Exam 15: What Does It Mean to Be a Professional

Some of public teachers' harshest critics state that teachers do not fool the public even if they fool themselves; teaching is not a profession, and it will not be until teachers

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is developing board certification assessments for teachers in order to

Critics of the NBPTS argue that

The NEA and the AFT both represent large numbers of teachers. Each ranks its priorities in slightly different ways, emphasizing slightly different factors. Describe the similarities and differences between the organizations with respect to size, age, representation, history of issues, positions on educational reform, and collective bargaining.

The NBPTS designation will be earned by a teacher after

List four of the elements that characterize a profession. For each one, summarize the arguments both for and against calling teaching a profession .

If someone wanted to discount the claim that teaching is a profession, which of the following statements could he or she use?

Which of these are possible effects of NBPTS certification?

The need for continuous education seems to be even greater for teachers in today's schools due to

The teacher at the meditative level of professionalism

The recommendations made in the text for ensuring the place of teaching among the professions are

The classrooms of teachers at the generative creative level of professionalism are characterized by

One drawback to teaching at the imitative maintenance level of professionalism is

By saying that teaching is in the process of becoming a profession , Ryan and Cooper want to emphasize

As the authors said at the beginning of this book, of all the approaches to professional development mentioned, the most important is…

Melanie is applying for board certification from the NBPTS. What will she probably have to do?

A teacher who is selected to serve as a mentor may receive any of the following except