Question 1

Which of the following statements best expresses the idea of new liberal freedom?

Accepted Answer

A)  A government that governs best is one that governs least. 
B)  The conditions for freedom require government intervention. 
C)  A laissez-faire government demands protection of private property from government regulation. 
D)  A laissez-faire government demands protection of private property from government regulation; but the conditions for freedom require government intervention. 
A)  A government that governs best is one that governs least. 
B)  The conditions for freedom require government intervention. 
C)  A laissez-faire government demands protection of private property from government regulation. 
D)  A laissez-faire government demands protection of private property from government regulation; but the conditions for freedom require government intervention. B

Question 2

Progressives viewed the schools as the appropriate place to solve problems associated with industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in part because

Accepted Answer

A)  schooling could produce experts. 
B)  non-school institutions previously depended on to instill values were mistrusted. 
C)  the superiority of the scientific method could be demonstrated more widely in the schools. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  schooling could produce experts. 
B)  non-school institutions previously depended on to instill values were mistrusted. 
C)  the superiority of the scientific method could be demonstrated more widely in the schools. 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 3

Educators and others who advocated Progressive education reforms held a view of the "new" students as

Accepted Answer

A)  learning through emotions more than intellect. 
B)  requiring guidance toward their eventual place in life. 
C)  learning through pursuing their own interests. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  learning through emotions more than intellect. 
B)  requiring guidance toward their eventual place in life. 
C)  learning through pursuing their own interests. 
D)  All these answers are correct. D

Question 4

What does the phrase "equal educational opportunity" mean in terms of both the "social-efficiency" and "developmental democracy" progressives? Discuss that difference in perspectives, and evaluate the degree to which one or the other concept, in your view, was a better response to the needs of American society in the decades following the turn of the century. What does "equal educational opportunity" mean to you in terms of education today? How will you as a teacher seek to actualize this equal education vision in your practice?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "equal educational opportunit

Question 5

Application of the scientific method for reaching reasonable conclusions

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A)  was an extension of social Darwinism. 
B)  enhanced faith in the common person's ability to reach valid conclusions. 
C)  enhanced the status of experts. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  was an extension of social Darwinism. 
B)  enhanced faith in the common person's ability to reach valid conclusions. 
C)  enhanced the status of experts. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Charles Eliot and other social-efficiency liberals believed that they were serving the interests of democracy with their vision of progressive education. Explain their point of view according to their conception of democracy. Next, evaluate their educational and political points of view by using your definition of the educational requirements of democracy.

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Charles Eliot and other social-efficienc

Question 7

The debate about education for its own sake versus education for a particular role in society continues today. What are some of the ways you see this disagreement being played out in today's educational environment? In your experience, how do you think schools today tend to orient themselves-towards a classical educational model, or towards a more vocational one-and what are your thoughts about this?

Accepted Answer

In today's educational environment, the

Question 8

Why has the European system of education found it easier than the American school system to foster vocational instruction in the elementary schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  because Europe's college systems are worse than those in the United States 
B)  because historically, they do not have as strong democratic ideals as Americans do 
C)  because Europe's language is different, so it is harder to go to college 
D)  because Europe's economy has more of a demand for vocational education 
A)  because Europe's college systems are worse than those in the United States 
B)  because historically, they do not have as strong democratic ideals as Americans do 
C)  because Europe's language is different, so it is harder to go to college 
D)  because Europe's economy has more of a demand for vocational education

Question 9

Charles Eliot said, "There is no such thing as equality of gifts, of powers, of faculties, among either children or adults." In promoting what kind of schooling did he say those words?

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A)  liberal education for all students 
B)  vocational education for all students 
C)  liberal education for poor and immigrant students 
D)  vocational education for the majority, and liberal education for the academically outstanding 
A)  liberal education for all students 
B)  vocational education for all students 
C)  liberal education for poor and immigrant students 
D)  vocational education for the majority, and liberal education for the academically outstanding

Question 10

Jefferson feared that urbanization would wreak havoc on the nation. The Progressives saw an increase of crimes associated with urbanization. These two points are

Accepted Answer

A)  related, in that Jefferson's and the Progressives' apprehension was that one component of urbanization would be poverty, which breeds crime. 
B)  unrelated, in that Jefferson feared for the loss of agrarian values, and the Progressives feared for the loss of capitalistic values. 
C)  unrelated, in that Progressives viewed urbanization as necessary to progress. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  related, in that Jefferson's and the Progressives' apprehension was that one component of urbanization would be poverty, which breeds crime. 
B)  unrelated, in that Jefferson feared for the loss of agrarian values, and the Progressives feared for the loss of capitalistic values. 
C)  unrelated, in that Progressives viewed urbanization as necessary to progress. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

Which one of the following statements holds true for the Progressive Era's idea of "new psychology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mind is a collection of faculties that could be developed through rigorous exercise. 
B)  "New psychology" is a revised view of human nature that was influenced by several new approaches to psychology. 
C)  "New psychology" is a new view of human nature that replaced scientific psychology. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  The mind is a collection of faculties that could be developed through rigorous exercise. 
B)  "New psychology" is a revised view of human nature that was influenced by several new approaches to psychology. 
C)  "New psychology" is a new view of human nature that replaced scientific psychology. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

What caused the United States to change from being primarily rural to primarily urban?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of people migrating to the cities from rural areas 
B)  immigration 
C)  industrialization reducing the need for farm labor and increasing the need for factory labor in cities 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the number of people migrating to the cities from rural areas 
B)  immigration 
C)  industrialization reducing the need for farm labor and increasing the need for factory labor in cities 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 13

Progressive schooling emphasized two new social and educational goals: social stability and employable skills. What was the common belief about achieving those goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only white Americans were capable of achieving these goals. 
B)  Schools had to offer only classical education to meet these goals. 
C)  Only black and immigrant children were able to achieve these goals 
D)  They could only be achieved for all if schools offered both academic and vocational courses of study. 
A)  Only white Americans were capable of achieving these goals. 
B)  Schools had to offer only classical education to meet these goals. 
C)  Only black and immigrant children were able to achieve these goals 
D)  They could only be achieved for all if schools offered both academic and vocational courses of study.

Question 14

Ellwood Cubberly wrote that "a thoroughly democratic ladder has everywhere been provided" in the nation's schools. By this he meant

Accepted Answer

A)  only students from wealthy families could hope to rise to the top. 
B)  every student enrolled in school had the ability to become a leader as a result of equal opportunity. 
C)  the truly deserving would rise to the top as a result of equal educational opportunity. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  only students from wealthy families could hope to rise to the top. 
B)  every student enrolled in school had the ability to become a leader as a result of equal opportunity. 
C)  the truly deserving would rise to the top as a result of equal educational opportunity. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

During the Progressive Era, the term scientific management included

Accepted Answer

A)  de-skilling: breaking down each complex, skilled task into its component parts. 
B)  increased worker production and worker dissatisfaction at the same time. 
C)  a 60 percent increase in wages and a 400 percent increase in production. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  de-skilling: breaking down each complex, skilled task into its component parts. 
B)  increased worker production and worker dissatisfaction at the same time. 
C)  a 60 percent increase in wages and a 400 percent increase in production. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Reflecting the influence of Darwin on many intellectuals of his day, Eliot devised a plan of barring unmarried southern and eastern Europeans from immigrating to the United States for what reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were coming from countries that did not have good relations with the United States. 
B)  Married people were socially more stable and less likely to remain unemployed. 
C)  Married, they would be a lesser threat to the American gene pool. 
D)  He believed that single immigrants would send more money made in America to their families. 
A)  They were coming from countries that did not have good relations with the United States. 
B)  Married people were socially more stable and less likely to remain unemployed. 
C)  Married, they would be a lesser threat to the American gene pool. 
D)  He believed that single immigrants would send more money made in America to their families.

Question 17

Understanding "equal educational opportunity" as providing the student with the education most appropriate for his or her potential

Accepted Answer

A)  has been historically a good way to overcome societal differences resulting from economic class, ethnicity, and gender. 
B)  is more fair than expecting everyone to be able to master the same basic material. 
C)  relies to some extent on predicting an individual's future. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  has been historically a good way to overcome societal differences resulting from economic class, ethnicity, and gender. 
B)  is more fair than expecting everyone to be able to master the same basic material. 
C)  relies to some extent on predicting an individual's future. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 18

Classical liberal emphasis on individualism was reflected in the desire for what we have termed "negative freedom." In contrast to this, the modern liberals desired

Accepted Answer

A)  government regulations to protect certain freedoms. 
B)  a laissez-faire government. 
C)  individual autonomy. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  government regulations to protect certain freedoms. 
B)  a laissez-faire government. 
C)  individual autonomy. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 19

Worker resistance to scientific management in industry primarily was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the fear that mechanization was shortening the work week. 
B)  issues of worker autonomy. 
C)  the fear that production would rise less than wages. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  the fear that mechanization was shortening the work week. 
B)  issues of worker autonomy. 
C)  the fear that production would rise less than wages. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 20

In what respects did various strands of the "new psychology" emerging in the Progressive Era provide support for innovations in schooling, including differential curricula and extracurricular activities? Do you think these innovations were adequately justified by these new interpretations in psychology? Defend your position.

Accepted Answer

The various strands of the "new psycholo

Which of the following statements best expresses the idea of new liberal freedom?

Progressives viewed the schools as the appropriate place to solve problems associated with industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in part because

Educators and others who advocated Progressive education reforms held a view of the "new" students as

Application of the scientific method for reaching reasonable conclusions

Why has the European system of education found it easier than the American school system to foster vocational instruction in the elementary schools?

Charles Eliot said, "There is no such thing as equality of gifts, of powers, of faculties, among either children or adults." In promoting what kind of schooling did he say those words?

Jefferson feared that urbanization would wreak havoc on the nation. The Progressives saw an increase of crimes associated with urbanization. These two points are

Which one of the following statements holds true for the Progressive Era's idea of "new psychology"?

What caused the United States to change from being primarily rural to primarily urban?

Progressive schooling emphasized two new social and educational goals: social stability and employable skills. What was the common belief about achieving those goals?

Ellwood Cubberly wrote that "a thoroughly democratic ladder has everywhere been provided" in the nation's schools. By this he meant

During the Progressive Era, the term scientific management included

Reflecting the influence of Darwin on many intellectuals of his day, Eliot devised a plan of barring unmarried southern and eastern Europeans from immigrating to the United States for what reason?

Understanding "equal educational opportunity" as providing the student with the education most appropriate for his or her potential

Classical liberal emphasis on individualism was reflected in the desire for what we have termed "negative freedom." In contrast to this, the modern liberals desired

Worker resistance to scientific management in industry primarily was based on

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

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Exam 5: Diversity and Equity: Schooling Girls and Women

Which of the following statements best expresses the idea of new liberal freedom?

Progressives viewed the schools as the appropriate place to solve problems associated with industrialization, immigration, and urbanization in part because

Educators and others who advocated Progressive education reforms held a view of the "new" students as

Application of the scientific method for reaching reasonable conclusions

Why has the European system of education found it easier than the American school system to foster vocational instruction in the elementary schools?

Charles Eliot said, "There is no such thing as equality of gifts, of powers, of faculties, among either children or adults." In promoting what kind of schooling did he say those words?

Jefferson feared that urbanization would wreak havoc on the nation. The Progressives saw an increase of crimes associated with urbanization. These two points are

Which one of the following statements holds true for the Progressive Era's idea of "new psychology"?

What caused the United States to change from being primarily rural to primarily urban?

Progressive schooling emphasized two new social and educational goals: social stability and employable skills. What was the common belief about achieving those goals?

Ellwood Cubberly wrote that "a thoroughly democratic ladder has everywhere been provided" in the nation's schools. By this he meant

During the Progressive Era, the term scientific management included

Reflecting the influence of Darwin on many intellectuals of his day, Eliot devised a plan of barring unmarried southern and eastern Europeans from immigrating to the United States for what reason?

Understanding "equal educational opportunity" as providing the student with the education most appropriate for his or her potential

Classical liberal emphasis on individualism was reflected in the desire for what we have termed "negative freedom." In contrast to this, the modern liberals desired

Worker resistance to scientific management in industry primarily was based on

Introduction: Understanding School and Society

Liberty and Literacy: The Jeffersonian Ideal

School As a Public Institution: The Common-School ERA

Social Diversity and Differentiated Schooling: The Progressive ERA

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and African Americans

Diversity and Equity: Schooling and American Indians

National School Reform: The Early Cold War ERA

Liberty and Literacy Today: Contemporary Perspectives

Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement

Differentiated Schooling, Labor Market Preparation, and Contemporary School Reform: The Postcold

Diversity and Equity Today: Defining the Challenge

Diversity and Equity Today: Meeting the Challenge

School and Society: Teaching and Teacher Leadership in the 21st Century

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