Exam 4: Pioneers of Modern Teaching

Katherine, an elementary school teacher, believes that children are by nature prone to mean and unruly behavior and that part of a teacher's job is to be a firm disciplinarian to help children overcome these tendencies.Katherine's ideas are most similar to which of the following?

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Question 21

Develop a direct comparison between Montessori's and Piaget's philosophies and discuss how their environments may vary.

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Question 22

Provide an overview of Jane Addams' background and influence on education.

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Question 23

Because of Jane Addams' work with immigrants in Chicago, teachers now see the importance of ____________.

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Question 24

The kindergarten was designed to cultivate

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Question 25

Why did Froebel consider the teacher's behavior so important in working with young children?

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Question 26

Describe the three major areas of the Montessori curriculum.

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Question 27

The teachings of ________________ emphasized that children's interactions with their environments was the most effective way to learn new information.

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Question 28

Comenius sought to develop an efficient method of instruction based on the

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Question 29

What role in education does Paulo Freire propose for teachers?

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Question 30

A social economic change that occurred during Pestalozzi's lifetime that influenced the course of educational thinking was __________________.

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Question 31

The curriculum and activities that Dewey proposed for schools

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Question 32

Rousseau originally believed that people were "noble savages," ________________________.

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Question 33

What direct relationship did Friedrich Froebel and Pestalozzi share?

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Question 34

For John Dewey, education's sole purpose is to contribute to

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Question 35

The teaching of Latin utilizing the student's vernacular language was emphasized by

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Question 36

Rousseau broke with many educational philosophers in his belief that

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Question 37

Of the educators discussed in Chapter 3, Luis finds the ideas of Maria Montessori to be most relevant to the area in which he is seeking certification, so he plans to try to learn more about her thinking.Of the following specializations, which is most likely to be the one Luis is pursuing?

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Question 38

You just took a job teaching in a primary school.The principal has told you that the school's mission envisions each classroom becoming a "prepared environment" for encouraging self-development and socialization.These ideas are based on

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Question 39

What is the child depravity theory, and why was it so difficult for educators to overcome support for it?

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Katherine, an elementary school teacher, believes that children are by nature prone to mean and unruly behavior and that part of a teacher's job is to be a firm disciplinarian to help children overcome these tendencies.Katherine's ideas are most similar to which of the following?

Develop a direct comparison between Montessori's and Piaget's philosophies and discuss how their environments may vary.

Provide an overview of Jane Addams' background and influence on education.

Because of Jane Addams' work with immigrants in Chicago, teachers now see the importance of ____________.

The kindergarten was designed to cultivate

Why did Froebel consider the teacher's behavior so important in working with young children?

Describe the three major areas of the Montessori curriculum.

The teachings of ________________ emphasized that children's interactions with their environments was the most effective way to learn new information.

Comenius sought to develop an efficient method of instruction based on the

What role in education does Paulo Freire propose for teachers?

A social economic change that occurred during Pestalozzi's lifetime that influenced the course of educational thinking was __________________.

The curriculum and activities that Dewey proposed for schools

Rousseau originally believed that people were "noble savages," ________________________.

What direct relationship did Friedrich Froebel and Pestalozzi share?

For John Dewey, education's sole purpose is to contribute to

The teaching of Latin utilizing the student's vernacular language was emphasized by

Rousseau broke with many educational philosophers in his belief that

Of the educators discussed in Chapter 3, Luis finds the ideas of Maria Montessori to be most relevant to the area in which he is seeking certification, so he plans to try to learn more about her thinking.Of the following specializations, which is most likely to be the one Luis is pursuing?

You just took a job teaching in a primary school.The principal has told you that the school's mission envisions each classroom becoming a "prepared environment" for encouraging self-development and socialization.These ideas are based on

What is the child depravity theory, and why was it so difficult for educators to overcome support for it?

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