To get pespective from students and teachers at my school regarding how positive of an environment the school is, I used the respect and responsibility school culture survey (see the tab at the top of the homepage.) The difference in perspective is HUGE (note: the high percentages of students in disagreement with some of the statements, one has high as 52%.) Their results are shown in the tables below...
| ~Teacher perspective~ |
| 6 teachers participated |
| The number after each statement is how many teachers who were in disagreement… |
| Students treat other students with respect regardless of differences. (0) |
| Students treat teachers with respect. (0) |
| Students treat other adults at school with respect. (0) |
| Students respect others' property. (0) |
| Teachers treat students with respect. (0) |
| Other adults at school treat students with respect. (0) |
| Teachers don't allow students to treat each other disrespectfully. (0) |
| Teachers don't allow students to treat them disrespectfully. (0) |
| People in this school are generally polite. (0) |
| The school has clear rules against hurting other people physically or threatening to hurt. (0) |
| The schoo has clear rules against hurting other people emotionally. (0) |
| The school has effective disciplinary consequences for hurting people in any way. (0) |
| I feel respected at this school. (0) |
| Students are willing to help other students, even if they are not friends. (0) |
| Students solve conflicts without insults or fighting. (0) |
| The school encourages students to perform kind actions. (0) |
| The school teaches students specific things they can do when they see someone bullying others. (0) |
| When students do something hurtful, they are required to do something positive to make up for it. (0) |
| Using mostly the same questions (note: not all of the same questions), I asked for my students' perspectives on our school enviornment. Their results are shown in the table below... |
| ~Student perspective~ |
| 86 students (5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th graders) participated |
| The numbers after each statement is how many students and the percentage of students who were in disagreement… |
| Students treat other students with respect regardless of differences. (27 students / 31%) |
| Students treat teachers with respect. (12 students / 14%) |
| Students treat other adults at school with respect. (6 students / 7%) |
| Students respect others' property. (24 students / 28%) |
| Teachers treat students with respect. (18 students / 21%) |
| Teachers don't allow students to treat each other disrespectfully. (11 students / 13%) |
| Teachers don't allow students to treat them disrespectfully. (3 students / 3%) |
| People in this school are generally polite. (18 students / 21%) |
| The school has clear rules against hurting other people physically or threatening to hurt. (2 students / 2%) |
| The school has clear rules against hurting other people emotionally. (18 students / 21%) |
| I feel respected at this school. (26 students / 30%) |
| Students are willing to help other students, even if they are not friends. (27 students / 31%) |
| Students solve conflicts without insults or fights. (45 students / 52%) |
| When I see or hear about a student being bullied or hurt in any way, I try to stop it or report it. (4 students / 5%) |
| When I see a student being bullied or treated unkindly in any way, I try to comfort them, be their friend, give them advice, or help them tell an adult. (1 student / 1%) |
| If a student reports bullying or any kind of hurtful behavior, a teacher or the school does something right away to try to stop it. (18 students / 21) |
| The school teaches student specific things they can do when they see someone bullying others. (12 students / 14%) |
| When students do something hurtful, they are required to do something positive to make up for it. (19 students / 22%) |
