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What type of school believes it is responsible for measuring achievement to be certain all children can learn, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or socio economic status is?
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An effective school.
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Curriculum in general is broadly defined as...
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Everything that students experience in school.
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What is the purpose(s) of classroom assessment?
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Monitoring student progress, making instructional decisions, evaluating student's achievement, & evaluating programs.
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What does SES stand for?
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Socioeconomic status
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Why are thics important for teachers to consider?
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They can be used as guidelines for making moral judgments.
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Why are laws important for schools, teachers, & students?
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Because they are based on a balance of rights & responsibilities.
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What is the federal goverment's role in education?
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To endorse specific programs, make & enforce laws that impact schools.
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What constitutes a school district?
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Schools that are connected due to geographic boundaries.
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What responsibility do most new teachers discover they are unprepared for doing/
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Addressing home issues.
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The main purpose of establishing the first colonial school was:
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for religious purposes.
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What is a philosophy of education?
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A belief about teaching & learning.
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Which type of schools were community-supported elementary schools for all children?
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Common schools.
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Why is having a philosophy of education important for teachers?
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A philosophy of education guides our decisions, attitiudes, & actions.
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Of the suggestions below, which best helps future teachers become aware of education history in the making?
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By reading professional journals, continuing to take courses, & attending conferences.
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What educational philosophy is based on the belief that there is a core curriculum that is responsive to the times and that every person should know?
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Essentialism.
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What educational philosophy is based on the belief that focuses on a curriculum that is of interest to students & experiential learning?
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Progressivism.
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Teachers who desire to be in control of the classroom practice what philosophy?
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Perennialism.
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What educational philosophy is based on the belief that endorses a curriculum that benefits society by promoting equity?
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Social reconstructivism.
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What educational philosophy is based on the belief that focuses on the individuals' search for meaning?
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Existentialism.
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When teachers are developing a personal philosophy of education they incorporate components of more than philosophy of education into their personal philosophy this is referred to as...
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An ecclectic approach.
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How do students respond when they have a caring teacher?
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By exerting greater effort to reach their potential.
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The father of education. Established the Common Schools.
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Horace Mann
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Historically, Which, minority group faired best in school?
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Asians
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Christine ton, a 4th grade teacher, has her students read a classic piece of literature, because it deals with struggles between good & evil which have existed forever. What philosophical thinking is she basing her decision on?
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Perennialism
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Ms. Skwiat her 2nd grade students working on activities to determine which group of objects would either float or sink. This teaching approach resembles:
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Progressivism
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