Deck 8: The School and the Student: Expectations and Responsibilities

Question 1

If the school's goal is to address the root causes of violence, what strategies can be implemented?

A)Large police presence on school campus
B)Expand access to counseling, anger management and peer mediation
C)Video cameras and metal detectors
D)Eliminate all electronic media access in school

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Mr.Coolio accepts his students' impulses and actions and does not enforce rules.When a student interrupts a lecture, Mr.Coolio allows the student to speak because he believes the student must have something valuable to add. What is Mr.Coolio's classroom management style?

A)Autocratic teacher
B)Permissive teacher
C)Collaborative teacher
D)Assertive teacher

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Ms.Morales requires her students to complete self-evaluations after finishing a project.After reviewing the comments made by the students, Ms.Morales makes some changes for the next project.How does Ms.Morales ensure Intellectual safety?

A)She requires the students to complete projects.
B)She meets with the students' parents to gain their insight.
C)She makes sure her students are happy.
D)She listens to her students and acknowledges their views.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Sophia is very upset.She has told her teacher about negative text messages and inappropriate posts on social network sites by other students.How is this type of harassment defined?

A)Social exclusion
B)Hate-related messages
C)Cyberbullying
D)Verbal bullying

Question 5

One of your students, Lindsey, is very upset about a test grade she received.What would be an appropriate response to Lindsey that validates her emotional safety?

A)Deal with it.
B)You are overreacting to this.You can do better on the next test.
C)I understand why you are upset.Let's go over your test answers.
D)Others did worse than you.Why are you so upset?

Question 6

All students should feel safe and comfortable in school.What is one way a student's emotional safety is sabotaged?

A)Threatened by a weapon
B)Humiliated by peers
C)Answer dismissed as wrong
D)Peer mediation expanded

Question 7

To reduce violence in our schools, one approach involves intensifying security measures.What does this include?

A)Decreasing class size
B)Conflict resolution programs
C)ID cards and metal detectors
D)Clarifying goals of schools

Question 8

Mr.Stone starts the school year with three rules and then incorporates additional rules after gaining input from his students.His students know his expectations and understand the consequences when rules are broken.What type of teacher is Mr.Stone?

A)Permissive teacher
B)Collaborative teacher
C)Lenient teacher
D)Autocratic teacher

Question 9

Dillon raises his hand to respond to his teacher's question.His teacher immediately dismisses his answer.Dillon decides he will not voluntarily answer any more questions.Which of Erikson's Psychosocial stages is compromised?

A)Autonomy vs.Shame and Doubt
B)Initiative vs.Guilt
C)Identity vs.Role Confusion
D)Love and Belongingness

Question 10

A study by the National Threat Association Center and the U.S.Department of Education reported that the attackers in many of the school shootings between 1974 and 2000 felt "persecuted, bullied, threatened, attacked or injured".What is the correlation this study found?

A)Depression and physical violence
B)Harbored negative feelings and violent acts
C)Constant procrastination and inappropriate actions
D)Inability to learn and destruction of property

Question 11

Research has shown that sexual harassment is more detrimental than bullying and occurs more frequently to what type of student?

A)Boys
B)Girls
C)Special needs
D)Gay, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered

Question 12

Which is NOT a characteristic of a school with a high degree of long-lasting security?

A)Strict rules and policies
B)Positive climate and atmosphere
C)Ensure all students are included
D)Academically effective

Question 13

Maintaining order in the classroom allows the teacher to teach and provides each student with the maximum opportunity to learn.How do teachers maintain order?

A)Behavior management
B)Classroom control
C)Reinforcement and punishment
D)Management style

Question 14

How can a teacher create a cooperative, collaborative learning community?

A)Create a circle of friends among all students
B)Initiate zero-tolerance policies in the class
C)Develop well-defined procedures, routines and rules
D)Set strict consequences for misbehavior

Question 15

In a 2009 report by the U.S.Department of Education and the U.S.Department of Justice, what would be the most common physical threat to students?

A)Being in a physical fight
B)Threatened or injured by a weapon
C)Presented with the availability of drugs
D)Drinking alcohol in school

Question 16

Tara is attending a high school in an urban area.Which is more likely to occur to Tara in her school?

A)Sexual assault
B)Aggravated assault
C)Theft of property
D)Robbery with weapon

Question 17

What type of student has been found to be bullied two to three times more often than other students?

A)female students
B)students small in physical stature
C)intellectually challenged students
D)sexual minority students

Question 18

Why is cyberbullying more difficult to stop than other types of bullying?

A)Parents do not understand the technology
B)Police have few tools to control this
C)Girls tend to gang-up on each other
D)Usually done in private and anonymous

Question 19

Michelle has a headache and is not feeling well.One of Michelle's friends gives her a pain reliever.An administrator witnesses this exchange and suspends both girls.Why?

A)Anti-bullying law
B)Zero-tolerance policy
C)Title IX policy
D)IDEA

Question 20

According to the report, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010, what is the most common type of bullying?

A)Verbal bullying
B)Physical bullying
C)Being the subject of rumors
D)Being socially isolated

Question 21

The zero-tolerance policy provides a strict and swift disciplinary response to students who violate the rules on weapons, fighting, drugs and other items that threaten the safety of others.Explain why you think this policy is appropriate and fair or too restrictive and unfair.

Question 22

A permissive teacher uses ineffective tactics to change the student's behavior.What are some of the ways this type of teacher tries to stop student misbehavior?

Question 23

Cantor (1985) describes teachers who are successful in managing classroom behavior as assertive teachers.How does a collaborative teacher incorporate Canto's propositions on learning and behavior?

Question 24

What is the difference between an autocratic teacher and a collaborative teacher?

Question 25

All students should feel safe and comfortable in school.Consider the way schools respond to threats of safety, what are five security measures taken by the schools?

Question 26

The National Education Association (2010) warned teachers that one of the top challenges for teachers will be cyberbullying.What are some of the impact cyberbullying has on the victims?

Question 27

What are the benefits for students when a teacher creates a safe learning environment?