The following data was collected during a student survey at a North Texas secondary school. The study consists of a sample size of 134 participants on a campus of approximately 1,000 students. The survey is broken down into the following three categories:
The following data was collected during a student survey at a North Texas secondary school. The study consists of a sample size of 134 participants on a campus of approximately 1,000 students. The survey is broken down into the following three categories:
EXCELLENCE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.
“ I enjoy school because I see how it benefits me as a person. ”
With advancements in technology, students are both captivated and intrigued with the advancement of visual engagement. It’s no secret that today’s modern era of schools are competing with student attention. While the construction of state of the art schools are continuing to replace outdated buildings, many would argue that the educational content presented to students today are still outdated and not reaching today’s student.
When student engagement is lacking, academics suffer. When academics suffer, the rate of student behavioral issues tend to follow. According to many school leaders, disruptive and defiant student behavior has seemed to increase at an alarming rate over the last decade.
Reasons vary for why students feel dissatisfied with the current educational experiences, but one thing is for sure, when engagement decreases, negative behavior increases. As shown in the following student survey, many students have expressed dissatisfaction with their school experiences leading to a lack of engagement.
52% of students reported that from pre k - 7th grade, I’ve been satisfied with my school experience. 21.6% of students reported that they tried their best all the time when it came to academics. Another 56% of students answered that they tried their best most of the time.
The need to address student engagement with tangible resources that have the ability to speak to today’s student has never been greater. In a recent poll according to Gallup, engaged students are almost three times more likely to achieve greater academic accomplishments and 4.5x more likely to feel hopeful about their future.
While there’s no easy, one size fits all solution to this issue in the world of education, the Champions Course by Leaders In Training is sure to play a pivotal role in meeting students where they’re at visually and appeal to their level of engagement leading them towards student growth and student success.
Visually Engaging Content. School Wide Reach. Student Success + Growth Mindset Focus.
Visually Engaging Content.
School Wide Accessibility + Reach.
Student Success Growth - Mindset Focus.
“ If I had the opportunity, I would be interested in taking a class that teaches me what leadership is, how to increase my influence, and how to identify genuine and healthy relationships. ”
BUILD CHAMPIONS. CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP.
When asked about leadership, only 37% of students felt they could communicate with confidence the fundamental role of a leader in a consistent manner. Another third of the student sample size (32%) said they felt they were able to explain what a leader is and does “most of the time,” 18% responded with only “some of the time.” 12% of students marked that they’ve always heard the term “leader” or “leadership” but don’t recall anyone ever explaining that leadership is the ability to influence others.
6.7% of students reported that they felt like a leader whose speech and actions make an impact on others around them.
As it relates to the demand for LIT, the demand is clear. From the 134 student sample size in this survey, it’s projected that on a campus of 1,000 students, a staggering approximation greater than one half of the school population responded that they would be interested and take a class like Leaders In Training’s “Champions Course.”
When combined with the students who chose “maybe” as their level of interest in taking a course that promotes leadership as the ability to influence, how to increase their influence, and how to identify/cultivate genuine and healthy relationships, nearly an additional 300 students responded with a desire to potentially partake in a course that adds value to their lives socially and emotionally.
Leaders In Training isn’t just for a segmented group of students. The unique value LIT provides is specifically geared to equip all students to be successful inside the classroom and beyond. Through collecting data and careful research- the results are clear. The demand for LIT is present, needed and ready to be fulfilled.
“Cultivating student leadership that promotes student success.”
“Cultivating student leadership that promotes student success.”
INTERACTING WITH THE WORLD AROUND ME.
” Throughout the day, I usually think about the choices I make before I make them (0 - 6 times per day). ”
As shown in the research, many students are exhibiting poor cost benefit analysis regarding their decision making abilities which leads to unwanted consequences for themselves and others.
When asked about how frequently do they think about their decision making throughout the day, 58% of students answered “between 0 - 6 times per day.” According to Dr. Joel Hoomans study, “The Great Choices of Strategic Leaders,” the average child makes about 3,000 decisions per day ranging from mundane to highly significant in terms of situational importance. Even more astounding, Dr. Hoomans found that the average adult makes nearly 35,000 decisions per day.
Couple the frequency of decisions made on a daily basis, the importance of practicing healthy habits, and the fact that 45% of students responded that they failed to see how their actions played a part in the bigger picture of the day’s outcome- Leaders In Training focuses its approach to reach students by emphasizing the importance of metacognition and thoughtfulness relating to student speech and actions.
As a vast amount of schools turn to solutions that require teachers to develop and implement SEL into their classrooms without adequate materials and direction, schools have seen student engagement continue to spiral downward. This is not to mention a drop off in the staff member return rate for the following school year due to feeling overworked, overwhelmed and unequipped with adequate resources and support.
Leaders In Training helps combat all of these issues and provides resources for your entire campus to thrive. Educators can return to focus on educating students, both teachers administrators will have a tool that compliments the campus climate and culture they’re trying to build, and students will have the opportunity to benefit from content that is designed with them in mind.
Visually engaging. Reflective and Collaborative. That’s LIT.
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