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CHAPTER FOUR
1. Many students today are at-risk for failure--academically, vocationally, and personally.
a. True b. False
2. Although children tend to be resilient, not all children are so fortunate.
a. True b. False
3. Diana Baumrind's theory is applicable to parenting but not to teaching.
a. True b. False
4. Children raised in authoritative homes tend to be more secure, and socially adept.
a. True b. False
5. Children from permissive homes tend to have an inflated sense of self, and are overly dependent on others.
a. True b. False
6. A safe place for teachers to fall on Baumrind's continuum is to be more authoritative than permissive or authoritarian.
a. True b. False
7. After reading this chapter, which statement sounds more true than false.
a. There is not much teachers can do to make a difference in the lives of students due to the gravity of societal problems present today.
b. Try not to take students' anti-social behavior personally.
c. Teachers who suspect that students may be involved in life-threatening behaviors should refrain from getting involved.
d. Reciprocating services with the community will most likely bring on more problems than less to a school system.
8 The federal government offers compensatory programs such as
a. English as a Second Language
b. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
c. Head Start
d. All of these
e. None of these
9. Which priority is not part of Ernest Boyer's Basic School for quality education
a. A climate for learning
b. A curriculum with coherence
c. The school as independent from the community
d. All of these are priorities.
e. A commitment to character
10. Which program and/or curriculum does not unite school with community?
a. None of these
b. All of these
c. A full-service community school
d. A school health program
e. Comer Project for Change in Education
11. Which statement is correct regarding ESL programs?
a. Students stay in the classroom most of the day, but are pulled out for special instruction during certain periods of the school day.
b. All the statements are true.
c. When compared to the need, there is a shortage of ESL teachers and programs.
d. Students stay in the classroom most of the day, but are pulled out for special instruction during certain periods of the school day, and, When compared to the need, there is a shortage of ESL teachers and programs, are true
e. Students learn English more effectively if they remain in the regular classroom during the day.