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FISHER GRADE SCHOOL (4th Grade)
Mrs. Warner, teacher
 
Paul Sundberg's pre-survey of student attitudes
 
RESULTS
 
[ class statistics | essay 1 on Chicago | essay 2 on Benton ]
 
 
ESSAY 1  (Chicago)
 
Question:  What do you think life is like in Chicago - the good and bad points?  What are the people like who live there?  Which is a better place to live - Fisher or Chicago?  Why?

N.B.  The initials after each essay are the student's.  (m) and (f) refer to the student's gender.

Student 1. (m)   Rob .K.

        I think life in Chicago is crowded. A reason I would like to live
in Chicago is there are lots of restaurants and stores. A reason I would
not like to live in Chicago is that it's a big and crowded city. I think
the people who live there are all different.

       I think that I would rather live in Fisher than Chicago. I would
rather live in Fisher because it is safer and it is quite. In Chicago my
parents would not let me ride my bike around town.



Student 2  (m) Joseph
 
      The life in Chicago is very crammed. Different places to go fishing at
for people.  People there are like us.

                I would like to live in Fisher because it's quiet.  Fisher is
clean.  Fisher is also not crammed.



Student 3 (f)   Emily S.

             I think life in Chicago is very busy.  The good things about
Chicago are that you are very close to the aquarium and Six Flags so when
you want to take a trip you don't have to go very far.  The second thing is
if  you live in Chicago you might get to meet Michael Jordan and if you are
kind of rich you can get tickets to a Bulls game.  The third thing is that
there are alot of cool shopping malls.  The bad things are that there alot
of gangs and you could get robbed.  The second thing is you could get
stolen or shot.

             I think that some people who live there are nice and some
people are mean.

            I am not sure which is a better place to live.  Fisher is good
because it is small and it has many friendly people.  Chicago is good
because it has many fun places to go and it has really good shopping malls.



Student 4  (m) Andrew

Life in Chicago is good in many ways.
 It has good apartments and good lawyers too. But it is busy.
Every thing is in a rush, but the tall beautiful buildings make up for that.
The people have good and bad points. One reason the people have good
qualities is that they run good businesses and good manufacturing companies.

I still think that Fisher is better.  I would like to visit Chicago every
ones and  awhile. Chicago is too busy  for me. Besides I like Fisher. I
would rather stay here. The people are nicer and I have a lot of friends.



Student 5  (f) Danielle

I would like to live in Fisher. Why? Cause it's  kind of big and we have
nice teachers . We have lots  of people that lives here too. We have loud
sirens . We have no problems here in Fisher .We have stores; gas stations,
dogs; cats; and we have lots of books and we have fun. It would be
uncomfortable there for me and my family. The people in Chicago are nice;
kind; tall and ; they have big houses. We have neighbors  here.  I think
that it would be crowed there for me and my family. And we will be unhappy
if we went to that school in Chicago.



Student 6  (m)  Eddie

                I think that Chicago would be busy for one bad point but
for a good point I think it would be kind of cool living by all those
celebrities if you ask me.
     I think the people are probably  nice. Fisher because it is probably
safer then Chicago.



Student 7  (m) Kevin

What I think would be bad about Chicago is the very high population!  I
think that living in a high populated city or suburb would have a lot of
Crime a lot of traffic and a lot of noise.   The good things about I think
about Chicago is there are a lot of stores and stuff like that . I think
the people in Chicago are nice only some people would be mean I also think
they like it there.

I like Fisher more than Chicago for three reasons.  One is Fisher is not
high populated and doesn't have crime.  Two is that the schools aren't as
crowded.  And three there are a lot of friendly people in Fisher



Student 8  (m) Kyle

 I think life like in Chicago is cool good points it has lots of people has
lots of  stuff. Bad points it has lots of robberies and robbers think life
in Chicago is weird.
  I think I would like to live in Fisher because it is smaller. It has less
robberies. It has less people. I think it is better then Chicago.



Student 9 (?)  Ashton   D.

            I  think  life  in  Chicago  is  like  really   crowded  and
busy.  I  think  the  good  part  about   Chicago  is  the  shopping
malls.  The  bad  part  about  Chicago  is  all  of   traffic  jams.
             I  think  the  people  in  Chicago  are  really  grumpy  in
the  morning  because  if  they  get  into  a  traffic  jam  they  will  be
 late  for  work.  I  also  think  that  they  are  less    grumpier  in
the  morning  when  they  get  to  work, unless  their  boss  gets  mad  at
 them  for  being  late.  I  think  that  the  other  people  are  probably
 nice  too,  but  I  don't  know  because  I've  never  lived  there  or
visited  there.
              I  think  that  Fisher  is  a  better  place  to  live
because  there's  not  a  lot  of  people  and  there's  nice  people  that
 live  there.  I  also  think  that  Fisher  is  a  better  place  to  live
 because  it's  very  quiet  and  peaceful.  I  also  think  that  Fisher
is  a  better  place  because  it's  nice  and  small.
               I think that Fisher is a better place to live because it
doesn't have a lot of crime and drugs.  I think that Fisher is a better
place to live because when it snows people can build white snowmen instead
of dirty snowmen like in the city.
              I also think that Fisher is a better place to live because if
you move you can take your pets with you , but in Chicago you can't take
your pets with you if you are going to live in an apartment.



Student 10  (f) Faron

I think life in Chicago would be kind of fun but it would be croweded I
just like it here more. The people there I think there are nice and not so
nice people. I think Fisher would be a better place to live because it is
never realy croweded and it is quiet and a lot of kids. And not any gangs.



Student 11 (m) Zachary

I  think life in Chicago is busy.  It's probably full of people and
crowded. It's  probably fun when there's a celebration. It's bad points are
,there's wrecks, it's noisy ,they have gangs ,and traffic jams. I think
that people that live there are adjusted to the big city.

    Fisher is a better place to live because it's safer and not as noisy. I
like Fisher  because the people there are nice it's pretty I like Fisher a lot



Student 12  (f) Megan

         I think that Chicago has some good points like it has a lot of
people and they have great shopping malls. Though it has its bad points
like traffic it is a traffic jam  and they have bad gangs.  The people that
live there are probably nice and some are bad like break ins and robbers.

         I think that Fisher would be a better place to live than Chicago
because you won't have to worry about gangs  trying to get into your
house.  I am so glad because it is safer in Fisher I think .



Student 13  (m) Paul .A.

I  think  life  in  Chicago  is  not good  because  if  you  try  to  go
somewhere   you  have  too  many  traffic  jams.
It  would  be  too  loud  and  noisy.
The  people  in  Chicago  I  think  are  nice.

It  is  better  to  live  in  Fisher  because  it  is  safer because
there's  no  gang's.



Student 14  (?) Cam

   The good part about Chicago it is the home of  the Chicago Bulls.
  The bad part about Chicago is it has a lot of gangs.
Chicago because they have to live a busy life.
And it is a big city. And it is the home of the Chicago Bulls.



Student 15  (f) Emily B.

     I think life is really cool in Chicago. You get to go to cool
restaurants like the Rain Forest Cafe, White castle and other interesting
and good restaurants.  It has many different places to shop and go to have
fun.  The bad part about Chicago is the traffic and that a lot of people
live there. Some of the people that live there are very rich, and some are
very poor like the street people.  People who live there are also very
different from us in Fisher. No one knows each other very well.  Sometimes
they can be selfish and mean.

      I think that Fisher is a better place to live because nobody comes to
your house to rob you. I think that Fisher School is better then Chicago's
schools like Chicago but I like Fisher better. In Fisher everybody knows
everybody. But in Chicago not everybody  knows everybody. All of my friends
live here in Fisher.



Student 16  (f)  Dorothy

        Chicago  life  like is good  because there is  nice  people  there
and the  bad points are   they  are gangs that  can cill  you.People like
to live in Chicago because  it will be happy because  they love to live
hear. Fisher is a better place  to live  in because it is not a big town
and I really don't like Chicago because it is  a  big  town . Another
thing   Chicago  has mall to shop.



Student 17  (m) Ryan

        I think Chicago has bigger buildings and more gangs.  Highways and
streets
are very busy.  It makes Illinois look big because it has the Sears Tower,
one of the tallest buildings in the United States.  You can go see famous
people like Michael Jordan.  You can see professional games like
basketball, hockey, football, and baseball.  Sammy Sosa is a famous player
for the Chicago Cubs.
        I thnk some people are gangsters.  Some of the richest people live
there.
Everyone is always in a hurry driving to work.  Kids play on the roof of
the schools because that is where there playground is.  Fisher is better
because there are less gangs.  Everyone is friendly.  Smaller classrooms so
kids can get a better education.  Fisher does not have as much crime and
violence.



Student 18 (f)  Katie

        I think life in Chicago is crowded and busy.  There are many good parts
in
Chicago.  There are a couple of zoos.  Like Brookfield Zoo.  There are many
good museums and restaurants.   There are many bad points in Chicago too.
For example traffic jams and gangs.
        I think I would rather live in Fisher.  I know there are not as many
restaurants in Fisher but Fisher is quieter.  Plus all my friends are in
Fisher.  I like my school too.



Student 19  (f) Maria T.

        I think life in Chicago would be bad at my age.  I think it would be
bad
because, I or anybody my age wouldn't be able to ride there bike to a
friends house because, you could get hurt or stoll easily.  The good things
about Chicago is that they have good shopping malls, a very good basketball
team, and a very good hockey team.  Another good thing is that they have
very good celebreties of restaurants.  Really I'm not sure how the people
are in Chicago.  I have heard that there are a lot of gangs and, there is
all kinds of  kids getting stoll.

        To me I think it would be better to live in Fisher.

        The reason I think Fisher is a better place to live is because, I don't
like living in big cities.  Plus I wouldn't be able to ride my bike like I
can now.



Student 20  (f)  Genna

        I think life in Chicago would be busy because of all the traffic jams!
I  ------- [?]
also because of the big city crimes and the gangs.
The population big too!!!!!! like the people who live there.  I know
some
people who used live there, they are nice.
        I would rather live in Fisher because much less crowded.  A reason I
like Fisher cause of my friends.



Student 21  (m?) Logan

I think life in Chicago is cool because they have places to go swimming in
the winter and lots of neat things to do. I also think it is scary because
of all the gangs and murders. I think some people are nice and some are
mean and hurt people.
I would rather live in FISHER so I wouldn't have to worry about getting
hurt when I am outside playing.


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