Question 1

In the United States, the percentage of new teachers who leave the field of teaching in the first five years is between ___ and ___ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)   20; 30
B)   40; 50
C)   60; 70
D)   80; 90 B

Question 2

The nationwide move to require all public school teachers to have completed a bachelor's degree took place during the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1910s
B)   1930s
C)   1950s
D)   1970s C

Question 3

Which of the following was one of the major effects of school desegregation on teachers during the decade after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision?

Accepted Answer

A)   Many black teachers lost their jobs.
B)   The demand for black teachers rose sharply.
C)   Educational requirements for teachers were lowered.
D)   There was a massive departure of white teachers from the field. A

Question 4

The most common reason teachers give for choosing a teaching career is

Accepted Answer

A)   subject matter interests
B)   the importance of the work.
C)   the influence of a former teacher.
D)   a desire to work with young people.

Question 5

Which of the following best expresses the major purpose of the progressive education movement?

Accepted Answer

A)   to revive basic instruction.
B)   to abolish political corruption through education.
C)   to make the United States a world leader in education.
D)   to create an environment for helping to improve American life.

Question 6

During and immediately after America's Civil War, the demand for teachers rose sharply in the South, mainly due to the educational needs of

Accepted Answer

A)   women.
B)   orphaned children.
C)   newly freed slaves.
D)   former prisoners of war.

Question 7

Catherine Beecher's argument for women as teachers was based largely on the idea that

Accepted Answer

A)   men were doing a poor job as teachers.
B)   women were the equals of men in every respect.
C)   teaching children was part of women's natural role.
D)   there were not enough men available to meet the need.

Question 8

In the Ingersoll/Smith study, teachers who left the field due to dissatisfaction most commonly cited

Accepted Answer

A)   low salaries.
B)   poor facilities.
C)   large class sizes.
D)   discipline problems.

Question 9

During the American colonial era, paid teachers were commonly young men who

Accepted Answer

A)   had no better job prospects.
B)   had completed a baccalaureate degree in education.
C)   had been apprenticed to a teacher in their early teens.
D)   taught until they could return to college or find other professional employment.

Question 10

Which of the following resulted from the evolution of teaching into a women's profession?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marriage rates declined.
B)   Teacher salary levels fell.
C)   The school day became shorter.
D)   The status of teachers in society grew.

Exam 1: Teaching: Is It for Me

In the United States, the percentage of new teachers who leave the field of teaching in the first five years is between _ and _ percent.