Student Comments for 7th & 8th Grade Middle School
At the beginning of each quarter students complete a form describing their likes and dislikes, interests, and partners they wish to work with in the Technology Lab. This is a list of their comments. Some comments are repeated so they are listed only once.
1. If you could change one thing about yourself, in a positive way, what would it be?
- To study more hard.
- Being lazy.
- Nothing.
- Patience.
- I would be better at math.
- To think faster.
- My shoe size and weight.
- I would be rich.
- Work harder.
- Be more organized.
- I don’t care.
- I would like to be more attentive.
- Not to have glasses.
- My height.
- Listen better.
- To not get distracted easily.
- Not to be spoiled.
- To do things with less help.
- Learn to talk to girls better.
- Get more sleep.
- My attitude.
- Being more open to ideas.
- Be a better drummer.
- Nothing, I love who I am and no one can change me.
- Be more confident.
- Be a better reader.
- To loose a lot of weight.
- Be braver.
- Better muscles.
- Taller.
- Longer hair.
- To be smarter.
- To be more positive about things.
- Better organization.
- Getting better grades.
- Better eye lashes.
- To become a better typer.
- To have better hearing.
- Uh, my lack of wanting to do the work.
- Not as weird.
- I would make myself all-knowing.
- I would be less paranoid.
- Treatment and opinions of others.
- I would like to be less quiet.
- I would like to be less opinionated.
- I’d procrastinate less.
- More athletic.
- I would change my hair color to pink.
- I would work harder at school.
- I would like to change the fact that I never think before I act.
2. What can teachers do to make your education experience more enjoyable?
- Give less homework.
- Do more fun things.
- Do what the children debate on doing.
- They can help with homework and classwork more.
- Let us have a minute to talk to friends.
- Nothing.
- Use comedy to lighten up the mood.
- Have fun things to do.
- More computer time.
- Try to have fun.
- Play games.
- Always explain what to do.
- Less homework and fun experiments.
- Anything fun and educating.
- It’s fine the way it is.
- Doing cool stuff.
- Use examples.
- Not to rush me.
- Field trips.
- Make work in class easier.
- Talk to me.
- Joking around and becoming our friends, not just our teachers.
- Explain everything clearly.
- Getting students involved in more projects.
- Nothing really much.
- More free time.
- Keep me on my toes, don’t be monotonous.
- More interactions.
- Let us express things freely.
- Challenge me.
- Put me in classes with my friends.
- More activities that we can relate to.
3. List 4 things you don’t like about school:
- Homework
- School Bus
- Lunch line too long
- Bullies
- Test
- Grades
- Early hours
- Bathrooms
- No baseball or football teams
- Short lunch
- Weird desk
- Some teachers
- All of the test and quizes
- Everything
- Long day
- Reading Books
- Bringing my backpack
- Long periods
- No play ground
- Studying
- Writing
- Some students
- Other students that ask stupid questions.
- Talking out loud
- No play equipment
- Group work
- PE Uniforms
- Reading out loud.
- We don’t have recess
- Not having classes with my friends.
- Not getting all the classes I want.
- Worry about being late.
- Being bored.
- There’s a lot of rules.
- Getting in trouble.
- Detentions.
- Long wait for busses.
- Don’t like pizza everyday at lunch.
- The bell.
- SAM’s testing.
- Paperwork.
- Dress code.
- 2 English blocks.
- You can’t sleep.
- The books are sometimes heavy.
- Trouble makers.
- It’s hot at lunch.
- Big projects.
- Cliques
4. What kind of work would you like to do after you graduate from high school or college?
- Play in the NBA on the Lakers team.
- Art.
- Lawyer / CEO of a car loan company
- An attorney or baseball player
- Auto mechanic
- I want to be a photographer.
- Own a company.
- Restoring old muscle cars.
- Basketball player.
- Managing stores.
- Car Driver / Bull rider.
- Cartoon animator.
- Pro football player.
- Building and selling cars that people want.
- Electrician
- Psychologist
- Vet
- Race motocross
- Nursing or teaching
- Police officer
- Computer Engineer
- Engineering RC cars
- I don’t know.
- Doctor
- Anything that will pay the rent.
- Crime scene investigator
- Actress or model fashion designer
- Professional athlete
- Architect
- Interior designer
- Designing and opening a foundation for animals.
- Softball or Writing
- Marine Biology
- Dentist
- Graphic designer
- Airplane pilot
- Building planes
- Forensic Scientists
- Join the Army
- I don’t know, haven’t thought about it.
- Cartoonist
- Good question.
- Something to work with artifacts.
- Mechanical engineering
- Dermatology
- Editor of a magazine
- Scientists
- Emergency room doctor
- Gemology
- Dancer
- Business
- Oceanographer
- Genetics
- Cryptologist
- Pharmacy
