Reforming America's Schools multiple choice questions

Poll Result Reporter

1		Competition is key to improving school performance.
		(232 responses)
		19%	Agree
		56%	Somewhat Agree
		24%	Disagree
		0%	Don't Know
2		Schools continue to be academically weak, and stronger academic standards are needed.
		(231 responses)
		29%	Agree
		44%	Somewhat Agree
		27%	Disagree
		0%	Don't Know
3		Schools do a great job in preparing students for vocational careers.
		(230 responses)
		8%	Agree
		36%	Somewhat Agree
		50%	Disagree
		6%	Don't Know
4		Schools and teachers are very involved with the personal values and beliefs of students.
		(229 responses)
		15%	Agree
		40%	Somewhat Agree
		41%	Disagree
		4%	Don't Know
5		Schools emphasize test scores at the expense of other kinds of evaluation.
		(230 responses)
		61%	Agree
		28%	Somewhat Agree
		8%	Diagree
		3%	Don't Know
6		Schools do an admirable job of moving children out of poverty into middle class life.
		(230 responses)
		3%	Agree
		22%	Somewhat Agree
		68%	Disagree
		7%	Don't Know
7		Home schooling is an effective alternative to the typical public school.
		(231 responses)
		22%	Agree
		38%	Somewhat Agree
		36%	Disagree
		4%	Don't Know
8		Students care about the less fortunate, both here and overseas.
		(228 responses)
		11%	Agree
		37%	Somewhat Agree
		43%	Disagree
		10%	Don't Know
9		Competition is key to improving student performance.
		(232 responses)
		19%	Agree
		52%	Somewhat Agree
		27%	Disagree
		2%	Don't Know
10		Schools are stronger academically today then they have ever been before.
		(231 responses)
		18%	Agree
		39%	Somewhat Agree
		36%	Disagree
		7%	Don't Know

I got numbers 7 and 8 wrong.  Now that I have had an opportunity to see the poll results, I am very surprised at how people have voted here.  Numbers 8 and 10 are very close in percentages, I think these are both controversial topics and could differ from school to school.  Number 5 is at the crux of the problem in today's schools:  we value test scores more than any other kinds of assessment techniques.