What are the five most critical things you want the students in your class to learn this year? By learn, we mean everything that the student should have upon leaving the class that (s)he did not have upon entering.

Develop more self-discipline--better use of time.

--Low-track English, junior high
Respect for each other.
--Low-track Math, junior high
That they know that their paychecks will be correct when they receive them. Punctuality, self-discipline, and honesty will make them successful in their job. They must begin and end each day with a smile. To be able to figure out their own income tax (at the) end of the year. Properly planning to insure favorable performances.
--Low-track Math, senior high
Self-discipline, cooperativeness, and responsibility.
--Low-track Science, junior high
Ability to use reading as a tool--e.g., how to fill out forms, write a check, get a job.
--Low-track English, junior high
To learn how to follow one set of directions at a time, take a directive order and act upon it.
--Low-track Social Science, junior high
Good work habits.
--Low-track Math, junior high