Exam 16: Education

Between 2006 and 2008, about ________ percent of people in the United States over the age of 25 had completed high school.

The written and spoken language in the schools is expected to be ________.

Equal opportunity in education has been accomplished in the United States in the last ten years.

The hidden curriculum in schools is learning to follow orders, to be quiet, and to please authority figures.

The main difference between excellent schools and inadequate schools is

A fundamental implication of the Rosenthal and Jacobsen's study clearly suggests that culture is the critical factor in the outcome of a student's success or failure.

Americans no longer have a basic faith in education.

Grouping students according to current (not potential) ability is based primarily on standardized tests.

There is a lack of teacher training across the nation's 14,000 school districts, which means that there are wide variations in the preparation of students and difficulties for students who move from one district to another.

Social class background is not a factor in the sorting process in U.S. education.

A ________, or a label of social disgrace, is attached to low-track students and is destructive to their self-concept.

A fundamental implication of the results of Rosenthal and Jacobson's study is that

The sorting process in education is based on two criteria, a child's ability and his/her ________ .

Teachers should hold themselves accountable if students fail.

Schools tend to be segregated by

One possible outcome of the "voucher system" is a decrease in the concentration of disruptive students in the public schools.

Discuss tracking in the school systems and how it functions to reproduce class inequalities.

What are the two negative consequences of the lack of a common curriculum?

Curriculum used by U.S. schools accommodates the specific needs of the poor.

________ should hold themselves accountable if students fail.