Exam 1: Teaching: Your Chosen Profession

Explain why the role of religion is so controversial in the schools.

An emphasis on using a prescribed set of materials and physical exercises to develop students' knowledge and skills is _______.

The responsibility for maintaining schools is primarily a function of the _______.

In the progressively oriented classroom, the teacher serves as _______.

The National Defense Education Act of 1958 sponsored all of the following except _______.

With the exception of parents or guardians, the adults who have the greatest influence on children are often their _______.

Axiology highlights the fact that teachers have an interest not only in how much students learn, but also in the _______.

During an interview with Mr. Fanning, he states that he is attracted to teaching because of a love of the teaching-learning process. Therefore, he enjoys the _______.

The primary purpose of the Latin grammar school was to _______.

_______ recruits graduates from some of the best colleges and universities in the United States to teach a minimum of two years in urban and rural school districts with severe shortages of science, math, and language arts teachers.

Some authorities suggest that academic freedom is a less powerful legal defense than it was in the past. When basing a defense on academic freedom, one of the following must be true if the defendant expects to prevail, namely _______.

Teachers often find it necessary to take action in situations in which all the facts are not known or for which no single course of action can be called right or wrong. These situations are often referred to as _______.

Teachers can rely on identifying at-risk factors as good indicators of _______ in their students.

A perennialistic curriculum should stress _______.

Most school-based management (SBM) programs have all of the following components except _______.

The parents of Britany are seeking $500,000 from the local school district because Britany graduated from high school with a fourth-grade reading level. This type of lawsuit is called _______.

What are three of the biggest challenges in the teaching profession? Which one of these is of greatest concern to you? Why?

Briefly describe the current impact of teachers' associations on education.

The _______ teacher has a bachelor's degree, full state certification, and subject matter knowledge.