10:30 Chapter 6

Front 1

What are the five broad areas in which schools prepare students for society?

Back 1

Citizenship, workforce readiness, vocational education, community building, social development.
Citizenship, workforce readiness, academic achievement, social development, cultural transmission.
Academic achievement, social development, cultural transmission, religious tolerance, community building.
Academic achievement, social development, cultural transmission, critical thinking, religious tolerance.

Front 2

What is a school’s “hidden curriculum”?

Back 2

Materialism and patriotism.
Conservationism and patriotism.
Patriotism and nationalism.
Nationalism and heroism.

Front 3

What types of activities do teachers facilitate that encourage positive social development?

Back 3

Competitions.
Independent studies.
Ability grouping.
Cooperative learning.

Front 4

What is culture?

Back 4

A road map for how we manage our personal lives.
A set of guidelines for how others will treat us.
A blueprint for what we will accomplish in life.
A blueprint for how we think, feel, and behave in society

Front 5

What characterizes a common culture?

Back 5

A national healthcare and welfare system.
A shared set of traditions, language, values, and behaviors.
A shared market economy and globalization.
A consistent set of physical features in society.

Front 6

How can a teacher learn more about students’ cultural identity in order to make academic experiences more meaningful?

Back 6

Research current state standards in a variety of academic disciplines to find out which address culture and diversity.
Watch independent films currently in theaters.
Interact in community activities and traditions.
Attend school district meetings.

Front 7

What is school culture?

Back 7

A set of standards, finances, and athletic events unique to a particular school.
A set of performance scores, rules, finances, and traditions unique to a particular school.
A set of courses, rituals, schedules, and media unique to a particular school.
A set of rules, norms, traditions, and rituals unique to a particular school.

Front 8

What can help bridge the disconnect between school and nonschool culture, in order to enhance student learning?

Back 8

What can help bridge the disconnect between school and nonschool culture, in order to enhance student learning?


Partnerships between schools and the government.
Partnerships between schools and administrators.
Partnerships between schools and universities.
Partnerships between schools and communities.

Front 9

What types of activities provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the local community and other cultures?

Back 9

Field trips, mock interviews, volunteering at local organizations.
Field trips, volunteering at local organizations, passing state exams.
Guest speakers, volunteering at local organizations, participating in a save-for-college financial program.
Field trips, guest speakers, volunteering at local organizations.

Front 10

What schooling options in the United States are currently available to parents and students?

Back 10

Public school, accelerated school, and home school.
Public school, home school, and paced-examination education.
Public school, private school, and self-paced school.
Public school, private school, and home school

Front 11

What are the public schooling options in some communities in the United States?

Back 11

Vouchers, private school, and charter schools.
Charter schools, vouchers, and private schools.
Magnet schools, charter schools, and vouchers.
Magnet schools, charter schools, and home school.
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Front 12

What is a parochial school?

Back 12

Private schools supported by religious organizations.
Public schools supported by religious organizations.
Public schools supported by vouchers.
Private schools supported by EMOs.

Front 13

What are the most common models used for early childhood education in the United States?

Back 13

Montessori, High Scope, and Reggio Amelia.
Reggio Amelia, NAEYC, and High Scope.
Montessori, Piaget, and High Scope.
Montessori, High Scope, and Diana School.

Front 14

Why is middle level education important?

Back 14

To better serve the developmental and emotional needs of young adolescents.
To better serve the developmental and academic needs of young adolescents.
To better serve the developmental and social needs of young adolescents.
To better serve the social and academic needs of young adolescents.

Front 15

What is one of the emerging reforms being used to improve high schools in the United States?

Back 15

Peer tutoring.
Learning communities.
Ability grouping.
Remediation.

Front 16

What are some of the challenges facing rural schools?

Back 16

Teacher shortages, limited course offerings, and long student commutes.
Large student population, student safety, and poverty.
Limited course offerings, student safety, and teacher shortages.
Teacher shortages, poverty, and large student population.

Front 17

What are some of the challenges facing suburban schools?

Back 17

Teacher shortages and large student population.
Teacher shortages and growing safety concerns.
Long student commutes and emerging poverty.
Emerging poverty and growing safety concerns.

Front 18

What are some of the challenges facing urban schools?

Back 18

Safety concerns, exposure to educational and cultural experiences, and large student populations.
Socioeconomic differences between schools, resources, and bureaucracies.
Socioeconomic differences between schools, resources, and isolation.
Bureaucracies, long student commutes, and poverty.