Deck 4: Pragmatism and Education

Question 1

George Counts' Dare the Schools Build a New Social Order? was written as a criticism of

A)timid progressivism.
B)New Deal reformers.
C)economic expansion.
D)international change.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

One of things that reconstructionists did not like about progressivism was its

A)support of a middle-class agenda.
B)challenge to the status quo.
C)orientation to the poor.
D)bold social reforms.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Select a response that most accurately reflects the reconstructionist outlook: "Reconstructionists see the present as a time of

A)no opportunity.
B)strong community.
C)cultural crisis.
D)social stability.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In terms of curriculum, reconstructionists favor one that is oriented toward

A)local issues.
B)state affairs.
C)global concerns.
D)the status quo.

Question 5

The most accurate description of a political motif for the reconstructionist would be

A)reactionary.
B)conservative.
C)liberal.
D)radical.

Question 6

Ivan Illich urged that the best solution to our present educational circumstances should be which of the following?

A)progressive improvement.
B)deschooling society.
C)traditional curriculum.
D)magnet schools.

Question 7

Reconstructionists prefer a teacher who is oriented toward

A)the status quo.
B)religious perspectives.
C)social change.
D)economic interests.

Question 8

Reconstructionists challenge the view that schools are

A)neutral.
B)traditional.
C)religious.
D)unsound.

Question 9

Theodore Brameld, a leading reconstructionist, believed that the best educational goals were both

A)utopian and practical.
B)radical and libertarian.
C)reactionary and visionary.
D)practical and utilitarian.