Career Dreams Educational Foundation

EVALUATION

1-DAY PARENT WORKSHOP

Sidney Gutierrez Middle School

Roswell School District

Roswell, New Mexico

August 18^th, 2001

Evaluation of Speaker: Average = 9.6

(1=Poor to 10=Excellent)

10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10, 8, 8.5, 9, 9, 10

Comments:

• He was very well prepared, very organized.
  
  
• Excellent seller for services.
  
  
• Very educational, very good job.
  
  
• I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation, especially your life story.
  
  
• Very upbeat, very encouraging.
  
  
• Good enthusiasm, great ideas.
  
  
• Compassionate speaker, great job.
  
  
• Very easy to listen to, ideas expressed with great clarity & enthusiasm.
  
  
• What a guy. I am so motivated.
  
  
• Very interesting - good speaker.
  
  
• Passionate about the subject matter.
  
  
• Too much lecture.
  
  
• Energetic, dynamic, knowledgeable.

Evaluation of the Content and Organization of the Program: Average = 9.4

(1=Poor to 10=Excellent)

10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 10, 8, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 8.5, 8, 9, 10

Comments:

• Well presented.
  
  
• Very positive thinking of myself.
  
  
• Great content, very organized.
  
  
• Great organization of groups activities, kept everyone on task with minimal distractions.
  
  
• Very good and informative.
  
  
• I did not receive a workbook and felt ignorant as to what was going on.
  

How do you feel the CDEF Training has helped you personally?

• Improve awareness and decreased negativity.
  
  
• Focus on some objectives that I can accomplish.
  
  
• Has encouraged me in believing that I can accomplish my dreams.
  
  
• Made me realize that we are all above what we believe we are.
  
  
• Clarified my goals and dreams. Gave me a way to reach these goals.
  
  
• It has brought us many ideas that have been in my subconscious. It has given me insight into how important a positive attitude is to learning.
  
  
• Talents are not limited. I have special talents.
  
  
• To help think out of the box!
  
  
• Made me get more focused and re-organized.
  
  
• Career Dreams has helped me to see my many talents and realize that if I truly want something there are no limits.
  
  
• Anytime I have to talk in front of a group, I feel it has stretched me. That is very hard for me to do.
  
  
• To find new, different ways to teach my child, help him reach his potential, introduce him to new ideas, thoughts, problem solving, creativity.
  
  
• The Career Dreams Program has helped me very much and I will attend all of the Career Dreams programs.
  
  
• I feel so fortunate to hear comments from complete strangers about myself that are up-lifting. I will further my education with a brilliance I never knew I had.
  
  
• Helped me to get to know the teachers, parents & board members.
  
  
• It has changed the interactions I have with people. It has helped me on my day to day running of my business (Parent who was trained in Career Dreams).
  
  
• Keeps me positive. Learned about the children's parents. Makes it real to me!
  
  
• Made me not afraid to go beyond and dream.
  
  
• Helped me realize my dream of creating a center for nicotine addiction.
  
  
• Put words to how my business runs > circles instead of pyramids..
  
  
• I've done these things a lot, so it wasn't new - but it was great for the school.
  
  
• It is a good refresher (Teacher who was trained in Career Dreams).
  
  
• Helped substantiate the belief that there is a talent in each of us and that none of us are ignorant.
  
  
• It has extended my vision.

How do you feel the CDEF Training has impacted your team, group, and/or organization?

• It has helped to bring all students and parents closer together.
  
  
• Brought the students & parents together.
  
  
• I believe that they have benefited greatly.
  
  
• Bonded the kids (students & parents) immediately.
  
  
• It brought our very diverse group together - gave us a common dream.
  
  
• In a big way.
  
  
• I am not much of a speaker in front of people. I always feel fear when I have to speak. But in this program, I felt comfortable.
  
  
• Think it has caused us to fill in our aspirations.
  
  
• I feel it has brought us closer together.
  
  
• Brought people together & interacting well.
  
  
• I feel that Career Dreams is a very positive type of program that not only helped all the parents here today, but has also made a positive impact on my son in three short days.
  
  
• Good communication can only help parents as well as students and faculty.
  
  
• We are all on the same page now as far as reaching/setting goals, improving the work environment.
  
  
• It impacted me very much.
  
  
• All the parents will work together to achieve all of our highest goals.
  
  
• Career Dreams helped me to get to know the foundation of the school.
  
  
• It has opened our group up to great communication, closeness & working together.
  
  
• Love to see everyone so "tight" & close in such a short amount of time.
  
  
• It's been a catalyst to bring us all together.
  
  
• Helped us to get to know each other and realize how many combined talents there are in our school.
  
  
• No negatives, no limits > such a great place to start - freeing.
  
  
• Created a solid foundation.
  
  
• (Team) Good to see that many in our group have the same dreams for our school.
  
  
• I don't feel Career Dreams will impact my work environment, but I will try to feel that all my co-workers have talents.

• Yes. It will continue to improve team-work and prevent negatives.
  
  
• Keep the focus, periodically review goals.
  
  
• Yes - it will motivate them to achieve the best & give them positive attitudes: a better out-look on life.
  
  
• Success!
  
  
• Yes, it will keep us on track and working together.
  
  
• Yes - I would like a refresher course at half year to see where we are.
  
  
• That they have no limits, no fear and most of all impact their lives that they can do anything without limits.
  
  
• Yes. I believe it can help us make concerted plans to reach our goals and make our goals.
  
  
• I believe we will make more positive steps within our community, school & home.
  
  
• Yes, it should help to get things done more effectively - efficiently.
  
  
• Yes, I feel that the impact of this program will be very positive for the students. It will help children strive to be their very best and realize if they believe in themselves, anything is possible - Reach for the stars.
  
  
• Yes - respect for each other; higher self-esteem for all involved: pride in school.
  
  
• Yes - we can all work together & greatly improve the work environment.
  
  
• Yes - In the community. Perhaps more schools will participate.
  
  
• I feel that it will develop unity so they know it will be better in a group instead of by themselves.
  
  
• Yes in the relationships the kids will have together. Great for problem solving in a positive way.
  
  
• Yes - to push to the limit.
  
  
• Yes - we will work together as a team.
  
  
• Yes, at he the school the natural orientation is towards negativity, cliques, limits etc. At work, as we grow the tendency is to cut down communication and develop on hierarchy. This seminar and follow-up will help avoid negative fallout in both environments.
  
  
• I think our school system has needed a good kick of just positive direction. I believe this will be the first step of many in the right direction. There will be more coming on board.
  
  
• Possibly in the family environment it will help me keep an open mind when it starts to box in.
  
  
• Yes, it will help us to dream larger dreams & be able to work at achieving them.