STEPHEN ST
DICKSON , TN

Students: The students here are awful; they are very vulgar, rude, and extremely unprofessional. None of them try, partially because this county has low expectations. Fix: Scare them don't suspend them just warn them, call people to office when they have bad grades/are vulgarTeachers: Any teachers being bad makes my rating of all teachers go down, since that means at least one of your grades will be worse than what it would've been with a better teacher. While you can teach yourself to make up for it, that is difficult, and you don't know the standards or when you should learn each standard. In other words, you need a teacher. Most teachers are good; however, for a few classes, there are issues. Currently, my issue, along with many students as well as my siblings that used to go there, is a particular math class commonly taken by 10th/11th graders. I don't want to outright say because it's someone's job, but the pacing is awful and lessons feel incomplete. There is nothing done to actually get what is taught in a student's head. The tests have stuff that is either only shown but not taught to us or something entirely new. Most of the test is stuff we were taught; though it's just we weren't taught it well. We were pretty much presented with a lesson instead of taught one. This class has been a burden this year, and I regret not changing schools this year for one like Creekwood. I also believe more than one teacher doesn't do enough to attempt to personally relate to students and try to push them, making it a very uncompetitive environment. Many classes just aren't paced well; they either go too fast, or teachers don't get personal enough to help the students that actually struggle with what is being learned. For example, the perfect class outline would be like: the teacher pushes the student to make a better grade, saying something like this, "An 89? Good job, but I know you can do better than that. Try fixing this "__" and ask for help fixing it if needed." The timing should be like half of class as the lesson (full lesson days when needed but work the next day) and the other half working (with hopefully spare 10ish minutes for issues) while the teacher walks around to see if students are doing things correctly and actively helps them when needed without them asking.Note: Near straight A 10th student has 71 FG in mathAuthority Figures (excluding teachers): In the majority, they are great and help shape you to become a good student and individual.

Would not recommend this scroll for student's with an IEP. Would not recommend this school for out of staye teachers moving to the area, the culture is not accepting of newcomers and not open to new ideas.. I personally have never felt more unwelcomened, and dis valued as a professional.

I attended this school for all of my middle school years. While the building itself was clean, well-maintained, and free from many of the issues that affect other schools in the area, the quality of the staff was much more mixed. Many teachers and staff members were kind and did their jobs well. Unfortunately, there were also several employees whose behavior was unprofessional and disappointing. The art teacher, in particular, was consistently rude and, on one occasion, I personally witnessed him taking photos of a student on his personal device despite the student objecting and stating that she had not given permission. The incident left a lasting negative impression. I also witnessed him looking into the female student restroom on at least one occasion. While I do not know the reason, it was concerning and contributed to my overall negative view of his professionalism. The front office staff were often unfriendly and unhelpful, which is not exactly the first impression a school should want to give students and parents. I also felt that administration showed favoritism toward certain students, particularly those who were more popular. As a result, disciplinary decisions did not always seem fair or consistent. This school is not the worst place a student could attend, and there are genuinely good staff members who care about students. However, there are also issues with professionalism and accountability that prospective parents should be aware of when considering this school.