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Elementary School Parent and Student Survey

The following is a condensed and translated report from a survey of parents and students in 2014. Districts, parents, and students may or may not follow this pattern, but it provides some insight into student and parent behavior.

Generally, students tend to be overly optimistic about their own behaviors.

Parent Survey
Question Yes Percentage
Do you know how to contact the school? 97%
Will you participate more than three times in school events? 97%
Does your child understand what happens in class? 91%
Do you and your child prepare well enough for school? 96%
Does your child study more than 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes per day, relative to grade? 84%
Does your child greet others without prompting? 83%
Does your child reply sufficiently well without prompting? 88%
Does your child consider the feelings of others? 90%
Does your child enjoy school? 98%
Does your child have a sufficient breakfast before school? 98%
Does your child have appropriately early bed and wakeup times? 83%
Does your child get enough exercise (3x a week)? 79%
Does your child understand what to do in case of emergencies (i.e. earthquake, fire)? 95%
Does your child walk appropriately or follow the rules while riding a bicycle? 93%
Does your child understand what to do when approached by strangers? 97%
Does your child follow a path towards a future goal or dream? 93%
Student Survey
Question Yes Percentage
Do you understand the classes at school? 96%
Do you study more than 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes per day, relative to grade? 85%
Do you greet others without prompting? 93%
Do you reply sufficiently well without prompting? 96%
Do you consider the feelings of others? 94%
Are you bullied at school? 91%
Do you have a sufficient breakfast before school? 97%
Do you have appropriately early bed and wakeup times? 84%
Do you get enough exercise (3x a week)? 91%
Do you understand what to do in case of emergencies (i.e. earthquake, fire)? 98%
Do you walk appropriately or follow the rules while riding a bicycle? 97%
Do you understand what to do when approached by strangers? 99%
Do you follow a path towards a future goal or dream? 95%
Can you write sentences or essays appropriate for your grade level? 87%
Comparison of Answers
Question Parent Response Child Response
Do you understand the classes at school? 91% 96%
Do you study more than 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes per day, relative to grade? 84% 85%
Do you greet others without prompting? 83% 93%
Do you reply sufficiently well without prompting? 88% 96%
Do you consider the feelings of others? 90% 94%
Do you have a sufficient breakfast before school? 98% 97%
Do you have appropriately early bed and wakeup times? 83% 84%
Do you get enough exercise (3x a week)? 79% 91%
Do you understand what to do in case of emergencies (i.e. earthquake, fire)? 95% 98%
Do you walk appropriately or follow the rules while riding a bicycle? 93% 97%
Do you understand what to do when approached by strangers? 97% 99%
Do you follow a path towards a future goal or dream? 93% 95%