Education World: Survey of the Week

Survey of the Week

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2011

The following surveys from 2010 and prior are now closed for voting, but the viewable results of these surveys are coming soon.

2010

How satisfied are you with teaching as a career? 12/01/2010
What is your biggest priority for the December holiday downtime? 12/01/2010
Should parents or guardians be held responsible for their children's school performance? 11/18/2010

What was your class standing in college? 11/11/2010
Which statement best describes the level of bullying in your school? 11/04/2010
A National Math and Science Initiative program pays students $100 for each AP exam they pass. Do you think students should be paid for passing exams or getting good grades? 10/27/2010
Do you think students should be allowed to use MP3 players, iPods, and cell phones during the school day? 10/20/2010
A Massachusetts school district is selling ad space on the back side of newsletters and permission slips; the ads bring thousands of dollars into district coffers. Would you agree or disagree with efforts to bring such ads into your school? 10/13/2010
Do you think students whose birthdays fall close to the districts kindergarten admissions date should be held out of school an extra year? 10/06/2010
Should teacher layoffs be based on seniority or performance? 09/30/2010
According to surveys, more than 70 percent of Americans believe in merit pay for teachers, yet a recent study found that merit pay has little effect on student achievement. Do you think merit pay for teachers is effective in raising student achievement? 09/23/2010
Does your school have a grading policy that requires students to do -- or redo -- work rather than receive a zero for work not done or poorly done? 09/15/2010
The L.A. Times recently published a database ranking the effectiveness of the citys 3rd and 5th grade teachers. Do you think such information should be made public? 09/08/2010
Which of these statements best describes school lunches served in your school? 09/01/2010
Do you grade homework? 08/25/2010
Does your school district offer any single-sex classrooms (by grade or subject)? 08/18/2010
Have any of your students received free school supplies at special back-to-school events? 08/11/2010
How do you feel about paying kids for their performance on state tests? 08/04/2010
Has your school district cut teaching and/or administrative jobs this year? Which of these statements best describes your districts cuts? 07/28/2010
When do you plan to retire from your career in education? 07/21/2010
Have you used email, the Internet, or web conferencing to actively engage your students with students in another part of country or the world? 07/14/2010
How many interactive whiteboards are in use in your school? 07/07/2010
Does your school district have a policy restricting what you can post on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter? 06/30/2010
Academic Honor Societies have had a place in the culture of middle and high schools for many years. Now some elementary schools are introducing Honor Societies. Which of the statements below best describes how you feel about Honor Societies being introduced in elementary schools? 06/23/2010
Should public school graduations be held in religious venues, such as churches and synagogues? 06/16/2010
Have you ever had your students write letters to community leaders to encourage their support of schools, libraries, recreation facilities, or other programs that engage students? 06/09/2010
In your school, what percent of the students have gotten involved in the SillyBandz craze? 06/02/2010
Does your school district employ coaches or others whose main job is to help teachers improve their classroom skills? 05/27/2010
Take Your Daughters (or Sons, or Child) to Work Days have come under fire in recent weeks. Which of these statements best describes how you, as an educator, feel about these events? 05/19/2010
Do you think paying students for grades or test scores can help to breed student success? 05/12/2010
How would you rate your districts recent efforts to go greener? 05/05/2010
Which statement below best describes how you feel about national K-12 standards? 04/28/2010
How many of the eight movies based on children's literature have you seen? 04/21/2010
How would you describe the substitute situation in your district? 04/14/2010
Are school lunches in your district getting better/more nutritious? 04/07/2010
Which of the statements below best describes how many classrooms in your school have interactive whiteboards? 03/30/2010
How many of your students parents will you see in school more than once during the course of the current school year? 03/24/2010
In your school, are students test scores currently used in any way as your principal evaluates your performance? 03/17/2010
Is your school the home base for a daily after-school program for students? 03/10/2010
Do you think school districts should be able to activate Web cams on district-owned computers used by students? 03/03/2010
Which of the statements below best describes your math experiences as a student and teacher? 02/24/2010
How often do volunteers help out in your classroom? 02/17/2010
Are you connecting any classroom lessons to the 2010 Census? 02/10/2010
How many "mental health" days will you take off this year? 02/04/2009
Should school busses be required to have seat belts? 01/27/2010
Do you use virtual field trips as a learning activity? 01/20/2010
As a classroom teacher, how much discretionary money does your principal or district give you to spend as you see fit on classroom materials? 01/13/2010
How often do you use games as a classroom teaching/learning tool? 01/06/2010

2009

Which, if any, social networking sites are you a member of? 12/17/2009
Are you a member of a social networking site specifically for educators? 12/10/2009
Has your school gone green? 12/03/2009
Have you incorporated mobile technology into your classroom? 11/18/2009
Does your school have a formal plan for dealing with H1N1? 11/11/2009
Has NCLB changed proficiency standards in your state? 11/04/2009
Do you have a classroom pet? 10/28/2009
According to a just released survey, 40% of K-12 teachers are disheartened and discouraged, 37% are content, and 23% are idealists. Which group are you in? 10/21/2009
When was the classroom in which you teach built or last renovated? 10/14/2009
What do you think of President Obamas plan to extend the length of the school year in order to make America more competitive globally? 10/7/2009
Has the flu hit your school this year? 09/30/2009
How many years have you been teaching? 09/23/2009
Which statement below best describes your schools handwriting program? 09/16/2009
Does teacher training, subject-area expertise, or a natural aptitude for teaching best prepare educators for the classroom? 09/02/2009
Has the length of your students normal school day increased in the past three years? 08/26/2009
Which statement below best describes your schools current cell phone policy? 08/19/2009
How important are textbooks to your core subject instruction? 08/12/2009
Which statement below best describes how lunches in your school have changed in recent years? 08/05/2009
Which statement below best describes what you plan to do when you retire from teaching? 07/29/2009
Many states have signed on to the idea of establishing a set of national education standards. Do you think that national standards are a good idea? 07/22/2009
What percent of your students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch? 07/15/2009
Do you send your students home with a Summer Reading List? 07/08/2009
How do you feel about the trend toward extending the school day or school year for students and teachers? 07/01/2009
How many of your students fathers have been in your school at least once in the past year? 06/24/2009
Does your district offer teachers bonuses to teach specific subjects or to teach in low-performing schools? 06/17/2009
Has your district issued layoff notices to any teaching staff this year? 06/10/2009
What do your students know about composting? 06/10/2009
Do you integrate music into your classroom curriculum on a regular basis? 05/27/2009
What do your students know about composting? 05/20/2009
Which statement below best describes the role of teachers in your school when it comes to developing students consumer or finance skills? 05/13/2009
Do you think that today's society places less value on spelling skills? 05/06/2009
What do you think will be the fate of the NCLB law under the Obama administration? 04/22/2009
Do you agree with President Obamas comment that less successful teachers have to be removed from classrooms in order for U.S. schools to improve? 04/15/2009
Should all students be required to take an online course before they graduate from high school? 02/11/2009
Should school administrators be able to discipline students for writing offensive comments about school personnel in a personal blog? 02/04/2009
Does your school offer student-led parent conferences? 01/22/2009
Should all U.S. high schools calculate graduation rates the same way? 01/21/2009
A California math teacher was in the news recently for selling ads on tests to raise money for classroom expenses. Would you consider doing something like that to make extra cash? 01/14/2009
Would you be willing to make some concessions in your next teachers contract if it meant preventing layoffs? 01/07/2009

2008 and earlier

With only a month or two at most left in the school year, which statement below best describes the main element of your plan for the balance of the school year? 04/30/2008

Is your school doing more than it did a year or two ago to incorporate physical activity into the school day? 04/02/2008

Have any students in your school ever posted unflattering images or descriptions of you or any of your colleagues online? 03/26/2008

A Florida school district plans to teach its sixth graders about contraceptive use. Are sixth graders too young for this information? 03/19/2008

How interested do you think your students are in the presidential campaigns? 03/12/2008

What are your plans for your next school vacation week? 03/05/2008

Should districts pay students who score well on high-stakes tests? 02/13/2008

Do you allow students to distribute Valentines in class? 02/06/2008

On average, how many days a year is school canceled in your area due to weather conditions? 01/30/2008

How many of your students have their own iPods? 01/23/2008

How many families do you know who are home-schooling their children? 01/16/2008

Have you revised your holiday shopping list because of the toy recalls and warnings? 12/05/2007

When do you plan to start your holiday shopping? 11/28/07

Should students receive big rewards -- like cash or computers -- for scoring well on high-stakes tests? 11/14/07

Should middle schoolers be able to get birth control pills at school? 11/07/07

How would you describe the school lunches you see your peers eat in the faculty lunchroom? 10/31/07

Are your students allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school? 10/24/07

Have your schools reading and math scores increased from two years ago? 10/17/07

What should Congress do with the No Child Left Behind Act? 10/03/07

Compared to five years ago, is your district doing a better or worse job of meeting the needs of its gifted students? 09/25/07

How often do you use rubrics? 09/19/07

Do you think your students treat you with appropriate respect? 09/12/07

How much did you spend this year on your own back-to-school clothes? 09/05/07

In your classroom, how will you employ technology tools or projects this year? 08/29/07

How much time do you spend teaching and reinforcing class rules and procedures at the start of the school year? 08/22/07

When will/did your school or school district introduce a new reading curriculum? 08/15/07

Did you complete everything on your summer to-do list? 08/08/07

Should students test scores play a role in teachers salary increases? 05/23/07

When does your state administer high-stakes tests? 05/16/07

Does your school prohibit students from carrying cell phones? 05/09/07

How satisfied are you with the level of security in your school building? 05/02/07

As of today, bad weather is forcing us to extend the school year by 04/25/07

What is the most important issue in your local contract negotiations? 04/18/07

On a typical day, how many of your students appear sleep-deprived? 04/11/07

If you could choose a room in your school for an extreme makeover," which one of these would you pick? 04/04/07

Should school officials have the right to regulate content on a teachers personal Web page? 03/28/07

Which is your favorite day of the school week? 03/21/07

How many students in your class are taking ADHD medication? 03/14/07

What do you think is the best thing about March? 03/7/07

At the end of a particularly long or difficult day at school, which one of these is your most likely dinner-preparation strategy? 02/28/07

Which one of these was your favorite school experience? 02/21/07

Would you rather have a week off in February or get out a week earlier at the end of the school year? 02/14/07

Will you have a Valentines Day celebration in your class this year? 02/07/07

Which of the three below most inspired you to be an educator? 01/31/07

Do you ever think of leaving teaching for another field? 01/24/07

Which of the three below do you think is the hardest thing with which todays teachers have to deal? 01/17/07

Should teachers who volunteer to work in low-performing schools be paid more? 01/10/07

Did you assign students homework over the holiday break? 12/20/06

What are your plans for the holiday break? 12/13/06

What types of holiday gifts have you received from students? 12/06/06

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? 11/29/06

Do you think it's okay for parents to pay their children for earning good grades? 11/21/06

What is your approach to teaching about the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday? 11/15/06

Should schools punish students for what they write in non-school related blogs? 11/08/06

How often do you exercise? 11/01/06

Has your school increased math or reading instructional time in the past three years? 10/25/06

Will your school or class Halloween celebrations include candy or other treats? 10/18/06

Do you think today's students are getting a better education than you got? 10/11/06

Do you watch for fashion trends before buying clothes for the school year? 10/04/06

Do you have more or fewer students in your class this year? 09/27/06

What do you think is the main reason some teachers don't integrate technology into their lessons? 09/20/06

Did your school or district adopt new curriculum this year? 09/13/06

Do you think student dress codes improve behavior and academic performance? 09/06/06

Does your school allow students to have cell phones? 08/30/06

Should students be promoted only if they can pass a high-stakes test? 08/23/06

Does your school prohibit students from bringing in sweets to class? 08/16/06

Do you prefer starting school before or after Labor Day? 08/09/06

When did you start preparing for school? 08/02/06

Which of the activities below will take up more of your "summer vacation"? 05/24/06

How much pressure did you feel this year to have your students perform well on state tests? 05/17/06

Do curriculum and class structures have to change to meet boys' learning styles? 05/10/06

Do you consider your school safe for students and teachers? 05/03/06

Which on-screen teacher do you like best? 04/26/06

Do you think students learn better in single-gender classes? 04/19/06

What is most essential for getting you through the day? 04/12/06

Do you tutor students after school? 04/05/06

When and where are you most likely to prepare lessons for the week? 03/29/06

What should be the biggest factor in determining teachers' salaries? 03/22/06

How do you respond when you see media stories about exceptional teachers? 03/15/06

Which sex causes most of the discipline problems in your class? 03/08/06

Which winter month is the most difficult for you? 03/01/06

If your school closes for bad weather, when do you make up the time? 02/22/06

How do you pick students for classroom jobs? 02/15/06

What's your least favorite outside-of-class assignment? 02/08/06

Will you use lessons about the Winter Olympics in your classroom curriculum? 02/01/06

Do you think parents give you the respect you deserve? 01/25/06

Do you hoard classroom supplies? 01/18/06

How do you most often spend your free periods at school? 01/11/06

Does your district have mandatory training for substitute teachers? 01/04/06

At this point in the school year, how does your spending on supplies for students compare with last year? 12/14/05

Does your school prohibit teachers from wearing clothing or accessories with a religious theme? 12/07/05

How often do you allow students to take open-book tests? 11/16/05

Does your school have Halloween celebrations? 11/16/05

About how many times a year do you spot plagarism in a student assignment? 11/09/05

Has the high cost of gas forced your district to cancel or cut back on field trips? 11/02/05

Does your school have Halloween celebrations? 10/26/05

Where did you learn your most effective classroom management techniques? 10/19/05

How important is instruction in the fine arts? 10/12/05

Is your school sponsoring activities to aid hurricane victims? 10/05/05

What subject in school was your least favorite? 09/28/05

How satisfied are you with teaching as a career? 09/21/05

How much training do substitute teachers receive? 09/14/05

Does your cafeteria offer kids healthful lunch choices? 09/07/05

Are separate math and science classes for girls a good idea? 08/25/05

Do you think schools should cancel trips for high school seniors? 08/18/05

Did you have a job in a field other than education this summer? 08/11/05

Does your school or school system offer a mentoring program for new teachers? 08/04/05

Are there any multi-grade classes in your school? 05/26/05

How many students usually enter your class in a year? 05/19/05

How much of your money will you spend this year? 05/12/05

What is your opinion on the NEA lawsuit against NCLB? 05/05/05

How long does it take for a repair to be done at your school? 04/28/05

How often do students use computers in the classroom? 04/21/05

What method of communication with parents do you find most effective? 04/14/05

Are you currently a member of a teacher listserv? 04/07/05

Should police officers be assigned to schools to increase safety? 03/31/05

To your knowledge, has your school board ever banned a book from the classroom or library? 03/24/05

Which one of the following "unusual" events in the life of a teacher would you be most likely to experience? 03/17/05

How important is it for teachers to work values and character education into their lessons? 03/10/05

Are conflicts with parents more of a problem this year? 03/03/05

If you had to grade the condition of your school's facilities, what grade would you give them? 02/24/05

What do you think of inclusion? 02/17/05

Should parents be held responsible for their children's school performance? 02/09/05

Did students in your school raise money for tsunami victims?02/02/05

Is product advertising allowed in your school? 01/27/05

How many grants have teachers received this year? 01/20/05

How often is a school-wide newsletter sent home to your students' parents? 01/13/05

When is your school's next week-long break? 01/06/05

What is your top priority for the holiday downtime? 12/17/04

Do you use sponsored materials in your classroom? 12/09/04

Does your school require student uniforms? 12/02/04

Are there enough substitute teachers available for your school? 11/25/04

How many field trips will you take this year? 11/18/04

Do you expect parents to help with homework? 11/11/04

Did you discuss the presidential election in class? 11/04/04

What if subgroups fail to make AYP? 10/28/04

Do teachers at your school have to meet specific yearly technology requirements? 10/20/04

Do most of the teachers in your school know about the No Child Left Behind Act? 10/14/04

Are teachers paid enough, compared to professionals with similar education levels, job requirements, and responsibilities? 10/07/04

How many computers do you have in the classroom in which you teach? 09/30/04

How much more stressful has teaching become over the past five years? 09/23/04

How many of your students' parents will attend Open House night? 09/16/04

What do you think about the regulations for monitoring charter schools in your state? 09/09/04

Is your school planning activities to mark the third anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks? 09/02/04

Did your students have assignments -- such as a reading list and/or journal or essay writing -- to complete over the summer months? 08/26/04

Are you incorporating lessons about Ancient Greece and the Olympic Games into your lessons this week? 08/19/04

When does your school year start this year? 08/12/04

Did you take any professional development courses this summer? 08/05/04

Would you like to teach in a year-round school? 05/27/04

Should schools have dress codes for teachers and administrators? 05/20/04

Should tenure for teachers be abolished? 05/13/04

How would you rate staff morale at your school? 05/06/04

Do you hold a second job to supplement your salary as an educator? 04/29/04

Who most influenced your decision to become an educator? 04/22/04

Would you transfer to a "school in need of improvement" if it meant earning more money? 04/15/04

Would you encourage your child to be a teacher? 04/08/04

How would you rate the importance of service-learning or community service projects as part of the school curriculum? 04/01/04

Which of the following qualities of a good teacher is the most important one? 03/25/04

Should schools only teach about evolution when discussing life on Earth? 03/18/04

Should U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige resign for referring to the NEA as a "terrorist" organization? 03/11/04

Do you post your students' grades online? 03/04/04

If you could relive your life, would you be an educator again? 02/25/04

How often do you record student homework? 02/18/04

Do you know any teachers at your school who, at this time, do not meet the No Child Left Behind requirements for a "highly qualified" teacher? 02/11/04

How would you rate your school's progress in the area of inclusion? 02/04/04

Should parents have a say in choosing to which teachers their children are assigned?