Deck 3: Student Diversity: Who Will I Teach

Question 1

A major factor that continues to create legal segregation in U.S. schools is

A) housing segregation.
B) district growth limits.
C) laws enforcing racial discrimination.
D) undocumented immigration.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The growing lack of ethnic diversity in U.S. public schools is considered a bad trend mainly because it produces

A) racial conflicts.
B) high teacher turnover.
C) competition for public resources.
D) substandard services for poor children.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The relaxation of federal controls and the growth of tribal gaming revenues has had which of the following effects on Native American schools?

A) They have become more neglected than ever.
B) They are now more like most other U.S. schools.
C) They are better funded and more culturally distinct.
D) Conventional schooling has been replaced by small groups led by elder/teachers.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

One problem with a "color-blind" approach to teaching minority students is that this approach may

A) become too challenging.
B) omit some core subjects.
C) fail to meet important needs.
D) violate state laws.

Question 5

In most American school districts, the predominant approach to special education is

A) residential schooling.
B) separate classes.
C) resource rooms.
D) inclusion.

Question 6

Why does federal law require that parents be included on a special education student's diagnostic team?

A) to make parents active members of the instructional team
B) to enable parents to communicate team decisions to their children
C) to keep parents apprised of all decisions made about their children
D) to involve parents in making decisions about their children's education

Question 7

Government schooling for American Indian children was conducted in English-only in order to

A) enable them to complete school as quickly as possible.
B) discourage the preservation of their Indian heritage.
C) reinforce their status as second-class citizens.
D) give them the best possible education.

Question 8

The U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling overruled a previous Supreme Court decision that public schools could be segregated if they were

A) safe.
B) equal.
C) fully funded.
D) properly maintained.

Question 9

Citizenship Schools were created in the South in the 1950s to promote _________ among African American adults.

A) literacy and voting rights
B) patriotism
C) nonviolence
D) employment

Question 10

Which of the following best summarizes the bilingual approach to schooling?

A) teaching across the curriculum in the first language while also teaching students to speak English.
B) leaving first-language instruction to parents while teaching students to speak English as quickly as possible
C) providing all instruction in the students' first language while offering English as an elective at all grade levels
D) creating an English-only environment for core courses while providing enrichment and extracurricular activities in the first language