the skills and knowledge needed to pursue careers and make healthy and responsible life choices.</td></tr><tr><td>33.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 10:48:00 PM</td><td>Tolerance of other people is critical to existing in any community in today's world. We as a nation are less tolerant than not so long ago. We say one thing and yet exclude many in our society.</td></tr><tr><td>34.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 11:29:00 PM</td><td>make positive contributions to social and environmental issues above and beyond the workplace.</td></tr><tr><td>35.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/23/2008 11:40:00 PM</td><td>I believe student conduct in schools impacts students for a lifetime. At Nome High School some students have been physically abusive while attending school and should be charged with assualt. I believe the hallways and bathrooms should be patrolled by Policemen, arrests should be made to return control back to the school administration.</td></tr><tr><td>36.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 12:02:00 AM</td><td>Understanding of self and in particular as it relates to physical, emotional, mental health concerns.</td></tr><tr><td>37.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 12:43:00 AM</td><td>Programs for students in villages to be able to experience real life situations in case they move to the city and so they can be successful.</td></tr><tr><td>38.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 2:06:00 AM</td><td>culturally relevancy in education understand personal finances know how to be a good parent and role model</td></tr><tr><td>39.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 2:14:00 AM</td><td>Community Service</td></tr><tr><td>40.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 5:58:00 AM</td><td>Get back to the basics: reading, writing &amp;amp; Math!</td></tr><tr><td>41.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 4:45:00 PM</td><td>Ability to choose a post-secondary direction to pursue.</td></tr><tr><td>42.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 5:36:00 PM</td><td>Require standards be met at each grade level prior to advancement to the next level. If standards can't be met, credit should not be awarded.</td></tr><tr><td>43.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 5:46:00 PM</td><td>To understand the importance of the family and good solid morality to our society.</td></tr><tr><td>44.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 5:51:00 PM</td><td>Know what their individual learning style is; having enjoyed the opportunity to learn through effective opportunities based on that learning style; transfer to the world beyond school and be able to make their own decisions with regards to how they learn best and replicating what worked in school. (Wordy but, hopefully, the concept came through!)</td></tr><tr><td>45.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 6:16:00 PM</td><td>What a stupid survey. In other words, which part of it would *not* be considered highly important??? Is there one single value listed that should have been checked off as unimportant?</td></tr><tr><td>46.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 6:37:00 PM</td><td>we should evaluate how our students based on the best in the world, not against the U.S.</td></tr><tr><td>47.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 7:50:00 PM</td><td>The promotion of good citizenship by creating a desire to search after truth and set justice as the ruling principle in human society.</td></tr><tr><td>48.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 8:53:00 PM</td><td>Value of an educator who can effectively teach students who demonstrate different learning styles within the classroom.</td></tr><tr><td>49.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 9:17:00 PM</td><td>Note--listening and following directions are very different, so that question is flawed. Listening skills are extremely important, but following directions may or may not be.</td></tr><tr><td>50.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 9:50:00 PM</td><td>I think that the use of the Internet alone for research is not always a good solution. Use of a resource like SLED and AKCIS are better optiond than random Internet use for research.</td></tr><tr><td>51.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 10:26:00 PM</td><td>Learn the best routes for creativity.</td></tr><tr><td>52.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 10:35:00 PM</td><td>This survey was rather silly. Who would not think these things were important??? I doubt that this survey will give you much real information.</td></tr><tr><td>53.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 10:44:00 PM</td><td>A student should learn about both national and global economics.</td></tr><tr><td>54.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/24/2008 10:53:00 PM</td><td>Know how to survive a changing world</td></tr><tr><td>55.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 12:39:00 AM</td><td>Stronger connection of K-12 instruction to service and career. If the outcomes described in the survey are obtained, the students will be well prepared for life in general.</td></tr><tr><td>56.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 1:01:00 AM</td><td>I think that the most important outcome from education will be to become a contributing member to our society and to take personal responsibility for ones actions.</td></tr><tr><td>57.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 1:34:00 AM</td><td>Promotion of strong work ethic rather than relying solely on public welfare.</td></tr><tr><td>58.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 1:57:00 AM</td><td>why would anyone mark anything other than 5 for ALL of these?!?!?!</td></tr><tr><td>59.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 2:57:00 AM</td><td>Understand that our American economy depends upon the majority of its citizens working hard and paying taxes to build the infrastructure that our nations needs to stay viable. That there is no &amp;quot;free Lunch.&amp;quot; They also need to take responsibility for their own health.</td></tr><tr><td>60.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 3:20:00 AM</td><td>Note: Required seat time doesn't necessarily equate to better outcomes &amp;amp; can actually undermine student drive if the course work is believed meaningless or a waste of time.</td></tr><tr><td>61.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 4:36:00 AM</td><td>Individual accountability</td></tr><tr><td>62.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/25/2008 6:57:00 AM</td><td>Most important: be highly educated so that the student can be competitive in the global economy and have multiple choices open to him/her.</td></tr><tr><td>63.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 3:01:00 PM</td><td>No further outcomes, but a comment instead: While I believe most all of the outcomes listed are important, I do not believe it is the schools responsibility to ensure students possess them. Neither should a student be kept from graduating because he or she has not demonstrated them. Students need to be allowed choice in in all facets of what they learn.</td></tr><tr><td>64.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 3:27:00 PM</td><td>Real-world standards: students need to know early what is required to excel in the job/career market so they can work toward excellence. Too many feel hopeless and settle for mediocrity.</td></tr><tr><td>65.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 5:56:00 PM</td><td>Be informed and encouraged about possibilities of college schooling.</td></tr><tr><td>66.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 6:05:00 PM</td><td>Ethics, morality, values and responsibility should be modeled by those adults children come in contact with and should, as in life, be incorporated into the methods by which a person reaches other goals, in this case, strong academic or vocational goals. Many of these should not need to be taught outright in our classrooms as our children fall further behind academically. Community organizations and families should be responsible for character and citizen development.</td></tr><tr><td>67.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 6:31:00 PM</td><td>I would like to see the use of YES - Youth employ. skills become a mandatory part of high school education and a required part of the graduation process.</td></tr><tr><td>68.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 9:23:00 PM</td><td>All of these outcomes 'come' very naturally to those who are home schooled. Support Independent Home Schooling.</td></tr><tr><td>69.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 9:47:00 PM</td><td>Get parents involved - biggest factor of kids being successful Demand it!!</td></tr><tr><td>70.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/26/2008 11:54:00 PM</td><td>I think that awareness in surroundings and attention to detail are very useful skills.</td></tr><tr><td>71.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 3:59:00 AM</td><td>orginization skills advisor/mentor programs</td></tr><tr><td>72.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 4:14:00 AM</td><td>Independance. Ability to think on his/her own feet. challenge group think. Be a solution, not the problem. Know Right from Wrong, be able to say &amp;quot;NO&amp;quot;.</td></tr><tr><td>73.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 7:41:00 AM</td><td>Understanding of sex education; related diseases Comsumer math; practical personal finance Some craft, skill, art, or recreation that can life long Understanding of the legal system: rights and responsibilities Students should perform community service during their last 5-6 years of school.</td></tr><tr><td>74.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 3:57:00 PM</td><td>I want to see schools focus on the essentials like (but not strictly limited to) reading, writing, and math. They should be learning many of these other things at home and in the community.</td></tr><tr><td>75.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 4:19:00 PM</td><td>Students need to learn about financial/cash control for personal and business purposes.</td></tr><tr><td>76.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 5:09:00 PM</td><td>Students need to learn to be more responsible for their actions and this needs to start in elementary school, where some teachers do too much for the students.</td></tr><tr><td>77.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 5:11:00 PM</td><td>Our traditional teachers were our Elders, but our Grandparents are separated from their grandchildren and cannot transfer traditional ecological knowledge any more. An unwritten, unacknowledged wealth of information is leaving us with every Elder that dies. Our rural communities are losing our children from suicide and moving to big cities because that is where their parents find work. We need to connect our children to their roots, their ancestors, their histories, legends and land. The shcool system, as it is now, serves to separate our children from all this.</td></tr><tr><td>78.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 5:21:00 PM</td><td>You have covered them very well.</td></tr><tr><td>79.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 5:23:00 PM</td><td>Many successes in life are determined by being in the right place at the right time and recognizing the opportunity and taking advantage of it.</td></tr><tr><td>80.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 6:16:00 PM</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>81.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 6:26:00 PM</td><td>Evidence of citizenship. What factors make up a citizen.</td></tr><tr><td>82.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 6:29:00 PM</td><td>You only have one outcome that involves physical and mental health. I believe more time needs to be spent on students understanding that their personal choices affect their health and well being. Physical Education is as important as reading, writing, and math. Competitive athletics and recess do not replace the concepts, knowledge, and experiences that Physical Education should provide before a student leaves the public school system.</td></tr><tr><td>83.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 6:37:00 PM</td><td>I believe the choices given are sufficient.</td></tr><tr><td>84.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 7:01:00 PM</td><td>Students should appreciate open-mindedness and be willing to explore viewpoints that differ from their own.</td></tr><tr><td>85.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 7:05:00 PM</td><td>Broaden school health education outcomes; add more on the arts and music;</td></tr><tr><td>86.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 7:10:00 PM</td><td>The importance of finishing what you've started</td></tr><tr><td>87.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 8:55:00 PM</td><td>Technology needs to be even more than what was listed. We live in an ever growing technological world and kids need to come out of HS with extensive use in software that is common in most work places today.</td></tr><tr><td>88.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 9:24:00 PM</td><td>All Alaskan Graduates should be able to make positive choices in decisions that affect their lives. All Alaskan Graduates need to have basic knowledge of their history, culture, and traditions.</td></tr><tr><td>89.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 9:26:00 PM</td><td>colleges to choose from</td></tr><tr><td>90.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 9:43:00 PM</td><td>To be able to know how Alaska was founded</td></tr><tr><td>91.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 9:49:00 PM</td><td>We need to recognize that many students do not want or need preparation for college, but rather for a career. We need to improve vocational education.</td></tr><tr><td>92.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/27/2008 10:49:00 PM</td><td>I would like to see kids judged out individual IEP's instead of snap shot exams.</td></tr><tr><td>93.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 1:38:00 AM</td><td>I find it important that they have a good work ethic. It seems like today most young individuals don't have a good work ethic.</td></tr><tr><td>94.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 3:32:00 AM</td><td>I hope all students know where babies come from, that there are ways to delay making them, and how to care well for them if they are created.</td></tr><tr><td>95.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:31:00 AM</td><td>I have personally witnessed a definite lack of writing skills in the work environment.</td></tr><tr><td>96.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:32:00 AM</td><td>Be aware of possible career choices (and what that job would entail, as well as what an average income might be for that job) and the education and/or training required to achieve that career goal. Have opportunities to meet &amp;quot;career mentors&amp;quot; or have student internships to learn about possible career choices.</td></tr><tr><td>97.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:46:00 AM</td><td>Basic manners, how to dress for work</td></tr><tr><td>98.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 7:43:00 AM</td><td>Cross Cultural Competentcy, teaching of languages including Alaska Native Languages so students are fluent speakers.</td></tr><tr><td>99.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 1:36:00 PM</td><td>Prepare for an increasingly diverse world! Understand and value local culture and worldview! Accept that &amp;quot;dominant&amp;quot; is not a synonym for &amp;quot;superior&amp;quot;!</td></tr><tr><td>100.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:08:00 PM</td><td>Awareness of global humanities.</td></tr><tr><td>101.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:09:00 PM</td><td>Provide more incentives to come back to Alaska to work and live.</td></tr><tr><td>102.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:11:00 PM</td><td>Students need to have more interaction/ partnerships with other students in different parts of the world, so as to have a better understanding from a global perspective and build a globally successful cooperative communities with respect and tolerance for all.</td></tr><tr><td>103.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:19:00 PM</td><td>I think students need to be given the opportunity to evaluate career and job options more effectively.</td></tr><tr><td>104.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:22:00 PM</td><td>Success</td></tr><tr><td>105.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 5:58:00 PM</td><td>Learn to share, be frugal, and not greedy or wasteful.</td></tr><tr><td>106.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 6:17:00 PM</td><td>Familiarity with the laws and ethics required in the workplace.</td></tr><tr><td>107.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 7:48:00 PM</td><td>They should have the ability to fill out job applications and participate in job interviews.</td></tr><tr><td>108.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 7:50:00 PM</td><td>Attendance is critical. The state should tie attendance to the Permanent Fund Dividend. If a student misses more than 10 days per quarter, then they should not get the Permanent Fund Dividend. When student attendance is tied to money, these parent/guardians will make sure their student(s) are in school.</td></tr><tr><td>109.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 7:51:00 PM</td><td>Personal safety, specifically in dealing with the outdoors.</td></tr><tr><td>110.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 8:30:00 PM</td><td>Hold Personal Accountability; Citizenship; Importance of Education, Culture, and Work Ethics.</td></tr><tr><td>111.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 9:12:00 PM</td><td>This survey is full of meaningless platitudes and will be largely worthless for educational policymaking.</td></tr><tr><td>112.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 9:49:00 PM</td><td>Life skills such as anger management, time-management, etc. also need to be learned along the way even though they are skills that can't be &amp;quot;tested.&amp;quot; Also I would like seniors to have to perform some community volunteer work to tie them into the real world and to also provide a model for future adult volunteering.</td></tr><tr><td>113.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 10:59:00 PM</td><td>Demonstrate self-confidence on self as a worthy member of society.</td></tr><tr><td>114.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 11:10:00 PM</td><td>vocational opportunities - training/on the job or in school opportunities, having the areas to expand interests to see what may like to do for career</td></tr><tr><td>115.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/28/2008 11:44:00 PM</td><td>Know when and how to challenge authority in an appropriate manner.</td></tr><tr><td>116.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 12:41:00 AM</td><td>balance 3r's with creativity in the arts study sustainable and ecologically sound living revive the language and culture of ancient people</td></tr><tr><td>117.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 12:54:00 AM</td><td>Develop an understanding and appreciation of local culture, history and issues</td></tr><tr><td>118.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 4:59:00 AM</td><td>Be aware that learning never ends, ability to adapt.</td></tr><tr><td>119.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 5:08:00 AM</td><td>Care for others.</td></tr><tr><td>120.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 8:06:00 AM</td><td>Basic Etiquette - teach them manners Teach them how to do things without a computer or the Internet - like look up words in a hardcover dictionary.</td></tr><tr><td>121.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 4:09:00 PM</td><td>excellent survey -</td></tr><tr><td>122.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 5:57:00 PM</td><td>Development of a person's creative side.</td></tr><tr><td>123.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 6:18:00 PM</td><td>I strongly feel the students should be taught respect for the earth, to recycle, reuse, and to be responsible for their green footprint!</td></tr><tr><td>124.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 6:22:00 PM</td><td>Understand human relationships and how they work or don't. Understand the us of money in all aspects of life. Understand the value of asking for help when you need it. Reading, looking, and listening to a wide range of opinions on issues before making your own mind up. Doing your own research on issues of interest, not only in school but in life. Learning the Power of Choice in all aspects of life.</td></tr><tr><td>125.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 6:35:00 PM</td><td>Understanding of laws in an outside of school. No child should be punished when defending themself after trying to walk away. No Adult should go unpunished for allowing bullying to happen on there watch.</td></tr><tr><td>126.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 6:42:00 PM</td><td>Become a self-directed learner -- learn to teach themselves whatever it is they need to know for the task at hand.</td></tr><tr><td>127.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 7:01:00 PM</td><td>This survey is pointless. Students should demonstrate and possess the above outcomes prior to graduation. Self-fulfilling prophecy school administrators/teachers should assist all students to obtain the highest learning outcomes prior to graduation.</td></tr><tr><td>128.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 7:39:00 PM</td><td>Administration and teachers must set high level of expectations for student's behavior and for academic achievements.</td></tr><tr><td>129.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:28:00 PM</td><td>To become good human beings that have respect for each other and the environment that we live in that was given to us by God.</td></tr><tr><td>130.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:33:00 PM</td><td>to develop an appreciation of all people and how we are more alike than different; mentorships</td></tr><tr><td>131.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:49:00 PM</td><td>Be able to utilize a variety of technological methods to demonstrate competence in the classroom and the workplace.</td></tr><tr><td>132.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:51:00 PM</td><td>Make sense of and respond to events occurring locally, nationally, and globally.</td></tr><tr><td>133.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:55:00 PM</td><td>1. Ability to use a variety of print resources to locate, evaluate, utilize, and synthesize information.</td></tr><tr><td>134.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:55:00 PM</td><td>Nicely designed questionnaire. Although not at the meta-level of this questionnaire, I would put in a plug for bilingualism...crucial for 21st C American citizens--fluency and literacy in two or more languages</td></tr><tr><td>135.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 9:55:00 PM</td><td>Act appropriately in group environments, respond appropriately and respectfully to elders.</td></tr><tr><td>136.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:03:00 PM</td><td>To be able to wade through the glut of information and detect and filter out bias. Know how to effectively &amp;quot;search&amp;quot; as opposed to &amp;quot;surf&amp;quot; the internet.</td></tr><tr><td>137.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:05:00 PM</td><td>---</td></tr><tr><td>138.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:05:00 PM</td><td>learn and practice giving back to your community</td></tr><tr><td>139.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:08:00 PM</td><td>I believe that media literacy is very important. Students need to understand the importance of evaluating what they read, hear, and see, regardless of the source--newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, and especially the Internet. As young people and as adults they need to realize that there are biases and that not all the information provided is true. Teaching of this evaluation process needs to begin in the early grades and continue throughout school, as appropriate for the age of the children.</td></tr><tr><td>140.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:09:00 PM</td><td>1. Knowledge of the importance of the opportunities of Higher Education</td></tr><tr><td>141.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:09:00 PM</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>142.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:10:00 PM</td><td>Outdoor survival skills, very important in Alaska.</td></tr><tr><td>143.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:12:00 PM</td><td>Hands-on experience in music and the arts. Vocational skills, such as cooking, sewing, carpentry, welding, jewelry making, and photography. Graduate with real job skills.</td></tr><tr><td>144.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:18:00 PM</td><td>To include Alaska Native history, language and culture for understanding between different cultures. There would be less racial issues and divide if these were taught from grade school level all over the state. The language and culture should be taught in the rural communties without having to fight for them. Alaska Natives are indigenous to the land and should be repected by being recognized.</td></tr><tr><td>145.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:18:00 PM</td><td>Assume individual accountabilty and responsibility for their learning.</td></tr><tr><td>146.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:18:00 PM</td><td>Being a good citizen.</td></tr><tr><td>147.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:19:00 PM</td><td>Looks like most outcomes have already been addressed.</td></tr><tr><td>148.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:19:00 PM</td><td>Be aware of the preponderance of deception provided us by the media and by advertising in general. Be aware that our survival as a species depends on our abilities to see the future with enlightened minds.</td></tr><tr><td>149.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:22:00 PM</td><td>Family/school communication and partnership for students is important buy in.</td></tr><tr><td>150.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:25:00 PM</td><td>Time management and accountability.</td></tr><tr><td>151.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:27:00 PM</td><td>Have more diverse staff on hand at all of schools.</td></tr><tr><td>152.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:26:00 PM</td><td>Our children need to be trained on personal financial responsibility. They need to be able to maintain their own finances, and understand them.</td></tr><tr><td>153.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:29:00 PM</td><td>Having families understand their roles and responsibility of supporting the education of their children</td></tr><tr><td>154.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:30:00 PM</td><td>stress civics/citizenship on exit exams</td></tr><tr><td>155.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:30:00 PM</td><td>Students really need opportunities that are not within the &amp;quot;one size fits all&amp;quot; approach. Especially in Alaska, there are many good jobs that do not require a college degree, nor do they require mastery of the academic Alaska state standards. Embrace the uniqueness of our situation and prepare students for these jobs so the ends fit the means while giving them a worthwhile and applicable education.</td></tr><tr><td>156.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:31:00 PM</td><td>Self reliance in everyday life situations regardless of status in life.</td></tr><tr><td>157.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:41:00 PM</td><td>Posses a factual knowledge of the history of Alaska. Be able to identify tribal and regional corporations and their unique qualities.</td></tr><tr><td>158.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:43:00 PM</td><td>Knowing the advantage of making investments wisely after researching companies. Able to handle dissapointments and grief of a lost ones.</td></tr><tr><td>159.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:44:00 PM</td><td>Social and emotional health as well as physical health via fitness</td></tr><tr><td>160.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:45:00 PM</td><td>Practical life skills such as writing a resume and managing a check book</td></tr><tr><td>161.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:50:00 PM</td><td>Becoming a highly successful, motivated, self sufficient twenty first century learner.</td></tr><tr><td>162.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:52:00 PM</td><td>I hope the students can write more meaningful and more measurable and concrete goals for them selves than the hogwash here. But I do hope they can develop better skills related to work, recreation, and participation in the arts and music. Ethics and character, while mentioned in your survey, seem outside the reach of our schools today without drastic changes on the part of the parents. Please continue to help our kids! Thanks!</td></tr><tr><td>163.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 10:52:00 PM</td><td>Be an independent thinker. Learn to have your own opinion, not simply reproduce those of others.</td></tr><tr><td>164.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:02:00 PM</td><td>The endless desire to learn and do new things, throughout one's lifetime</td></tr><tr><td>165.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:06:00 PM</td><td>Tolerance and appreciation for people with disabilities.</td></tr><tr><td>166.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:07:00 PM</td><td>Learn tolerance and appreciation of other cultures regarding religion, behavioral and belief systems.</td></tr><tr><td>167.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:14:00 PM</td><td>Appreciate their cultural heritage and that of others Possess high self-esteem</td></tr><tr><td>168.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:15:00 PM</td><td>Pretty much everything was considered.</td></tr><tr><td>169.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:20:00 PM</td><td>Participate in discussions about fine arts. Learn to evaluate art and respect a variety of opinions concerning the creative process.</td></tr><tr><td>170.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:27:00 PM</td><td>Can't think of anything specific--sorry!</td></tr><tr><td>171.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:39:00 PM</td><td>I believe it is important that people know how to get information rather than just have it. People may choose not to go to college right after school, but for most students, they should have the basic skills to be able to start going to school.</td></tr><tr><td>172.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:53:00 PM</td><td>Special Education students don't always have the knowledge to pass the HSGQE and it isn't fair to receive only a certificate of completion</td></tr><tr><td>173.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:55:00 PM</td><td>Develope ablity to be proactive rather than reactive.</td></tr><tr><td>174.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/29/2008 11:56:00 PM</td><td>na</td></tr><tr><td>175.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:00:00 AM</td><td>Ability to be empathetic. Ability to tolerate and appreciate differences of opinions. Ability to make healthy choices (nutritionally and fiscally).</td></tr><tr><td>176.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:01:00 AM</td><td>Be exposed to a variety of carreer choice other than just going to college.</td></tr><tr><td>177.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:05:00 AM</td><td>Responsibility for one's choices and individual actions and an understanding of how they affect others.</td></tr><tr><td>178.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:28:00 AM</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>179.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:32:00 AM</td><td>Apply 'academic' information to real life situations. Understanding where to find/get the answer/information is not as important as 'knowing' it.</td></tr><tr><td>180.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:33:00 AM</td><td>Work ethic, love of learning, healthy lifestyles</td></tr><tr><td>181.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:35:00 AM</td><td>none at this time</td></tr><tr><td>182.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:53:00 AM</td><td>Know the difference between informal communication and formal communication, and use the appropriate ones at the appropriate times.</td></tr><tr><td>183.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:58:00 AM</td><td>To have a vocational skill that will allow me to make money upon graduation.</td></tr><tr><td>184.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 12:59:00 AM</td><td>A desire to make the world a better place to live for the next generation.</td></tr><tr><td>185.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 1:03:00 AM</td><td>Courteousness should be emphasized throughout our lifetimes.</td></tr><tr><td>186.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 1:17:00 AM</td><td>I hope for students to be concerned about being and doing good in their lives and the lives of those around them.</td></tr><tr><td>187.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 1:25:00 AM</td><td>NA</td></tr><tr><td>188.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 1:27:00 AM</td><td>A goal for their future, a decision for where they want to go and how they are going to get there.</td></tr><tr><td>189.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 2:27:00 AM</td><td>focus upon importance of staying in school</td></tr><tr><td>190.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 2:48:00 AM</td><td>I believe that my education was not handed to me but as something I had to push for, I think that there needs to be more opportunity for kids who want to go on and become doctors because there are those students, like me but dont have the money for it, or dont have the money for childcare expenses.</td></tr><tr><td>191.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 3:42:00 AM</td><td>Teach a common set of responsibilities that all graduates should desire based on community values</td></tr><tr><td>192.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:03:00 AM</td><td>Ability to read, write and speak standard American English. Ability to do standard mathematical tasks without mechanical or electronic assistance. Ability to operate computer equipment, including all mainstream operating systems</td></tr><tr><td>193.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 6:00:00 AM</td><td>To be a life long learner.</td></tr><tr><td>194.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 3:51:00 PM</td><td>Ethics and how our actions and words effect others.</td></tr><tr><td>195.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 4:04:00 PM</td><td>Develop empathy for others.</td></tr><tr><td>196.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 4:32:00 PM</td><td>Feel that maybe the student's abilities need to be considered as to what they are capable of instead of trying to make everyone conform to one set of rules, some kids need more structure, some need to be recognized for their artistic skills or manual skills and be permitted to learn on those levels and for everyone to realize that not everyone is college material, but for each child to gain the skills they need to survive where they have the capabilities of using their natural talents and not have to be what someone else thinks they should be and do.</td></tr><tr><td>197.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:05:00 PM</td><td>Develop the courage to choose.</td></tr><tr><td>198.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:09:00 PM</td><td>Students with special needs are able to access and use assistive technology that will enable them to transition to a fundamentally more independent lifestyle.</td></tr><tr><td>199.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:10:00 PM</td><td>being able to organize oneself to accomplish tasks</td></tr><tr><td>200.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:34:00 PM</td><td>I believe in having high expectations for our students, but equally feel that parents should have an active role in rearing our future.</td></tr><tr><td>201.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:40:00 PM</td><td>When they graduate from H.S., they should not be given a diploma until they show proof of registering to vote.</td></tr><tr><td>202.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 5:48:00 PM</td><td>Some kind of community service or personal challenge (a la NOLS, OBS, City Year) to take students out of themselves and almost force them to confront their own abilities, contribute to society</td></tr><tr><td>203.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 6:08:00 PM</td><td>Students/Parents need to be accept responsibilities for their actions. Students need to be held accountable for their learning and behavior. This would help prepare them for real world work experience. Exploratory work programs so employers would have input into student work ethic.</td></tr><tr><td>204.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 6:10:00 PM</td><td>Choosing a career path that includes longevity within Alaska.</td></tr><tr><td>205.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 6:21:00 PM</td><td>Committment to the arts will help create a well rounded education.</td></tr><tr><td>206.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 6:35:00 PM</td><td>Daily Living issues. Home, Car, Banking, Taxes, Voter Registration, State Vehicle Registration and such.</td></tr><tr><td>207.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 7:15:00 PM</td><td>Traing in the soft skills for employment. Much more in depth focus than was in survey.</td></tr><tr><td>208.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 7:17:00 PM</td><td>Basic kindness and consideration of others is a trait that can be encouraged, and makes the &amp;quot;whole of life&amp;quot; run smoother.</td></tr><tr><td>209.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 7:34:00 PM</td><td>Value self and individual contribution to a group effort to achieve something for a positive, common goal.</td></tr><tr><td>210.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 8:01:00 PM</td><td>Teach more compassion and less competition!</td></tr><tr><td>211.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 8:02:00 PM</td><td>Have &amp;amp; use common sense.</td></tr><tr><td>212.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 8:33:00 PM</td><td>Has the ability to make career decisions. Has the skills to work effectively within teams and to lead work efforts.</td></tr><tr><td>213.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 8:58:00 PM</td><td>Students can not learn until their behavior is under control. Only then can we encourage them to engage in learning.</td></tr><tr><td>214.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 9:12:00 PM</td><td>Good self esteem and respect for self</td></tr><tr><td>215.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 10:14:00 PM</td><td>acquire knowledge and skills to become a successful participate in the community of the world</td></tr><tr><td>216.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 10:14:00 PM</td><td>Students need to know that they need to be financially secure BEFORE starting families! Denali Kid Care will not last forever! NOTHING is FREE!</td></tr><tr><td>217.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 10:17:00 PM</td><td>The general ability to utilize any information that you learn in a real life context is invaluable. Too often, we are just focused on grades rather than life-long success.</td></tr><tr><td>218.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 10:20:00 PM</td><td>Respect for authority figures. Honesty and Integrity.</td></tr><tr><td>219.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 10:43:00 PM</td><td>Understand the consequences of time -- what happens in the real world when you're late.</td></tr><tr><td>220.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 11:18:00 PM</td><td>Too much!</td></tr><tr><td>221.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 11:28:00 PM</td><td>Live with integrity and personal accountability.</td></tr><tr><td>222.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 11:45:00 PM</td><td>Focus on reading, writing, and math. Get every student, no matter what it takes. Then they will come back at their own time of choosing for what else there is to offer.</td></tr><tr><td>223.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/30/2008 11:52:00 PM</td><td>none</td></tr><tr><td>224.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 12:07:00 AM</td><td>Greater focus on vocational &amp;amp; technical options within the public schools of Alaska.</td></tr><tr><td>225.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 1:12:00 AM</td><td>This survey left me with a &amp;quot;well, Duh&amp;quot; feeling; I mean that I want ALL of these outcomes. It is difficult to suggest that some are more important than others.</td></tr><tr><td>226.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 8:22:00 AM</td><td>N/a!</td></tr><tr><td>227.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 4:36:00 PM</td><td>Know and understand personal strengths and weakness to address learning and goal setting.</td></tr><tr><td>228.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 5:21:00 PM</td><td>Wow---I believe that you have covered the outcomes that are critical.</td></tr><tr><td>229.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 5:46:00 PM</td><td>good job on this survey</td></tr><tr><td>230.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 6:35:00 PM</td><td>Learn all options and resources that are available to community and state members.</td></tr><tr><td>231.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 6:39:00 PM</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>232.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 6:59:00 PM</td><td>skills they can build on to go to work and/or further education such as techical skills and soft skills not covered in previous questions</td></tr><tr><td>233.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 8:03:00 PM</td><td>none</td></tr><tr><td>234.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 8:08:00 PM</td><td>Students should have the ability/opportunity to diversify their learning to meet their own personal needs whether that is to live and work in a remote village or in an urban center.</td></tr><tr><td>235.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 9:22:00 PM</td><td>Not sure.</td></tr><tr><td>236.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 9:28:00 PM</td><td>An ability to navigate through change.</td></tr><tr><td>237.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 11:04:00 PM</td><td>Fairness to all Alaskan students both rural and urban schools. No discrimination in Alaska.</td></tr><tr><td>238.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">10/31/2008 11:50:00 PM</td><td>Self reflection/awareness/accountability of strengths and weaknesses and how they relate to adult life.</td></tr><tr><td>239.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/1/2008 9:38:00 PM</td><td>Everything on this survey is an important outcome. I don't understand the purpose of the survey.</td></tr><tr><td>240.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/2/2008 7:06:00 AM</td><td>Demonstrate financially responsible behaviors and understanding of how to manage financial assets, such as bank accounts, credit and debit cards, and pay one's bills.</td></tr><tr><td>241.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/2/2008 9:32:00 PM</td><td>Have a love of knowledge, reading, and learning.</td></tr><tr><td>242.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/2/2008 11:18:00 PM</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>243.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 1:55:00 AM</td><td>I believe that every student should take a class where they must create their own resume. The must also participate as an interviewer and an interviewee to experience that process. Many of our graduates do not even know how to appropriately fill out scholarship applications or how to dress and act for interviews. I believe a class to help them prepare for these expectations is a must! Thank you.</td></tr><tr><td>244.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 2:03:00 AM</td><td>We have a lot of students who, I believe, are suffering from the affects of fetal alchol syndrome and alcholism in their families. Their home lives are not good and they do not have a stable home environment and supporting family who they can rely on to help them with their education. Since no one in their household values education, the student does not see why it is necessary in their life either.</td></tr><tr><td>245.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 5:29:00 AM</td><td>A sense that they have gained something from their education and that it served them well and met their needs.</td></tr><tr><td>246.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 7:00:00 AM</td><td>The list is already too long. Public education shouldn't bear the burden of social, moral and ethical training.</td></tr><tr><td>247.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 8:53:00 AM</td><td>Ability to handle personal finances, taxes, budgeting. Ability to go into the work force.</td></tr><tr><td>248.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 2:54:00 PM</td><td>Students should be able to use at least one other language outside English to carry on in career and leisure activities.</td></tr><tr><td>249.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 5:47:00 PM</td><td>Application of what's learned is important and would like to see each discipline applied to real world careers while in class.</td></tr><tr><td>250.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 6:36:00 PM</td><td>Be a productive citizen with CHARACTER on and off the job.</td></tr><tr><td>251.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 8:10:00 PM</td><td>if alaskan students all graduated having mastered even half of the qualities listed in this survey, what a future we would have in front of us!</td></tr><tr><td>252.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 8:12:00 PM</td><td>Teaching the local community language and customs, hearing from the local elders as guest speakers/assembly</td></tr><tr><td>253.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 8:14:00 PM</td><td>-------</td></tr><tr><td>254.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 8:22:00 PM</td><td>Able to think independently. To make good moral decisions.</td></tr><tr><td>255.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/3/2008 11:16:00 PM</td><td>We must lower the Hight School Drop-out rate ASAP.</td></tr><tr><td>256.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/4/2008 12:09:00 AM</td><td>Personal responsibility is a big issue. We seem to be generating a society that takes no responsibility for one's own actions. This must change if society is to flourish.</td></tr><tr><td>257.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/4/2008 6:04:00 PM</td><td>Exposure to a variety of career options and career guidance so that students will graduate with a plan or vision for their future.</td></tr><tr><td>258.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/4/2008 11:06:00 PM</td><td>Be able to speak a second language.</td></tr><tr><td>259.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/4/2008 11:11:00 PM</td><td>all graduates should have a deep awareness of the interaction beween emotional and physical health, and be able to discuss both.</td></tr><tr><td>260.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 12:27:00 AM</td><td>i would like to see small business creation and running addressed in schools.</td></tr><tr><td>261.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 7:09:00 AM</td><td>None to add</td></tr><tr><td>262.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 5:29:00 PM</td><td>None at this time</td></tr><tr><td>263.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 6:03:00 PM</td><td>A positive and healthy educational experience should provide the graduate a strong sense that he/she is truly prepared to become a contributing member of society. More emphasis on practical applications of core learning via vocational and career tech courses. Instead of fuzzy and abstract project based learning; a shift toward tangible, real hands-on learning (via shop class projects) would greatly benefit our students' learning experience in public education and would produce young adults confident and ready to enjoy a productive and successful future.</td></tr><tr><td>264.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 9:27:00 PM</td><td>Think creatively.</td></tr><tr><td>265.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 10:41:00 PM</td><td>Job shadows and internship opportunities for career planning.</td></tr><tr><td>266.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/5/2008 11:19:00 PM</td><td>Learn to be really held accountable and suffer real consequences for actions.</td></tr><tr><td>267.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/6/2008 12:18:00 AM</td><td>Forget the touchy-feely methods. Make teachers run the classroom, back them up with strong discipline, and insist on high academic standards. The rest will follow.</td></tr><tr><td>268.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/6/2008 5:49:00 PM</td><td>Knowledge of civics and American history is highly important. Encouraging kids to become political activists is not. These kids are too young to &amp;quot;participate in the democratic process&amp;quot;.</td></tr><tr><td>269.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/6/2008 7:39:00 PM</td><td>Being a production, happy adult that can contribute in positive ways to their family, peers, community, and society as a whole.</td></tr><tr><td>270.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/6/2008 8:42:00 PM</td><td>Sufficient social etiquette to be be polite in and learn from unwanted experiences.</td></tr><tr><td>271.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/6/2008 11:08:00 PM</td><td>emphasis of actual academic skills and their applications less on behavior and ethical situations, which should be more influenced by a students family, not school</td></tr><tr><td>272.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/7/2008 7:09:00 PM</td><td>self importance, and religious beleifs</td></tr><tr><td>273.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/7/2008 11:21:00 PM</td><td>None</td></tr><tr><td>274.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/8/2008 10:05:00 AM</td><td>The teachers attitude towards the students. They care more about getting to the end of the period more then they care if they are properly teaching the children.</td></tr><tr><td>275.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/9/2008 3:50:00 AM</td><td>Civil discourse - training in evaluating the media and marketing, ways to work across partisan divides.</td></tr><tr><td>276.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/9/2008 5:10:00 AM</td><td>Communicating and comprehending in English.</td></tr><tr><td>277.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/10/2008 7:04:00 PM</td><td>Prepare all students for life-long employment. Not all students are college-bound material. Create smaller learning communities to foster relationships to reduce the drop out rate.</td></tr><tr><td>278.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/10/2008 9:13:00 PM</td><td>Develop skills to communicate concise questions understandable by all (some of the questions in this survey are seriously lacking).</td></tr><tr><td>279.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/11/2008 5:03:00 AM</td><td>Have a strong sense of self and the confidence to engage in various social and economic activities.</td></tr><tr><td>280.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/11/2008 11:09:00 AM</td><td>Stress basics, kids won't get them anywhere else. They will get technology on their own and it will advance faster than you can teach it.</td></tr><tr><td>281.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/11/2008 8:36:00 PM</td><td>Develop the emotional strength to demonstrate compassion for others.</td></tr><tr><td>282.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/12/2008 12:06:00 AM</td><td>Stick to the basics and let the families do the rest.</td></tr><tr><td>283.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/12/2008 8:41:00 PM</td><td>Respectful assertiveness within a cooperative environment. Academic content area mastery appropriate for career goals.</td></tr><tr><td>284.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/13/2008 6:51:00 PM</td><td>Have the skills to obtain and keep a job.</td></tr><tr><td>285.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/17/2008 11:12:00 PM</td><td>approaching decisions in a logical manner</td></tr><tr><td>286.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/18/2008 5:04:00 AM</td><td>Personal finance and money management courses should be detailed and mandatory. Students should also apply critical thinking skills.</td></tr><tr><td>287.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/18/2008 8:55:00 PM</td><td>The HSGQE has destroyed education. Schools must teach test passing and not the elements that are highly rated in this survey.</td></tr><tr><td>288.</td><td style="white-space:nowrap;">11/21/2008 1:46:00 AM</td><td>A focus on rigorous academic standards -- particularly the 3 R's -- is most important.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></body></html>