Deck 24: The First Year

Question 1

Why do the authors recommend that new teachers "look for strength in numbers" in their schools?

A)Doing so can help new teachers establish their reputation in the school.
B)Doing so can help reduce the social isolation that many new teachers feel.
C)Doing so can help new teachers make themselves known in the school.
D)Doing so can give new teachers a tacit stamp of approval from the administration.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

As parents come by to pick up their first-graders after school, Ms.Downey takes the opportunity to chat with several of them about current events, weekend plans, or other topics.By chatting with the parents, Ms.Downey is reducing which common condition faced by new teachers?

A)physical exhaustion
B)effective mentoring
C)social isolation
D)all of these

Answer 2

C

Question 3

How can a teacher's student experiences help the teacher with planning lessons?

A)The teacher can remember the consequences of breaking class rules.
B)The teacher can interact with his or her students as equals.
C).The teacher can plan the kinds of activities that he or she found engaging as a student.
D)The teacher can take advantage of the school's resources.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

During her first year of teaching, Ms.Ochoa regularly met with a group of other new teachers and was paired with an experienced mentor teacher in her subject area.Ms.Ochoa's school district arranged these experiences as a part of its

A)induction program.
B)competency testing.
C)annual performance assessments.
D)sink-or-swim training.

Question 5

Why do many new teachers experience feelings of social isolation?

Question 6

According to the authors, new teachers should make an effort, during the first few weeks or months of school to get the information they need about

A)back-to-school nights.
B)discipline policies and practices.
C)field trip policies.
D)all of these.

Question 7

Why do the authors insist that new high school teachers need to establish appropriate social distance with their students?

Question 8

List at least three areas in which your textbook suggests that new teachers should make decisions and accomplish preparation tasks before the school year starts.

Question 9

Why do so many first year teachers suffer from physical exhaustion?

A)New teachers have not yet find the appropriate social distance.
B)The physical demands of teaching are very high.
C)The expectations for first year teachers are the same as for other teachers .
D)New teachers have not yet had the training needed to teach.

Question 10

According to the authors, what is the first step to overcoming culture shock?

A)Recognizing that one is in a foreign, or different, culture
B)Identifying the differences between the two cultures
C)Thinking like a student
D)Having unlimited opportunities to engage in conversation with "native"