CC The Primary Goal of The Public Education System Question

ATIONAL PARENTS’ SURVEY ON PUBLIC EDUCATION- ANSWER PART ONE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT ANSWER PART TWO WITHOUT IT. THEY GO HAND & HAND

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1. In your opinion, which should be the primary goal of the public education system?
A. Teaching students basic skills such as mathematics, reading, history, and geography
B. Teaching students to “feel good” about themselves, regardless of knowledge of basic
skills
C. Undecided
2. In your opinion, should basic reading, writing, and math skills be the major requirements for
high school graduation?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Undecided
3. In your opinion, should students be forced to perform free community service jobs such as
working with suicide prevention hot lines and drug rehabilitation centers as a requirement for
high school graduation?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Undecided
4. In your opinion, are condom distribution and explicit sex education programs appropriate for
students in kindergarten and elementary classes?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Undecided
5. In your opinion, should schools have the right to administer some form of discipline on unruly
students so that order and a learning environment is maintained in the schools?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Undecided
6. In your opinion, should schools have the right to expel students who have compiled long
records of discipline problems, and who pose a threat to student and teacher safety, and show no
interest in taking part in the educational process?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Undecided

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Lab Activity: Fix This Survey
You have read through and answered each of the survey questions. Now, using the concepts
discussed in class (e.g., double-barreled question/answer, loaded question), identify potential
problems with the way each question is worded, drawing on your common sense and the
concepts covered in lecture and your textbook. Then, reword each question (or response options)
to remedy the problems you identify.
Question 1.
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