Deck 7: School Culture

Question 1

How is culture defined?

Answer 1

Culture is defined as the system of shared beliefs, values, customs, and behaviors of a group of people

Question 2

What was the goal of the Old Deluder Satan Act?

Answer 2

The Old Deluder Satan Act required that children learn to read, so they could study the Bible, in order not to be deceived by the temptations of the devil.

Question 3

For which purpose were schools were first established in Colonial America?

A)intellectual.
B)economic.
C)religious.
D)political.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Students at Sunnyside Middle School attend an assembly to hear speeches for candidates for student government offices before casting their votes.Encouraging elections such as this is part of which of the following purposes?

A)intellectual.
B)political and civic.
C)economic.
D)all of these.

Question 5

Why did the Founding Fathers insist that public education was essential to the newly created democratic form of government?

A)Citizens needed to participate in the writing of laws for the new country.
B)Citizens needed to be literate and informed in order to participate responsibly in the democratic process.
C)Citizens needed to be able to read the Bible.
D)Citizens needed to pass a literacy test in order to vote.

Question 6

Teachers and schools fulfill an economic purpose by

A)instilling in students good work habits.
B)promoting students' academic achievement.
C)encouraging students to perform community service.
D)helping students clarify their values and beliefs.

Question 7

List at least four of the "clues" that you can use to learn more about the culture of a school.

Question 8

How has the No Child Left Behind Act strengthen the argument for schools fulfilling a primarily intellectual purpose?

A)Schools are required to provide students with college and career counseling.
B)Schools are to encourage students to fulfill their community service requirement.
C)Schools are expected to help students develop their decision-making processes.
D)Schools are accountable for the academic progress of the students.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a key value of American schools as identified by educational researchers?

A)competitiveness.
B)compliance.
C)order.
D)individualism.

Question 10

Teachers and schools that work to instill key moral values in their students are engaging in

A)all of these.
B)ethical compliance training.
C)social-class clarification.
D)civic order establishment.