Culture
Snapshot
Card Sort Analysis
Video Questions
Students describing good
students
Students describing a good
school
Students describing good
teachers
Student summary
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On students
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On teachers
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On school
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A good Student is someone who
doesn't give up and tries their
hardest to be a successful student.
Also they follow rules and be the
best they can be
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A good teacher is a teacher that
tries hard to give one on one time.
Also one that tries hard to make
sure everyone understands what
is going on.
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A good school is a safe
environment. Also a place that
students can learn and not have to
worry about bullying or others
putting himself in danger.
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A good student is one whom is
prepared for his assignments.
He/she is well organized, and
shows focus and confidence in their
work. They show leadership, and
have an emphasis on responsibility,
leadership.
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Someone who puts all kids into a
safe environment and forms a
class not a counseling session. A
good teacher has a sense of
humor, confidence and is very
caring.
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A good school has modern
technology, supplies and tools to
help students learn. The school
must also be a safe learning
environment for the students.
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He/she is willing to help their
students succeed, and is well
educated. They can control their
emotions, and are very good
people.
A good school is where student feel
safe coming to school. Where
students get the education they
deserve. Another thing is when A
good school would show school
spirit as a whole.
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A good teacher is always willing to
help and answer questions. They
are their to teach you and be there
as a friend to watch you grow up
and help you with lifelong
problems.
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A good school should have good
teachers. Have good books, and
equipment. Also have good wifi for
students.
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A good school is a place where
students feel safe. Where the kids
want to learn, and have good
teachers who are willing to help the
students.
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He/she is well organized, and
shows focus and confidence in their
work. They show leadership, and
have an emphasis on responsibility,
leadership, and respect.
They also do all their work on time.
They don't do the minimum of a
task that needs to be done. They
will listen to others and collaborate
as a group to solve problems.
They are always prepared, and
willing to help other kids.
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A good teacher should be sensible
and caring not mean and cruel. (:A
good teacher knows how to teach.
Has good manner. Can handle kids
at the worst times.
Teachers describing good
students
Teachers describing a good
school
Teachers describing good
teachers
Teacher summary
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On students
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A good student is a student who is
given every opportunity to learn. A
good student is someone who is a
valued member of the school. A
good student is engaged in the
learning process and as a result of
the school and teachers becomes a
learner for a life time.
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A good student is a student who
tries hard and puts forth EFFORT. A
good student doesn't have to be the
smartest student, they just have to
try.
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A good student is someone who
attends class with a great attitude.
They are also someone who is
constantly engaged and ready to
learn.
A good student is one who is
motivated, responsible, and holds
themselves accountable for their
attendance, grades, and behavior.
They show leadership both inside
and outside of the classroom and
are involved in extra-curricular
activities.
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On teachers
A good teacher is someone who
creates an environment that
encourages learning. A teacher
respects and values each and every
student at the school. A good
teacher is a valued member of a
team that works for the better of
the school.
A good teacher is someone that
can relate to the students they are
teaching. Someone who is involved
in the school and invests in the
success of every student in the
building.
A teacher who has a good rapport
with students, has high
expectations and standards, holds
the students accountable with
compassion, and engages students
in authentic learning.
A good teacher, not only educates
students appropriately, but brings
out a desire for students to learn. A
good teacher also sees every
student as an individual and
encourages them to find and use
their interests and talents.
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On school
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A good school is welcoming,
comfortable and warm. It is a place
that embraces differences and
encourages the best for all students.
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A good school is a safe, caring
community. It has a clear focus and
everyone is on board and doing their
part to achieve learning goals. Also,
a good school is open to the
community, with an emphasis on
parental involvement.
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A good school is a friendly, open
environment with a view toward
student success. A good school has
an administration that listens and
that supports its staff and students.
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A good school offers a good core
eduacation, while also meeting the
interests and needs of the individual
students. A good school prepares
students for future education and
productive citizenship.
Parents describing good
students
Parents describing a good
school
Parents describing good
teachers
Parent summary
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On students
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Students are always prepared on
time ready to learn listen pay
attention have good grades.
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A good student is willing to learn
pays attention to the teacher and
studies never stops learning.
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Someone who cares about their
studies respectful helpful and
has teachers and family that
care.
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Good students come to school
ready to learn and with a good
attitude everyday they need to
understand the importance of
their own education.
They strive to get their work
done who wants good grades and
stay up late to finish all their
work.
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On teachers
Teachers are ready to teach
respectful always on track time
know what their doing teaching
have a good attendance record.
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Someone who makes learning
interesting and fun someone who
recognizes one in trouble and
acts.
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Someone who takes the time and
heart to make the students
interested and help any student
that needs it.
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I believe a good teacher is
someone who understands the
importance of educating the next
generation a good teacher loves
what they do and it shows.
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A teacher that keeps the students
attention and makes class a place
that students are not completely
bored a teacher that keeps
students safe and cares about
their students.
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On school
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They have security, teachers that
teach great programs, sports, better
technology, better food.
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Schools are a place where learning is
achieved by all students is where
teachers who love their job and put
effort and have patience when
teaching knowledge is achieved.
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One that cares about all students
that makes sure kids are learning
and prepared for life when they
graduate making sure students learn
enough so when they are in college
they are not playing catch up and
having to learn things over.
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A good school is a place that puts
the education of students above
everything is willing to take steps
however unpopular to make that
happen.
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A good school helps students
achieve their academic goals also a
safe environment and keeps track of
whatever goes on everyday.
Key to a successful education
This tagxedo
represents the
combined total of
all the categories.
It shows the
importance of the
words such as
student, teacher,
school, learn,
good, class and
many others.
Video of Students and Culture
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I decided to take the card sort a little further and send
some of my students out with a video camera to record
how students viewed culture at EHS. The following
question was posed to the people interviewed:
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Explain what the school culture looks like at EHS. Pick
one -- (Example: Social Life, Academics, ExtraCurricular Activities, Discipline). One minute or less
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Click here for the video