1. Mt. Edgecumbe High
School, in Sitka, Alaska,
has pioneered TQM

2. Students have set up
four pilot companies,

3. and in running them
they learn . . .

4. foreign languages,

5. quality control,

6. statistical analysis,

7. mathematics,

8. science,

9. exporting,

10. marketing,

11. accounting

12. and much, much more.

13. Teachers and students are
regarded as co-managers.

14. They set their own targets
and goals, individually and
collectively.

15. The first week or each
school year is used for
building self-esteem and
quality training.

16. Teachers have completely
changed their teaching
styles,

17. with most now being "95
per cent facilitators"
rather than lecturers.

18. All students learn either
Japanese, Chinese or
Russian,

19. as part of their vision to be
key participants in the
Pacific Rim.

20. All students set very
high improvement goals.

21. All text from:
http://www.thelearningweb.net/total-
quality-management-tqm.html