Questions to ask a Business Man or Woman about todays education and the

Innovation school

1. Do you think public schools are successfully and fully preparing students
for the real world and what to expect from inside a workplace? No. A great
deal of progress has been made in Forsyth County. When the
majority of your teachers have no real world experience; the
messaging will be inconsistent.

2. Do you think there are specific things lacking from the skills taught to
students while they are in school? Work Ethics in the Workplace and
Time Management.

3. Do you think it is a schools job or a parents job to teach students about

everyday adulthood decisions and actions, such as balancing a checkbook or
paying for bills? I strongly feel that it should be the parents job.
Because of so many issues in our society, the students are not
learning anything about adulthood decisions. There are alternative
methods that could be done to provide awareness to the students.

4. If a student came from a high school that focused primarily on high-wage,

high-growth careers (such as pathways offered at Alliance Academy for
Innovation) and all classes steered toward that student's chosen pathway,
would you be more likely to hire this student after college? No; take away
the words high-wage, high-growth careers and then I would say
yes.

5. Do you think internships are something that should be highlighted

more to high school students? Why or why not? Yes. Interns bring a
fresh perspective and high level of enthusiasm to the
organization. This potential creativity can lead to completion
of singular projects or projects that are part of a larger scope.

6. At what age do you think students should really start to focus on their
future and start to make decisions as to what they want to do as a future
career? The students have so many choices; so the earlier the better
sixth grade.

7. If you were or are the one to look at resumes and decide on who to hire
and all of the applicants were students fresh out of college, what is
something that would stand out to you and allow you to seal the deal for your
decision? Work experience and/or community involvement.

8. Do you think a student should have to focus on particular career pathways

while in high school (in lieu of only taking fine arts courses, advanced
academic courses, etc.)? If there is a specific passion that the student
has and it matches to a Career Pathway most definitely.

9. What is one thing you would encourage high school pathway teachers to
focus on so that their students are graduating with the foundational
work/career skills they need in order to be successful? Encourage RESPECT;
RESPONSIBILITY; and align Life Learned Experiences with curriculum;
or bring in business partners to reinforce with real life learned
experiences.