Career Dreams Educational Foundation

EVALUATION

STUDENT SEMINAR
(high school students Group #4)

Loving High School

Loving, New Mexico

September 18, 2000

Evaluation of Speaker:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.2

9, 9, 10, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 8, 10, 9, 9, 8, 10, 8, 10, 10, 7, 10, 10, 8, 8, 10, 9, 9, 8

Comments:

• He had a good speech and was able to keep the audience interested.
  
  
• It was very interesting and fun.
  
  
• He was clear and explained things and made them easy.
  
  
• He was clear about what all he said and he was quick to help people out.
  
  
• Did very well.
  
  
• Maybe a little more talking.
  
  
• I messed up while speaking. I stuttered.
  
  
• A very good speech - bravo.
  
  
• He talked very well.
  
  
• Very effective at communicating that everyone is good at something.
  
  
• I learned a lot.
  
  
• He was loud so everyone could hear.
  
  
• He was a good speaker but he did not talk with the kids a lot.
  
  
• Great ideas and speeches - very hyper at times.
  
  
• Respectful to all students!
  
  
• He was a good speaker and he explained everything really well and he made you understand and realize what to do.
  
  
• Hyper!! But real cool!
  
  
• He made this very enjoyable and easy to understand.

Evaluation of the Program:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 8.7

8, 10, 7, 10, 9, 10, 10, 8, 9, 10, 10, 8, 10, 7, 7, 8, 10, 10, 10, 8, 8, 7, 10, 6, 10, 9, 7, 6, 10

Comments:

• It makes peoples minds work more creative.
  
  
• It was cool.
  
  
• It again made me realize how to use my skills and what my talents are.
  
  
• It helped me realize that I don’t have to be in control of everything but to trust in other people.
  
  
• Not long enough, this should have been an all day thing.
  
  
• I wanted to ask the other groups questions.
  
  
• Very good.
  
  
• I liked all the activities.
  
  
• I personally feel that there must be limits or rules or there will be no order.
  
  
• It was very fun.
  
  
• It was fun & we got to say what we wanted to about our school & teachers.
  
  
• It was very interesting.
  
  
• It was a great way of learning new things.
  
  
• It was very fun as well as educational.
  
  
• It was okay but it shouldn’t take that long.
  
  
• I don’t understand how this will improve anything.
  
  
• Very cool - never done anything like it.
  
  
• I enjoyed this program.

What have you learned from the Career Dreams program?

• That there are many possibilities.
  
  
• I have learned that I have no limits to what I can be.
  
  
• That we can be successful in life.
  
  
• How to use your talents to help you later on in life.
  
  
• It helped my teamwork and to follow my dreams.
  
  
• I learned a lot of things, I learned how to work with people and how to be a good receptionist.
  
  
• That you go and reach for your goal and to try hard.
  
  
• That you could do anything you set your mind to.
  
  
• I am a freak.
  
  
• To reach for your goal, and everybody will always be successful.
  
  
• How to help and how to work in a group.
  
  
• Not to be afraid to dream. Anything is possible.
  
  
• That you can do anything you want to do.
  
  
• It has got me thinking about what I want to do with no limits.
  
  
• That you can be successful in life.
  
  
• I learned many things. I learned that everyone is unique in their own way and smart.
  
  
• You can do what ever you want to do and don’t worry what everyone else thinks.
  
  
• Everybody has different talents and abilities.
  
  
• I have learned that it is not too early to start your own company.
  
  
• I have learned that everyone is a genius at something; you just have to find that out for yourself.
  
  
• That you could create whatever you want.
  
  
• I can be all that I want to be!
  
  
• To go out and do what you want to do.
  
  
• That there can be no limits and no negatives.
  
  
• Everybody is creative.
  
  
• That anything’s possible, you can go the limit.
  
  
• I’ve learned that you do need an education, because you need it in what ever you do plan to do in the future.
  
  
• I learned that there is no limit to what you want to do.
  
  
• That you can have any dream, and there are no limits, and no negatives.

How do you feel the Career Dreams program has helped you personally?

• It allowed me to expand your mind.
  
  
• It has given me the courage to reach my goals in life.
  
  
• Taught me how to work a business.
  
  
• I think it has helped me realize my potential and talents.
  
  
• It helped me open my mind to new ideas and to not think anything is stupid.
  
  
• It helped me a lot because I’m thinking about how to get my own business.
  
  
• It has helped me by wanting to go and reach my goal.
  
  
• Gave me more confidence in myself in reaching my goals.
  
  
• Become a better leader.
  
  
• To never put yourself down cause you can do it.
  
  
• Help me listen even though I still don’t.
  
  
• It made me appreciate technology & how the world is changing.
  
  
• I know I can do things.
  
  
• I learned that the sky is the limit to what I want to do with my life.
  
  
• That I can talk a lot with people in a group.
  
  
• I really think it has helped me in a way of knowing that you can do anything.
  
  
• It has gave me a different look at life.
  
  
• Know myself better and other people.
  
  
• It has helped me by making me see how hard it is to start a company.
  
  
• It has helped me to be more respectful to others.
  
  
• It made me feel like I could do something with myself.
  
  
• It has inspired me to follow my dream & goals.
  
  
• I think it’s fun and enlightening.
  
  
• You can have any talent and be smart in any way.
  
  
• It has made me think about my own business.
  
  
• It’s made me think about what I want to be.
  
  
• It made me realize that I have my own opinion of what I want to really become.
  
  
• It made me realize that I can do anything I want.
  
  
• I feel that it has helped me a lot, and that I can do anything I dream of.

What did you like about the Career Dreams program? What would you change?

• It’s pretty handy in keeping your mind open.
  
  
• It was very interesting and I would not change anything.
  
  
• The group work. Nothing.
  
  
• The fact that activities were included to make more fun.
  
  
• I enjoyed it. Nothing.
  
  
• I like everything. I don’t want to change nothing.
  
  
• Gets us out of class. Nothing.
  
  
• It teaches you about your goals. Maybe some options you could choose from in your future.
  
  
• The product fax thing. So you can ask the other groups questions.
  
  
• It got me out of class; no limits in school, no negativity.
  
  
• I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• I liked the group work. I would change the no limitations.
  
  
• It was fun and he was in control.
  
  
• We got to make a list about things we want to do too our school.
  
  
• I like we got to create our own stuff.
  
  
• I like the activities everyone did. I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• I liked how we cooperated as a team or group and each had a responsibility, standing up in front of people.
  
  
• I liked the activities. I wouldn’t change anything, it was fun.
  
  
• I liked that we did fun presentations.
  
  
• I like how nobody was negative. I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• I liked how we worked together. I wouldn’t make it last so long.
  
  
• Communication! I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• I would not change anything. I loved the way everything was interactive.
  
  
• It takes up class time and helps you what it’s really about in the real world. Nothing.
  
  
• The exercises and presentations. Nothing.
  
  
• It gives you an opportunity to speak and you won’t get in trouble. I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• Yes, it is very interesting. No, I would not change; my choice made.
  
  
• I liked the group work. I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• Nothing, I would not change nothing.

Career Dreams Educational Foundation

Evaluation

STUDENT SEMINAR
(high school students Group #5)

Loving High School

Loving, New Mexico

September 18, 2000

Evaluation of Speaker:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.3

10, 8, 10, 8, 7, 10, 8, 10, 9, 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 8, 10, 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10

Comments:

• He was really good at his job and made everyone think about limits, careers, & talents.
  
  
• Had good activities which made students realize that they had no limits.
  
  
• Entertainment to our level, jokes and such.
  
  
• I think he was really out spoken to all of us – he really tried to help our school by doing what he did to make a list of the good things that will make our school better.
  
  
• It was really more than I expected – I thought it was going to be dumb but it was very neat and interesting. It made me feel that if I speak up, maybe I could change my school.
  
  
• He made it interesting by not being too strict, boring and he had excitement in him – was fun.
  
  
• He explained a lot to us. The talk about what he has done in the past.
  
  
• Like projects that were done. Spoke at our level.
  
  
• He was good but got off the subject a lot. Sometimes he meant to, others he did it by accident.
  
  
• I liked the way he spoke to us because he got us to listen & he made things interesting.
  
  
• He had some great activities for us to do.
  
  
• He was cool, and tried to make it interesting.
  
  
• He spoke excellent.
  
  
• Very good speaker.
  
  
• I think he was really good.
  
  
• He has a lot of good material.

Evaluation of the Program:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.1

10, 4, 10, 10, 7, 7, 8, 10, 9, 10, 10, 9, 9, 10, 8, 10, 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10

Comments:

• The program is good for people to realize what can be accomplished.
  
  
• Shows everyone not to be negative to another person when he or she gives opinions.
  
  
• It was pretty good about teaching us things about our careers.
  
  
• Again, very unexpected – it was very interesting.
  
  
• It is a good program that will get things done.
  
  
• Helps work with others. Gives you ideas on how to use your imagination.
  
  
• Not everyone got involved, but they came out pretty neat.
  
  
• It teaches to be more creative & not to hold anything back.
  
  
• It can help students know that they can make a change.
  
  
• Help to let some of us know that we make some stuff happen in the school.
  
  
• The program was excellent.
  
  
• It is a way to get things going in a school.
  
  
• It wasn’t boring.
  
  
• I really understood everything.
  
  
• It really made me think of the future.

What have you learned from the Career Dreams program?

• That many will listen when it comes down to actually having to sit there. I have accomplished many things already, and many have also realized that I’m ambitious and want things accomplished.
  
  
• I learned that you should go for anything that I want to be.
  
  
• That students can change things in there own schools.
  
  
• I learned that you can let your talents soar.
  
  
• To expand my mind and realize that my creativity has no limitations. A simple negative thought or comment may restrain my limits.
  
  
• That there are no limits to what you can do.
  
  
• That people like think they can’t do something can really do it better.
  
  
• That I have the power to change my school for the better.
  
  
• We can do things we thought we couldn’t.
  
  
• You can make it happen.
  
  
• How to use my imagination. Have no limits.
  
  
• Don’t be scared to speak your mind out.
  
  
• To believe in myself.
  
  
• You could do anything if you put your mind into it.
  
  
• Not to give up on your dreams.
  
  
• I learned that there are no limits to what I want to be.
  
  
• That I’m more creative than I thought.
  
  
• That I can be anything I want to be and I can go as far as my mind can take me.
  
  
• That we students can make a change in the school.
  
  
• If you have a dream of a career you like – to stay with it and hopefully you could make it come true.
  
  
• That was what we want or a say has a say so.
  
  
• I have learned that being somebody, and smart, that everything is capable of doing.
  
  
• That creativity counts on everything in life.
  
  
• To believe in myself.
  
  
• That some of us are listen too.
  
  
• To set my mind free.
  
  
• Never to give up.
  
  
• That your dreams do come true if you try hard.

How do you feel the Career Dreams program has helped you personally?

• It’s made me see I can do more than I’ve already done in my life.
  
  
• It helped me by letting me know that I had no limits.
  
  
• I feel as if I am creative.
  
  
• By letting my crazy ideas fly!
  
  
• It will help me do what I want to do.
  
  
• To have & can do anything no matter what people say.
  
  
• I feel stronger – more self-esteem.
  
  
• Got me to be better at what I like.
  
  
• It has helped me know that I can do it.
  
  
• I believe it has helped open my mind.
  
  
• It has helped me to stand up and talk for myself.
  
  
• It helped me to find out what I want to do in my future.
  
  
• To think before I’ll do it.
  
  
• Think about my future.
  
  
• It helped to inspire me to go out for my dreams & be what I want to be – the best I can be.
  
  
• It helped me to use my brain.
  
  
• I feel I have a better outlook for my future plans.
  
  
• It made me more creative.
  
  
• To stay with my career dream – that I really want to do.
  
  
• Help let me see that I could make a difference.
  
  
• I don’t know.
  
  
• It helped me by showing that you can be very creative.
  
  
• I believe everyone is smart.
  
  
• To think things out.
  
  
• I don’t feel limited to what I can achieve.
  
  
• I know I can never fail.
  
  
• That I am not a failure.

What did you like about the Career Dreams program? What would you change?

• I think they are great and should be longer so we can talk more. THANK YOU / SIR / MR. JEFF.
  
  
• I think I would go for what I think I can do in life.
  
  
• Everything, I would not change anything, it was fun.
  
  
• I like the whole thing.
  
  
• I liked the part where he talked in the beginning about talents and skills. Something more entertaining.
  
  
• The way the speaker talked to us – have more speakers with different categories they can teach us about.
  
  
• It’s a good way to open people’s eyes – I would not change anything.
  
  
• Everything – I might change it so it can be an all day thing.
  
  
• What it does – nothing.
  
  
• I liked all of it – I wouldn’t change nothing.
  
  
• Like all – would not change it.
  
  
• It helped me to work better in a group and to understand people – There’s too many group discussions.
  
  
• The activity.
  
  
• How it taught me to take time to think – The way I think about a career.
  
  
• The hands on activities – No.
  
  
• I liked it all and wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• I would put a designated writer but that’s all I would change.
  
  
• I liked using my mind to create things. Nothing.
  
  
• The activities.
  
  
• I liked it because it got us out of class and we talked about how to stay with a dream.
  
  
• Everything – I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• I liked everything. I would not change nothing.
  
  
• I liked the coming up with different ideas and hearing everyone’s creativity.
  
  
• It is very good for people who don’t believe in themselves.
  
  
• The time to get out of class. More activities.
  
  
• I like that they are wanting to help the students and I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• Everything – nothing should be changed.
  
  
• Everything - nothing.

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Career Dreams Educational Foundation

Evaluation

STUDENT SEMINAR
(high school students Group #6)

Loving High School

Loving, New Mexico

September 18, 2000

Evaluation of Speaker:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.4

10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 9, 5, 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8

Comments:

• The speaker seemed to be quite natural and explained everything with much clarity. I respected her rules, and she wasn’t over strict!!
  
  
• Speaker was real. She knew what she was talking about. She gave good common sense comments.
  
  
• She really knew how to talk to us.
  
  
• The speaker was great – very interesting.
  
  
• It’s been a pleasure working with her.
  
  
• Very nice, helpful, gives attention to everyone. Always has answers to questions.
  
  
• She knew what she was talking about.
  
  
• She knew how to get through to us. She was well organized & a good communicator.
  
  
• She was nice. They had good ideas and knew what they were talking about.
  
  
• Was good – explained to us how to do this and that.
  
  
• She was pretty good as a speaker.
  
  
• Super.
  
  
• The speakers were real good and easy to understand.
  
  
• They were nice – they were understanding about what they were talking about.
  
  
• Knew what to talk about and when.
  
  
• She was very nice and kind.
  
  
• You were loud enough for everyone to hear. You sounded like you knew what you were talking about.
  
  
• That yall was very good.
  
  
• She was very good! She answered questions very wisely.
  
  
• She really answered some questions.
  
  
• She was nice – a little more exciting.

Evaluation of the Program:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 8.6

10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 5, 4, 8, 7, 9, 6, 9, 10, 10, 9, 7, 10, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10, 5

Comments:

• This made my choices seem clear. My choices in my future career.
  
  
• Good program. Showed how to achieve things. Made us communicate and learn to work together.
  
  
• It is a good program.
  
  
• It was helpful – interesting.
  
  
• Very fun, learning in a fun way – missing out on other classes.
  
  
• Need to give more time to speak about things. The other lady needs to speak more.
  
  
• More chances to speak more. Not just when asked a question.
  
  
• I really didn’t understand it.
  
  
• Very helpful, showed us how to brainstorm and think with a group you didn’t know.
  
  
• It was a very good program.
  
  
• Should help us a little more.
  
  
• I liked the program – it was interesting and helped us work with others.
  
  
• It taught us how to think & how to understand.
  
  
• Could have some improvements like showing more visuals to students.
  
  
• We really have thought a lot about it.
  
  
• It is a good program. It could really teach students things and change things.
  
  
• It was good.
  
  
• We should have this program more!
  
  
• We should do this more often.

What have you learned from the Career Dreams program?

• I’ve learned that with cooperation & respect a lot can get done.
  
  
• I learned how to work with people, and communicate.
  
  
• I learned a lot, but I just can’t really say what I learned.
  
  
• You have to have a lot of skills to have a career.
  
  
• Communications – skills – work with others. Learned to go for my goals.
  
  
• Good communication skills – working with others.
  
  
• I learned about financial businesses.
  
  
• I’m not sure what to put down.
  
  
• To be a leader & you can achieve your dreams & goals if you work at them.
  
  
• That everybody has a career dream.
  
  
• To step outside the box.
  
  
• You can do anything you want & you can get together and make progress.
  
  
• You can do anything if you believe in yourself.
  
  
• I can do more.
  
  
• I learned that schools need lots of fixing & also helps you learn more about yourself.
  
  
• I learned how to work efficiently in a group. Also how possible it is for some of our dreams to come true.
  
  
• That we can work together and think as one group.
  
  
• There is no limit to what you can do.
  
  
• How important your career is.
  
  
• I learned that anything could happen if you try. And think.
  
  
• How to make your own business.
  
  
• A lot.
  
  
• A lot of things.
  
  
• I can do work. I just need to believe in myself.
  
  
• Only a few things that interested me, I liked.

How do you feel the Career Dreams program has helped you personally?

• I feel that people should respect others more, and to be helping.
  
  
• I think it helped a lot by making me more confident.
  
  
• It helped me figure things like what I want to do.
  
  
• It was very interesting and helpful.
  
  
• Go for my goals.
  
  
• I got voice opinions.
  
  
• I made me realize what I want to do in my life.
  
  
• It gave you more information.
  
  
• It gave me the knowledge that I can do anything I put my mind to.
  
  
• It gave me ideas.
  
  
• It has made me think big.
  
  
• Make me believe I can do stuff better. I can improve my school.
  
  
• It will help you get a job.
  
  
• It make me believe more in myself.
  
  
• That I’m better off in group work & skillfully thinking.
  
  
• It made me feel good about myself.
  
  
• It helped me think creatively.
  
  
• Helped me realize many things.
  
  
• To follow your dream, don’t give up.
  
  
• It has helped me to try to get through school.
  
  
• It has helped me for the future.
  
  
• I am not as snobby – I am nicer!
  
  
• A lot.
  
  
• I can believe in myself.
  
  
• Not really, because it didn’t feel like it didn’t help on anything.
  

What did you like about the Career Dreams program? What would you change?

• I liked that it was on hands and grouped. I liked that groups were chosen fairly, (numbered).
  
  
• Everything, especially the group-work activities. I wouldn’t change anything.
  
  
• It got me out of class, I learned a lot.
  
  
• I liked the activities and interesting facts.
  
  
• It was a good experience. How they grouped us.
  
  
• I liked everything it had. I would not change anything. I like it the way it was.
  
  
• It helped me find out what was wrong with our school, whatever I thought was wrong with it.
  
  
• It got me out of class. I don’t like that she would say "less side bars".
  
  
• It got me out of class. Less saying "I hear side bars".
  
  
• It helped me think of what I want to be.
  
  
• The way it took me out of class, make it longer.
  
  
• Have like 3 or 4 people so you can get questions answered better.
  
  
• Do this more often.
  
  
• Well, we got to strategize with groups – I would change nothing.
  
  
• Everything, nothing.
  
  
• I liked the concept of the program. I would try to show how to apply it to daily life.
  
  
• It was very interesting.
  
  
• I liked it and would not change anything.
  
  
• They helped, and they to do this more often.
  
  
• I LIKED EVERYTHING! NOTHING!
  
  
• Nothing should change, I loved it. Come see us again.
  
  
• More activities – liked all of it.
  
  
• The invention group. Nothing.