Question 1

What is the dual nature of the U.S. educational system? How does the educational system attempt to accomplish both objectives?

Accepted Answer

The dual nature of the U.S educational system has two goals: the development of individuality and the socialization of students. The development of individuality is emphasized in schools through students working alone, being graded individually, and through an overall emphasis on competition. U.S. education also encourages the socialization of students via teamwork, cooperative learning, and shared curriculum. There is often tension between these dual thrusts as they sometimes work in opposite directions.

Question 2

The dual thrust of U.S. education includes the development of both individuality and student:

Accepted Answer

A)  graduation. 
B)  socialization. 
C)  processing. 
D)  validating. 
A)  graduation. 
B)  socialization. 
C)  processing. 
D)  validating. B

Question 3

What are the reasons why the U.S. educational system is not equal? In what ways is the U.S. educational system unequal?

Accepted Answer

Race and class are the two biggest causes of inequality in the U.S. educational system. While there have been improvements in the difference between black and white students, there are still disproportionately fewer blacks receiving high school educations. Wealth and income also greatly impact the type and duration of educational experience a student will have. The more money a family has the more likely it is that a child will finish high school or go to college. Since school funding is mostly based on property taxes schools reflect the neighborhoods they are in, and help to keep the system unequal.

Question 4

Britain has a national curriculum, tested by national exams.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The freedom of students and teachers to pursue, discuss and teach knowledge without hindrance or censorship is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  objectivity. 
B)  neutrality. 
C)  academic freedom. 
D)  cultural conformity. 
A)  objectivity. 
B)  neutrality. 
C)  academic freedom. 
D)  cultural conformity.

Question 6

The expression "liberal education" is associated with the attempt to give students a narrow specialized education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the U.S. in the late nineteenth century we developed a so-called:

Accepted Answer

A)  dual school system. 
B)  unitary school system. 
C)  multiple system of education. 
D)  six part system of education. 
A)  dual school system. 
B)  unitary school system. 
C)  multiple system of education. 
D)  six part system of education.

Question 8

American interest in education goes back to earliest colonial times.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

There are about 45 million U.S. students at all levels of the educational ladder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

People learn in different ways and various groups respond differently to alternative learning environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The unemployment rate among high school dropouts is roughly the same as for high school graduates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The school structure of the U.S. is quite different from what is traditional in most countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The federal program that seeks to enhance the social and intellectual development of students as young as three-years-old is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the 8-4-4 system. 
B)  the 5-3-4-4 system. 
C)  Head Start. 
D)  the middle school. 
A)  the 8-4-4 system. 
B)  the 5-3-4-4 system. 
C)  Head Start. 
D)  the middle school.

Question 14

30% of all schoolchildren in the U.S. attend private schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The movement to make social institutions unbiased with respect to all ethnic groups is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudiced Revival Movement. 
B)  Institutional Movement. 
C)  Unitary Movement. 
D)  Multiculturalism Movement. 
A)  Prejudiced Revival Movement. 
B)  Institutional Movement. 
C)  Unitary Movement. 
D)  Multiculturalism Movement.

Question 16

An important reason why our educational system is not equal is the methods used to fund it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Peggy McIntosh argues that the current educational system:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not provide a collaborative learning environment. 
B)  does not stress a "winner-killer" competitive environment. 
C)  does not encourage biased thinking. 
D)  is very careful to consider the diverse cultural backgrounds of students. 
A)  does not provide a collaborative learning environment. 
B)  does not stress a "winner-killer" competitive environment. 
C)  does not encourage biased thinking. 
D)  is very careful to consider the diverse cultural backgrounds of students.

Question 18

Research has found that attending independent schools leads children towards isolation, narrow interests, and poor socialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

U.S. public education is designed to teach citizens to be literate so people can learn about politics and public policy to:

Accepted Answer

A)  lose a sense of heritage by all knowing the same history. 
B)  dislike other people. 
C)  vote more intelligently and to choose leaders more wisely. 
D)  make uninformed choices. 
A)  lose a sense of heritage by all knowing the same history. 
B)  dislike other people. 
C)  vote more intelligently and to choose leaders more wisely. 
D)  make uninformed choices.

Question 20

The tendency to pass students from grade to grade on the basis of little or no achievement is strengthened by a policy of social promotion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Education

What is the dual nature of the U.S. educational system? How does the educational system attempt to accomplish both objectives?

The dual thrust of U.S. education includes the development of both individuality and student:

What are the reasons why the U.S. educational system is not equal? In what ways is the U.S. educational system unequal?

Britain has a national curriculum, tested by national exams.

The freedom of students and teachers to pursue, discuss and teach knowledge without hindrance or censorship is called:

The expression "liberal education" is associated with the attempt to give students a narrow specialized education.

In the U.S. in the late nineteenth century we developed a so-called:

American interest in education goes back to earliest colonial times.

There are about 45 million U.S. students at all levels of the educational ladder.

People learn in different ways and various groups respond differently to alternative learning environments.

The unemployment rate among high school dropouts is roughly the same as for high school graduates.

The school structure of the U.S. is quite different from what is traditional in most countries.

The federal program that seeks to enhance the social and intellectual development of students as young as three-years-old is:

30% of all schoolchildren in the U.S. attend private schools.

The movement to make social institutions unbiased with respect to all ethnic groups is called the:

An important reason why our educational system is not equal is the methods used to fund it.

Peggy McIntosh argues that the current educational system:

Research has found that attending independent schools leads children towards isolation, narrow interests, and poor socialization.

U.S. public education is designed to teach citizens to be literate so people can learn about politics and public policy to:

The tendency to pass students from grade to grade on the basis of little or no achievement is strengthened by a policy of social promotion.

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