Deck 9: Professional Issues: Who Will Influence My Career

Question 1

In the early 20th century, teaching was often a patronage job, which meant that it

A) required an apprenticeship period.
B) was financed by local fundraising activities.
C) was offered on the basis of political connections.
D) included nonmonetary compensation like room and board.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Technology has had the greatest impact on teachers'

A) classroom discipline.
B) access to curricular resources.
C) job security.
D) salaries.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When 800 teachers were asked in 2005 to name their biggest challenges, the challenge most commonly mentioned was

A) communicating with parents.
B) bargaining for higher salaries.
C) getting funding for computers.
D) developing relationships with students.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Professional development for teachers has evolved from

A) lecture halls to online forums
B) "fluff" topics to very difficult topics
C) listening to speakers to participatory best-practices workshops
D) discussions of classroom methods to training in theories of learning.

Question 5

The status of U.S. teachers with regard to union membership is that________ are union members.

A) most
B) nearly all
C) a minority
D) about half

Question 6

One of the main reasons teacher tenure was introduced was to

A) compensate teachers for low pay.
B) make teachers assess each others' performance.
C) remove the influence of politics on teachers' job security.
D) prevent teachers from leaving for college and university positions.

Question 7

Teacher compensation is better than that of most other professions in the area of

A) perks.
B) salaries.
C) bonuses.
D) pensions.

Question 8

The United States federal government formally recognized the right of teachers to join unions in

A) 1941
B) 1951
C) 1961
D) 1971

Question 9

Two-tiered teacher salary schedules persisted into the 20th century in order to pay

A) less to women and minorities.
B) more to experienced teachers.
C) more to political appointees.
D) less to untrained teachers.

Question 10

A major factor in the adequacy of current teacher salaries is

A) class sizes.
B) the local cost of living.
C) the age of the school district.
D) whether the teacher is a union member.

Question 11

The best time to build connections with parents is

A) before exams.
B) early in the school year.
C) when there's a problem.
D) when scheduled conferences are held.