CHAPTER 6

A classroom based program that raises difficult social issues in a safe environment and sometimes includes career awareness is called: A. developmental guidance B. peer mediation C. DARE D. peer coaching

A

According to the text, there is not a direct correlation between teenage pregnancy and: A. child abuse and neglect B. welfare dependency C. poverty D. the poor well-being of children

A

Erickson and Shultz's "school lunch" metaphor refers to: A. the liabilities of the hidden curriculum B. the benefits of the hidden curriculum C. the regularities of schooling D. the null curriculum

A

Holding parent teacher conferences twice a year is an example of: A) the regularities of schooling B) school laws and procedures C) the explicit curriculum D) the null curriculum

A

The after-school activities in which students participate voluntarily and in which instruction is not the primary goal is called: A. the extracurriculum B. the null curriculum C. the implicit curriculum D. full-service schools

A

What percentage of high school seniors are regular smokers? A) 25% B) 50% C) 75% D) no real way to tell

A

Which of the following school employees are not trained specifically to provide interventions concerning problems related to students' social lives? A) Teachers B) Counselors C) Psychologists D) Social workers

A

Which of the following would be an example of a legal reason for a teacher to be familiar with each child's family structure? A) being sure which parent has a legal right to pick up a child B) knowing who to call if you need treats C) knowing who to call if the child misbehaves D) knowing an address to send an invitation to parent teacher conferences

A

A student who appears to be invulnerable as a result of being exposed to negative stressors from the social conditions of their lives is demonstrating: A. strength in the midst of adversity B. resilience C. the realities of the hidden curriculum D. the regularities of schooling

B

Eliot Eisner advocates the use of which alternative term for hidden curriculum? A) real curriculum B) implicit curriculum C) explicit curriculum D) formal curriculum

B

Schools that provide medical and dental services are examples of: A) integrated resource schools B) full-service schools C) specialty schools D) magnet schools

B

The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act is a law that provides A) a list of guidelines educators should follow to report suspected cases of abuse B) minimum definitions of child neglect and abuse C) very specific reasons for reporting child neglect and abuse D) legal protection to families who ultimately are not found guilty of child abuse

B

The emergence of this movement led to universal compulsory education: A. normal school B. common school C. Brown v. Board of Education D. average school

B

This individual worked diligently to convince politicians that his/her vision of the common school was a means to realizing the true meaning of democracy and he argued for a secular curriculum: A. Thomas Jefferson B. Horace Mann C. John Dewey D. Catharine Beecher

B

Which of the following is a true statement: A. good teachers are sensitive to their students' needs and allow those needs to be used as an excuse for not taking learning seriously B. competence is one of the key factors in children's ability to cope with difficult life situations C. teachers need to have the same level of skills as their colleagues who are school counselors, psychologists or social workers D. meeting students' individualized needs is emphasized in an educational philosophy known as humanitarianism

B

According to estimates, how many gay people are raising children? A) no reasonable estimate exists B) 100,000 C) 1,000,000 D) 10,000,000

C

According to the Coalition for Community Schools, which was not included in the qualities that define a community school: A) quality education B) community development C) conducting business as usual D) family support

C

Bullying is: A) part of growing up B) confined almost exclusively to boys C) intentional actions repeated over time that harm, intimidate, or humiliate another person D) usually an indication that the bully feels inferior

C

If a teacher suspects that his/her student is the victim of child abuse he/she should : A) contact the child's legal guardian(s) to set up a meeting with the administrator B) call social services C) contact the designated person ( school counselor, principal, social worker) within their school D) contact the union representative in the building

C

School population has steadily increased since: A) 1940s B) 1960s C) 1980s D) 2000

C

Structured programs of problem solving in which students are trained to work with their peers to solve problems between students is termed: A. peer coaching B. cooperative learning C. peer mediation D. peer counseling

C

Teachers who subscribe to purely humanistic philosophy would: A. impose their views of what is important to learn B. adhere to the explicit curriculum C. provide students with the freedom to choose what they would like to learn D. follow a traditional curriculum

C

The hidden curriculum refers to: A. everything found in the explicit curriculum B. the things teachers choose from the explicit curriculum C. the unstated outcomes of education that students learn by spending time in schools D. the null curriculum that individual teachers choose to make part of the explicit curriculum

C

The increase in reports of child abuse and neglect is partly due to: A) changes in family structures B) the growing rate of divorce C) passage of federal and state laws that mandate reporting of suspected maltreatment of children D) the increase in number of children living in poverty

C

Critical theorists argue: A) schools provide equitable learning experiences B) schools level the playing field and work to change socioeconomic divisions among students C) schools make it possible for students in lower economic to move up the economic ladder D) schools reinforce existing socioeconomic divisions among students

D

The Old Deluder Satan Act was a law that required a selectman in each locale to take responsibility to make sure children: A. received a fair and equitable education B. received a free education C. could attend normal schools D. were learning to read

D

Which of the following arguments was used to support the small high school movement: A. opportunities for extracurricular activities B. diversity of course offerings C. increased budgets D. opportunities for teachers and students to work collaboratively on long term projects

D

Which of the following is not an example of the benefits of the hidden curriculum: A. social learning B. learning to take responsibility C. the importance of being punctual D. learning how to do a research project

D

Which of the following was not identified in the "Actions to Prevent School Violence" Twelve Strategies for School Violence Prevention: A. develop links to the community B. focus on academic achievement C. treat students with equal respect D. avoid holding discussions regarding student concerns

D

Which of the following was not one of the findings with regard to conservative versus progressive tensions related to teenage pregnancy: A) the majority of Americans believe that abstinence should be encouraged and contraception should be taught and available to sexually active teens B) abstinence education and sex education curriculums are not mutually exclusive C) programs that use a sexuality- based curriculum with explicit discussions of contraception do not result in increased sexual activity D) involving teens in after school service-based learning programs does not contribute to the reduction of teenage pregnancy

D

Which of the following would be an example of an implicit message about the kind of place your classroom is? A) you elect to teach your subject chapter by chapter with no deviation B) you elect to minimize the use of the district assigned textbook C) neither "A" nor "B" D) both "A" and "B"

D

Which of the following is a true statement: E) the number of teens who smoke cigarettes has increased significantly F) efforts to reduce teen pregnancy and the school's role in that campaign are ripe with political controversy G) school violence exclusively refers to physical fights and assaults H) reports of child abuse and neglect have decreased

F

Viewing schools from the perspective of ways in which they perpetuate the existing social class structure in society is an example of: E) the benefits of the hidden curriculum F) accepted school practices and procedures G) critical theory H) the regularities of schooling

G