EDF final

Which of the following books would likely be included in the "Great Books" favored by perennialists?

D) A theology book written by a classical author

Which of the following statements is true about charter schools?

D) Most charter schools are publicly funded and privately run, often by a for-profit corporation.

A teacher's right to freedom of speech as a citizen, regarding matters of public concern, is protected due to the holding in the:

D) Pickering v. Board of Education case.

A ________ is a certificate of debt issued by a government guaranteeing payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future date. It is often used to finance building new schools.

D) bond

The development of common core state standards that have been adopted in most states reflects the influence of:

D) education commissions and committees.

Courts have ruled that a teacher can be fired for ________.

D) encouraging students to attend certain religious meetings

In response to an informal complaint, a school librarian quietly removes a book from the library shelf and pretends that the book is out of stock. This is an example of:

D) self-censorship.

According to the textbook, some studies on school size have determined that:

D) students in smaller schools are more likely to pass their courses and attend college.

The belief that classic ideas and the Great Books are not only relevant, but should be the focus of contemporary education reflects

Perennialism

As a teacher, you believe that you cannot simply transfer knowledge to your students. Instead, you believe that your students are constantly trying to make sense out of the world and their place in it. You feel that the best way to help them do this is to teach them how to interpret and reinterpret information so that they can challenge old assumptions and gain new insights. To accomplish this, you carefully gauge what they already know and use questions, cues, and activities that help your students link their prior knowledge to new information. Based on this description, you are most likely demonstrating

NOT progressivism.

TRUE OR FALSE: Teachers have an ethical and legal responsibility to report instances of child abuse, even if they are not completely certain that abuse is taking place.

True

Research on effective schools indicates that leaders in effective schools

create a safe and positive school climate.

In San Antonio v. Rodriguez, the Supreme Court decided that

education was not a fundamental right.

Our public schools dependence on this tax creates inequity between school districts in the same state.

property tax

The phenomenon represented by the test-tampering scandal in Atlanta, Georgia, is most closely associated with:

A) Campbell's law.

The Supreme Court ruled in ________ that students can grade their peers' academic work (and even announce the results in class) without violating the privacy act.

A) Owasso Independent School District v. Falvo

Which of these court cases led to the advent of Robin Hood reformers?

A) Serrano v. Priest

According to ________, the way to determine if an idea has merit is simple: Test it. If the idea works in the real world, then it has merit.

A) pragmatism

To raise money for schools, colonial towns and districts assessed a(n) ________ tax.

A) property

A textbook portrays all African Americans as athletes, Mexican Americans as laborers, and women only in relation to their families. This is an example of a form of bias known as ________.

A) stereotyping

According to a survey, by the nonprofit Education Sector, most teachers:

A) support a stronger teacher evaluation system, along with financial incentives for superior teachers - if they are fair.

A textbook covers twentieth-century U.S. history without mentioning the continuing struggle for civil rights; and pictures throughout the text portray only harmonious relations between the races. This is an example of a form of bias known as:

A) unreality.

According to the textbook, high-stakes testing has been criticized for

All of these answers are correct. (shrinking the curriculum, creating teacher stress, often causing lower graduation rates.)

In the context of common terms and typical situations related to teacher liability, the term ________ refers to failure to conduct in an appropriate manner an act that might otherwise have been lawfully performed.

B) "misfeasance"

Which of the following is a characteristic of charter schools?

B) Charter schools can be closed down if they do not meet expectations.

Influential teacher organizations are cautiously supportive of a merit pay plan. Provided that certain conditions are met, they would be more likely to support it. Which of the following is one of those conditions?

B) Local teachers should be involved in planning.

Why did social reconstructionists split from progressivists?

B) They grew impatient with the slow pace of change in schools and in society.

If Barbara, a teacher, follows the principles of behaviorism, she believes that ________.

B) positive reinforcement can be used to promote desired learning

In the textbook, a call for accountability in financing of schools means that ________.

B) the public wants to see academic progress for their tax dollars

Generally, courts have ruled that teachers may be fired for:

B) using profanity and abusive language toward students.

In the context of common terms and typical situations related to teacher liability, starting a fistfight or bringing marijuana to school is considered an act that cannot be done lawfully, regardless of how it is performed, and is referred to as ________.

C) "malfeasance"

Activists who took funds from wealthy districts and redistributed the monies to the poorer districts were called ________.

C) Robin Hood reformers

Which of the following is an accurate statement about existentialist classrooms?

C) They afford students great latitude in their choice of subject matter and activity.

Which of the following is true of "adequate education" guarantees, the educational clauses present in the constitution of different states?

C) They guarantee that every student receives an efficient, sound, or thorough education.

An essentialist would argue that essentialism is an approach to ________.

C) ensure a common culture among Americans

Participation in the extracurricular activities has been connected with:

C) higher student self-esteem.

The ________ is collected through payroll deductions, money deducted even before one receives salary.

C) personal income tax

Silver Springs middle school was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a green ribbon school. The school earned this distinction for:

C) promoting environmental and sustainable education, offering healthier environments with clean air and water, and promoting outdoor activities.

As a student in college, Luisa was shocked at some of the things she was learning in her Survey of American History course. Although she had studied American history before, her teachers had completely omitted many LGBT-related issues that she was learning for the first time. Luisa's experiences most closely reflect the effects of:

C) the null curriculum.

The Sudbury Valley School is an example of this educational philosophy.

Existentialism

Teachers always have the legal right to strike

False

The name most closely associated with Progressive education

John Dewey

Which of the following provides parents and students school choice?

all of these provide school choice (charter, open enrollment, vouchers)

Textbook adoption states (where school districts are limited to state-approved textbooks)

are located mainly in the South and West.

Since the early 1940, the number of school districts in the nation has

decreased

According to the textbook, State Government's influence over curriculum has been

increasing.

The principle protecting a teacher's right to teach without coercion, censorship, or other restrictive interference

is known as "academic freedom."

A teacher is assigned afternoon bus duty as part of her responsibilities. One day, she decided that she needed to telephone a parent of one of her students regarding that child's academic difficulties, so the teacher did not report for her duty. That afternoon, a child was injured when he ran out in front of a moving school bus. In this scenario the teacher most likely demonstrated

nonfeasance

Open enrollment is the term given to

the elimination of the requirement that students attend the closest public school.

A state establishes "standards" that students must meet in order to graduate, such as the study of United States history or the state's history. This state is most likely focusing on which broad educational goal?

transmitting society's knowledge and values