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Dr. Jo Lein, in her blog EduCoach, discusses her favorite question to ask prospective teachers: “Imagine a pie chart to represent student learning. What percentage of responsibility for student learning belongs to the teacher? The student? The parent? The school? Anyone else you want to include?" I wonder how our readers would rank order these people/factors in regard to their responsibility for student achievement. Please assign 1 to 5, with 1 being the most important factor.
-- 1 2 3 4 5 Student
-- 1 2 3 4 5 Parents
-- 1 2 3 4 5 School
-- 1 2 3 4 5 Teacher
-- 1 2 3 4 5 Other factors (please comment)
(Note: Our polling software does not permit percentages, hence the request for rank order.) Please comment if you choose. All comments will be treated confidentially.
Total score
Student
30Teacher
27Parents
20School
17Other factors (please comment)
11| Average Rank | Ranked 1 | Ranked 2 | Ranked 3 | Ranked 4 | Ranked 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student | 1.7 |
3
42.86%
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3
42.86%
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1
14.29%
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0
0%
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0
0%
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| Teacher | 2.1 |
2
28.57%
|
4
57.14%
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0
0%
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0
0%
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1
14.29%
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| Parents | 3.1 |
1
14.29%
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0
0%
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3
42.86%
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3
42.86%
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0
0%
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| School | 3.6 |
0
0%
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0
0%
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3
42.86%
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4
57.14%
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0
0%
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| Other factors (please comment) | 4.4 |
1
14.29%
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0
0%
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0
0%
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0
0%
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6
85.71%
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R=7
C=2
It has been researched that all of the above factors are important. However, the home is at the top because of the early learning foundation that must happen before a child is equipped to handle school academics. I believe all share equally.
Wish it were percentages. The teacher is the key in motivating the student to believe in themselves and know it is okay to make mistakes for that's the way we learn. The school administration and fellow faculty have to work together.
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