O'Dea Student Focus Group - 9th/10th Grade by Nnemoma Chukwumerije https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv en-us 2021-03-02 17:28:45 UTC 2026-02-26 12:10:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Mental Health https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265418095 Overall, my mental health has been really good over the past couple years. I really seem like I fit in with O'Dea and love all the aspects within our school. I have a lot of friends within the school as well as teachers who support me and check in on me whenever I may need it. ]]> 2021-03-03 18:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265418095 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265419249 My overall mental health attending O'Dea has always been very good. There are always those days that makes you anxious or stressed because of events happening that day, but there are always people there to help you. Be it your friends, teachers, or peers]]> 2021-03-03 18:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265419249 I feel as if my mental health has been fairly good and died down. There are always going to be bad days but at O'Dea I feel as if I have people that can reach out to and help me with my problems. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265419570 2021-03-03 18:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265419570 I think overall my mental health has been great. I have been feeling great overall and i give credit to my teachers and brothers. You will always have days that you get scared due to test and such but I can always count on my friends to cheer me up. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265421742 2021-03-03 18:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265421742 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265421756 I'm fortunate to say my mental health has been pretty good, but on the days that might be more stressful or whatever the case might be I always end up feeling better by the end of the day. Sports have also been very helpful. ]]> 2021-03-03 18:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265421756 Being at odea my mental health has been semi-ok. Some things like sports or assignments kind of make it a little hard but I always like a challenge and I know that I have people that have my back https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265421802 2021-03-03 18:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265421802 my mental health as been great i feel that odea really lets you be you and they dont force you to be someone your not https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265422086 2021-03-03 18:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265422086 I definitely think I belong at school because all the students and teachers make you feel like you belong at O'Dea. O'Dea is super loving community that accepts everybody for who you are. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265459611 2021-03-03 18:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265459611 Belonging https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265459660 I personally feel like I fit right in with this school and its unique culture. The school may not be for everyone especially considering it is an all boys school, but I do not mind it at all and fit in with my students and the environment. I do not think anyone would say I do not belong as well I think I connect with my students and teachers very well. ]]> 2021-03-03 18:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265459660 I do feel as if I do belong in school. I have peers that I can talk to and good ways to get my mind off of things at school. People who may not feel as if they belong are people who are more shy and reserved because I feel as my teachers are always trying to get others involved and make everyone accepted. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265460101 2021-03-03 18:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265460101 I do feel like I belong to the school. Being able to know that there are many others like me who share the same views. I feel like the students who may say they don't belong are those who don't do sports. Many view O'Dea as an athletic based school, where academics may be considered secondary. That is one of the common misconceptions. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265460794 2021-03-03 18:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265460794 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265460889 Yes i feel welcomed at O'Dea and i haven't encounter many people when i have been there they haven't said or done anything to make me feel unwelcome, but that could change with time ]]> 2021-03-03 18:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265460889 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265461249 Yes, I feel like I belong at school, maybe some people who don't think that they do are probably people who doesn't feel comfortable in the environment or they think that they don't have anything that's for them at O'dea]]> 2021-03-03 18:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265461249 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265464032 Yeah I feel I belong, I feel there are always people I can talk to in every class. ]]> 2021-03-03 18:47:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265464032 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498342 i dont think odea sees other like that i think that o'dea is one and we dont look at others as the majority or people that aren't in that i think that odea try's to make everyone feel welcome and not out side looking in. ]]> 2021-03-03 18:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498342 At O'Dea it seems that everyone is able to get along with one another. The school is a very accepting place where people can be their true selves. Everyone can feel a source of connection through prayer, sports, clubs, etc. I have yet to find anyone who has trouble fitting in. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498513 2021-03-03 18:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498513 I don't think it matters what your background/race is because you are still going to be welcomed at O'Dea and everybody s going to be treated equally. I think something that separates O'Dea from other schools is it accepts anybody no matter where you come from or what your background is. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498803 2021-03-03 18:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498803 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498962 For others who are not apart of the majority of the students on campus, I would say that O'Dea tries to accept them as well as they can. We try to make them feel as if they were anyone else. We try to make others feel involved.]]> 2021-03-03 18:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265498962 Students at O'Dea https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265499285 I definitely feel like everyone fits in at this school regardless of race. Everyone is accepting and not a single person at the school would say race matters in any way. I do not feel like I can answer about the LGTBQ community because I just don't know about this topic.]]> 2021-03-03 18:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265499285 Students at Odea, accept almost anybody at there school, I don't even know how to explain it https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265502572 2021-03-03 18:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265502572 Mental Health https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265574903 If I were to do this, I would add a couple minutes every week before class to check in on each student and see how they are doing. This will help teachers as well as other students get a sense for how a particular student is doing and how they have been feeling over the past couple days. ]]> 2021-03-03 19:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265574903 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265575950 I would want to change how many opportunities we give to students. I would want to start more clubs and maybe add more time where students can talk with others.]]> 2021-03-03 19:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265575950 Less assignments in class, I maybe diminishing the amount of homework we get in each class could help someone's mental health. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265576012 2021-03-03 19:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265576012 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265579451 I feel like if we were in person it would help a lot of people who might feel better interacting in real life and without the need for masks and distancing. ]]> 2021-03-03 19:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265579451 Its not really something O'Dea can control, but making the commute to the school much easier. Some people have to take ferries, buses, and trains. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265580693 2021-03-03 19:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265580693 https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265582832 i think that everyone works better and there mental health is better because while home you have the freedom to do anything, but while at school there is more of a structure to learning ]]> 2021-03-03 19:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265582832 More parking space and less assignments. https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265583152 2021-03-03 19:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nnemoma1/7vo4thyknhm584bv/wish/1265583152