SAGE Student Questionnaire

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1. I am more confident about my future because I have learned business skills.

2. I have seen that reading, mathematics, writing, and other school subjects are essential to a successful business.

3. A business should concentrate on making money. Helping the community should be considered afterwards, when a profit has been made.

5 Global trade always helps the poor in other countries raise their standard of living.

7. The more people teach and practice democracy, the higher the standard of living will rise for them.

8. Economics is a difficult subject to understand and should be left to experts like those on the Federal Reserve.

9. Every businessperson should be required to make a business plan which helps the environment in some way, even if the business cannot avoid polluting or creating waste.

10. Because of global warming, youth businesses which help slow the rate of warming should be made a priority.

11. I find it hard to do SAGE activities and homework; there is so little time.

12. Our SAGE team does not need university students to mentor.

13. Our team would do more if our SAGE adviser had an assistant.

14. I want to participate in a business when I am in college.

15. It is smart to combine, when possible, business and community service, so as to save time.

16. It would be better if we had county competitions, with the winner from each county then going to state competition.

17. Because college is around the corner, I must spend more time earning money for college than in helping the community.

18. I know what social entrepreneurship is and I think that it should get more attention in high school.

19. Cultures are different; democracy is not appropriate for every culture.

20. No democracy is perfect, which means that we should work to improve democracy in all democratic societies.