Question 1

Teacher professionalization in the common school era resembled today's professionalization movement because it

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A)  sought to improve student learning in public schools. 
B)  attempted to use professional standards to improve teaching quality. 
C)  sought to improve the education of teachers. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

Two major sources of the federal government's influence on public schooling include

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A)  federally funded programs and Supreme Court decisions. 
B)  U.S. income taxes and the national lottery system, which have produced major funding for educational programs. 
C)  the power of Congress to generate new taxes for education and the power of the president to mandate new educational programs. 
D)  Supreme Court decisions and the funding influence of philanthropic foundations.

Question 3

John Goodlad believes teaching is a "weak" profession mostly because

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A)  its status and prestige do not compare well to those of other professions. 
B)  the professional knowledge base in teaching is inadequate. 
C)  the nature of work of teaching is not predominantly intellectual. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of teacher salaries in the United States?

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A)  From 1992 to 2017, teacher salaries have increased from 2 percent to 19 percent more than those of comparable professionals with similar education. 
B)  Discrepancies among average teacher salaries within a state are typically lower than those between states or regions. 
C)  The fact that there is no national policy on teacher salaries accounts for the wide discrepancies even in the same region. 
D)  The fact that teacher salaries are nationally funded is part of the nation's historical commitment to national-level control of education.

Question 5

An important commonality underlying the teacher professionalization movements of Horace Mann's time and today is

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A)  the need to raise teachers' salaries. 
B)  the desire to make teaching as prestigious as law or medicine. 
C)  the intention to improve schooling. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

Ideological hegemony theorists claim that

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A)  schooling encourages the serious treatment of important social issues such as racism, sexism, and the growing concentration of wealth in the hands of few. 
B)  schooling shuns hegemony by educating students to raise questions or develop interpretations that challenge the dominant ideology. 
C)  because one ideology dominates in a given modern technological society, all members of that society, in all social classes, share that ideology to a similar degree. 
D)  one ideological view is promoted by dominant institutions to the exclusion of alternative views that might otherwise be formed.

Question 7

Fundamental decisions affecting the conditions of teaching are made primarily by

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A)  various agencies and institutions. 
B)  teachers and teachers' unions. 
C)  state governments. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 8

Teacher salaries

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A)  are federally funded. 
B)  are subject to federal statutory control. 
C)  are state and locally funded. 
D)  depend on yearly reauthorization of No Child Left Behind.

Question 9

The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers

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A)  share a focus on teacher welfare and educational improvement. 
B)  believe teacher strikes are the best way to influence policy. 
C)  are likely to merge into one super-union. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

The fact that public schools are justified partly on the basis of democratic ideals implies that

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A)  teachers' professional ethics are well defined by the U.S. Constitution. 
B)  teachers need to vote regularly to serve as good moral exemplars. 
C)  teachers do not need to conduct their personal lives in ways that reflect the moral values of their community as long as they present a good public image. 
D)  teachers need a deeper understanding of democracy and ethical commitment than some other professions.

Question 11

Geraldine Clifford claims that teaching is an underpaid profession

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A)  as a result of 20th-century industrialization. 
B)  largely because teaching is a "feminine" profession. 
C)  in part because of the low social status of children. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 12

Although teaching does not seem to compare well with other professions in terms of status, material rewards, or a codified body of specialized knowledge, it may still qualify as a profession because

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A)  it embodies a moral vision and commitment to ethical standards. 
B)  at least teachers have professional autonomy. 
C)  it attracts college students who are academically stronger than most other college students. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

The report released by the National Commission for Teaching and America's Future in 1996

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A)  recommended support and rewards for teachers who chose the classroom over administration. 
B)  linked the conditions of teaching to the outcome of teaching. 
C)  suggested incorporating the distinct knowledge and skills of the teaching profession into the governance of teaching. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

The No Child Left Behind Act

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A)  outlines sanctions for schools with low test scores. 
B)  places the responsibility for low student performance on the teacher. 
C)  presents learning goals that emphasize training rather than critical thinking. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 15

The authors appear to believe that a central reason for low pay in teaching is the

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A)  cost of living being different in the different states. 
B)  influence of gender-based pay existing in other occupations. 
C)  poor preparation of teachers in institutions of higher education. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 16

Some educational theorists have argued that teaching is not a profession and that making it a profession will solve many of the problems within American public schools. First, critically examine the idea of what a profession is from your perspective. Then, consider how the National Labor Relations Act defined a professional. Discuss why you think teaching is, or is not, a profession. Support your position with examples and reasoned argument. Why do you believe this notion is so controversial?

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Exam 10: Teaching in a Public Institution: The Professionalization Movement