EDU 223: Midterm Review

A warm, nurturing style of parenting promotes healthy ______________.

development

Besides emotional support, a necessary component for early brain development includes ___________.

education

Family involvement includes:

education on parenting and family issues, communication methods, and inviting parents to volunteer in classrooms.

Family support is needed by all __________.

families

Parents benefit from partnerships with teachers through:

feelings of support for parenting, enhanced feelings of self-esteem, and learning by watching a professional work with children.

Teachers who are uncomfortable with others from diverse backgrounds should just find employment in situations where they will not have to interact with diversity

False

The average family size is larger today than the 1950s.

False

The effect of authoritarian styles of parenting is children who are self-controlled and have healthy self-esteem.

False

The major part of the message in communication is given by the speaker's verbal choices.

False

The most recent studies give clear evidence that infant child care is detrimental to healthy attachment formation.

False

The standards for professional teacher education programs should have no influence on teacher-family relations.

False

Traditional families, with a working father and a mother at home with children, compromise only 15% of American families, according to the last census.

False

Unfortunately, most parents today do not really seem to care for their children.

False

Working mothers are the parents who feel guilt.

False

"Gatekeeping" refers to security measures in a child care program.

False; gatekeeping* refers to a part of a philosophical doctrine; the second of the three key pillars of success: Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss.*

Most single-parent families are _______

Headed by mothers

A difficulty parents deal with in their role as a worker:

Provide for increased costs of childcare and living expenses.

One emotional response experienced by many parents is _________.

guilt

One important benefit for teachers who work closely with families is:

increased effectiveness with children.

The cost of quality child care is _____________ than most families actually pay.

less

There are basically three sources of motivation for working closely with families.

True

Using varieties of methods for parent involvement increases family participation.

True

When administrators support family involvement with funding, staff training, and philosophy, partnerships are more successful.

True

When teachers become defensive, they may hide this fear behind a professional mask.

True

When teachers exhibit compassion, they put themselves in the position of another.

True

Country that does not have government financial support for paid maternity leave.

United States

Family involvement programs are mandated by _____________.

all Head Start Programs

The most effective style of parenting is ______

authoritative

NCLB legislation gives parents:

choices about their children's schools if the schools fail to live up to performance standards after two to three years AND choices about their children's schools if they are concerned about a violent atmosphere.

Teachers must go beyond their own cultural experiences to understand the circumstances of all of the families with whom they work.

True

A Key reason that families are different today than in the 1950s is________________

Changes in women's roles

Teachers should never hesitate to demonstrate their professional expertise.

False

__________________________ families are disproportionately represented among poor and single-mother-headed households.

African American & Latino

One effect of warm nurturing from parents:

Better emotional adjustment

Family theory includes work by ______________.

Duvall and Hill

Men and women today often delay marriage because of ____________.

Economic pressures and need for education.

A teacher's education has given him or her all the information needed to be effective with all children.

False

Changes in gender role behaviors have decreased stress for American mothers.

False

Children are an economic asset for families today.

False

Families consist of people related by blood or marriage.

False

Family resource centers are available in most communities to provide resources for poor parents.

False

Hesitancy and humility indicate a teacher's inexperience.

False

It is inevitable that parents and teachers will be in conflict.

False

It is intrusive for teachers to try to find out things about the families with whom they work.

False

Legislature mandates that parents of children with special needs be involved in the creations of PIAs and PSFPs for them.

False

Mandated parent involvement is found only in programs that receive government funding.

False

Many parents are eager to ask others outside the family for advice and assistance.

False

Many teachers in small Midwestern towns will likely never encounter diversity in their schools.

False

Most women in the United States receive three months of paid maternity leave, supported by the federal government.

False

No Child Left Behind legislation provides for parents to make choices when their children are involved in neighborhood schools.

False

One of the role dimensions described by Katz that distinguishes mothering and teaching is ability to communicate.

False

Only insecure teachers and parents are concerned about criticism from others.

False

Parent cooperative nursery schools were some of the last examples of parent involvement in schools for young children.

False

Parent handbooks are generally an expensive, infrequently used item that could be dropped from the budget as unimportant.

False

Parents are involved in intervention programs only in the role of teachers.

False

Parents from low socioeconomic families benefit most from parent involvement.

False

Pride is an emotion that is often a hidden factor when teachers and parents communicate and can create barriers if teachers are unaware of this.

False

Recent studies of Head Start prove the claim that benefits for children and families fade out after participation in the program.

False

School-age children don't need their parents' involvement as much as younger children do.

False

Teachers generally find that when parents get involved in the school they try to take over in an intrusive way.

False

Stress is caused in many families today by _______________.

Increased hours spent in work.

The majority of women who become single mothers today are _________ than age 20.

Older

Two of the important roles played by parents include:

Parent as worker and parent as educator

_______________ is one factor that has decreased available support for many families.

Mobility

A child-centered society implies that ____________

More information about child development is available for parents

It is important for teachers working with diversity in individual families to be ____________.

Non-Judgmental, Accepting, and Informed

3 Roles Played By Parents

Nurturer, Worker, Educator

Teachers can gain classroom resources and assistance when they open the door to partnership with families.

True

Particular risk factors for poverty for families are:

Single Parenthood, Low Educational Attainment, and Part-Time or No Employment.

The birthrate for teenage mothers has dropped 18% since the early 1990s, when it peaked.

True

About 50% of marriages begun today will end in divorce.

True

Anxious-avoidant attachment is shown when the child shows no distress when the parent leaves or when a stranger interacts with the child.

True

Benefits of teacher-family partnerships for children include feelings of security and self-worth.

True

Children benefit when parents and teachers work together to create consistent responses to new behaviors they are learning.

True

Children benefit when their fathers are closely involved in their lives.

True

Compassion means a willingness to learn about the other, in a spirit of openness and acceptance.

True

Family involvement is a comprehensive term that may include things as varied as parent education, parent volunteer assistance, and communication via newsletter.

True

Fear of differences such as race or socioeconomic background may create barriers.

True

Identifying personal biases is essential for teachers to work effectively with diverse families.

True

In order to practice developmentally appropriate teaching, teachers must respond to their knowledge of the social and cultural contexts in which children live.

True

Intervention programs first operated from a deficit model in the 1960s and 1970s, meaning that parents were involved to compensate for certain lacks.

True

Living with a single mother means poverty for over 50% of children.

True

Maneuvering over turf may create barriers between teachers and parents.

True

Many low-income families may spend 25% of their income on child care.

True

Many parents feel that they know their child better than those outside the family.

True

NAEYC - accredited programs for young children must include specific components of parent involvement.

True

Nurturing is one of the most important parental roles.

True

One of the reasons for decreasing family size is that women are increasingly delaying marriage and childbearing.

True

One thing that culture defines is the gender roles played by male and female family members.

True

Parental self-esteem is positively linked with their involvement in their children's schools.

True

Parents feel empowered when they are included in the educational environment.

True

Part of being able to work effectively with families is being able to empathize with their situations

True

Respect for others is a necessary component for creating partnerships.

True

Teachers and parents both have different expertise about children.

True

Teachers and parents generally have different perspectives on their approaches and views of children.

True

NAEYC's standards for _____________ include requirements for parent involvement.

accreditation

The U.S. Census Bureau defines family as "two or more people related through blood, marriage, or ____________ who share a common residence."

adoption

Another professional mandate to work with families is offered in _____

the Code of Ethics.

Many fathers in the United States today take little or no paternity leave because _______

the only leave usually available to them is unpaid.