Results: Are you happy with teachers and the education system?
Published on 03/01/2012
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1.
1.
Should there be a shake-up in teacher compensation? What statement do you most agree with?
Bonuses and/or merit increases should be awarded teachers because a good teacher should make more than a poor teacher. Merit pay would increase teacher accountability.
34%
640 votes
Merit pay might not be the answer, but the system is broken and needs to be fixed
21%
396 votes
Teachers should be paid according to seniority and job classification
11%
201 votes
Teachers should be paid more
16%
298 votes
Why fix what is not broken?
4%
75 votes
I am indifferent to this topic
12%
229 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
23 votes
2.
2.
From a parent perspective, are you/were you happy with the education your child(ren) received? Yes
23%
430 votes
No
17%
315 votes
For some yes and some no
24%
446 votes
Indifferent
5%
101 votes
Not applicable
30%
554 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
3.
3.
From a student perspective, are/were you happy with the education you received? Yes
29%
531 votes
No
20%
372 votes
Sometimes yes, sometimes no
34%
626 votes
Indifferent
6%
103 votes
Not applicable
12%
227 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
3 votes
4.
4.
Did you or your children move out of the public school system because you/they were unhappy with the public system? Yes – moved out of the public school system
16%
295 votes
Yes – but transferred to a different school in the public system
9%
159 votes
No – stuck it out
29%
536 votes
In some cases moved, in others no issue, so stayed
5%
100 votes
No need to move, we were happy
13%
236 votes
Indifferent
4%
81 votes
Not applicable
23%
430 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
25 votes
5.
5.
What type of school did/do you attend? Public
68%
1258 votes
Religious- public
11%
203 votes
Second language immersion - public
6%
104 votes
Independent/Private
8%
158 votes
Charter
5%
102 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
37 votes
6.
6.
What type of school do you send your children to? Public
44%
817 votes
Religious - public
8%
146 votes
Second language immersion - public
4%
83 votes
Independent/Private
7%
138 votes
Charter
5%
91 votes
Not applicable
30%
550 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
37 votes
7.
7.
Should teachers have the right to strike? Yes
55%
1027 votes
No
42%
788 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
47 votes
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