THE FOCUS GROUPS
On
Monday, Dec. 2nd, multiple people were called into Mr. Ferris’s room.
They weren’t called there because they were in trouble or anything, but because
they wanted to talk to them about the so-called Focus Groups, It’s this year’s
1st time that students were randomly formed into these focus groups.
The
focus groups are actually almost like a second My Voice Survey. We were asked
pretty much the same, or similar, questions about our school, and how we, the
students can help change it. Students were told not to tell names, or rather
tell the teachers if anybody did something bad this year. Mr. Ferris and Mrs.
Keast, the MBI coordinators were rather more interested in what we are doing at
the moment and if there is anything that we can improve.
At first people weren’t really sure about this
meeting since they didn’t want to make anybody feel bad or say that they are
not doing their job right. But eventually people started talking; they were
offering their voice in a manner that might actually improve some of the
teachers’ behavior or style in which they teach.
I think it’s interesting to see the teachers
of this school actually caring about how they are doing, and if they can
improve even if it only affects us for 4 short years. Mr. Ferris and Mrs. Keast
were really listening and engaging in the meeting, even though it was boring
for the most time. But, it felt good talking about something in school that
really matters. I think I actually enjoyed the meeting and maybe even helped
the teachers.
By Dominik Stallings
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