Chapters 1-2

2. Telly, the president of the senior class at State U., thinks he would enjoy teaching history and civics, because he has always taken a prominent role in student government and finds politics fascinating. If Telly decides to become a teacher, which of Telly's following interests would least likely be satisfied in a teaching career?

His attraction to status

During Noam's twelve years of teaching, he has coached an award-winning chemistry team, successfully taught advanced placement chemistry, chaperoned numerous overnight camping trips, coached the girls' volleyball team, and worked as a class

his actual work with adolescents.

Jacques Barzun preferred the following purposes of schools:

intellectual purposes.

Hildi has selected her courses for the academic year, but after one week she finds that two of the courses do not interest her. She plans a meeting with her guidance counselor to rearrange her schedule. If this school is accurately represented by the shopping mall model, her guidance counselor will most likely

show her the course listings of numerous other courses available at her requested times and sign her drop-add sheet to expedite the process.

Juan believes that schools can help students become actively involved in alleviating the problem of homelessness. Juan personifies the view of

social reconstructionism.

One drawback of using schools as vehicles for cultural transmission is that

students may then not be able to recognize the merits of any other culture besides the dominant one of their society.

One of the most effective ways teachers can aid in the renewal of society is to

teach students to become involved and informed citizens.

Intrinsic rewards in teaching include

the actual teaching and satisfaction from the performance of an important social service.

Social reconstructionists believe that

the young are agents of change.

A direct way to find out if you will enjoy the realities of teaching is to

volunteer several hours a week at a school or supervise extracurricular activities

Juan, a talented young artist, has already had some of his watercolors displayed at showings. In addition to painting, he also enjoys teaching painting to young children. He feels strongly that art should be part of every child's education. If Juan decides to become an art teacher, which of the following extrinsic rewards will he most certainly experience?

A generous work schedule, providing him time to paint

1. Denise, a medical sales representative, is considering a career switch to teaching. She is bright and outgoing, and likes the high pay she has earned in sales. Yet she has felt drawn to teaching because of the positive contribution she could make to students' lives. If she makes the career switch, which reward is Denise least likely to experience in teaching?

A salary that rivals other professional salaries

Of the following extrinsic rewards, which is most closely associated with teaching?

A work schedule allowing generous time for oneself

What is the best indicator that you will be satisfied teaching?

Being attracted to performing an important social service

Reid Conrad firmly believes that the purpose of schools is to transmit dominant American culture. What might he do in class to further his educational goals?

Emphasize the benefits of competition and consistently reward students who perform better than their classmates

Tai is a college sophomore with numerous interests. Public service has always appealed to her, yet she is not sure if teaching will be the most satisfying career. Which of the following would be the best indicators that Tai would find satisfaction in teaching?

She enjoys intellectual stimulation and wants to perform a service to society

Which of the following would an educator who is a democratic reconstructionist support?

The notion that change happens most effectively when citizens are actively involved as change agents

Tina suffered a vicious assault when she was a college senior and still feels the aftereffects. Now, several years later, she actively organizes rape awareness seminars for her high school students. During a recent class discussion about date rape, one student raised the possibility that people can be, at times, wrongfully accused. Tina barely contained her anger and dismissed the student's comment immediately. What does this scenario suggest

Tina's effectiveness as a teacher may be diminished because of her unresolved personal problems.

After reading several novels about teaching, Jameel has become fascinated with teaching as a career. According to the authors, what else would be a fruitful way to help

To get advice from his former teachers about the realities of teaching

Which of the following is the best definition of education, according to the text? Education is

a continual growth process whereby a person gains greater understanding of himself or herself and the world.

Schooling is most generally defined as

a specific, formalized process aimed mostly at the young.

Socialization is an important element of schooling. As a result of socialization, children learn how to

become acceptable members of society.

Paulo Freire was a(n)

economic reconstructionist.

In the model of school as acculturator, schools

ensure that the young know and appreciate the dominant ideas and values of their society's culture.