Deck 8: Show Did We Get Here

Question 1

In America, you will find great similarities in public schools regardless of

A) ethnic composition.
B) location.
C) socioeconomic status.
D) all of the above
E) A and C

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

Due to the values and biases of those who have written the history of America education

A) the vision of schooling as a preparation for effectiveness citizenship may be omitted.
B) much history fails to question the appropriateness of some educational practices for all children.
C) the historical curriculum may not be organized under major headings.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

much history fails to question the appropriateness of some educational practices for all children.

Question 3

The idea that content should be organized under major heading traces its origins to

A) Italy.
B) the middle colonies.
C) the New England colonies.
D) Europe.

Answer 3

Europe.

Question 4

The following ideas trace their origins to Europe

A) providing special training for teachers.
B) developing instructional plans that take learners' individual differences into account.
C) as many people as possible should be educated.
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 5

Educational practices in early New England colonies were greatly influenced by

A) the Puritans.
B) old Deluder Satan Law.
C) the Protestants.
D) the Quakers.

Question 6

Schools that developed strong traditions of local control and placed emphases on teaching children to read and learn from the Bible were located in

A) the early New England colonies.
B) the southern colonies.
C) the middle colonies.
D) all of the early American colonies.

Question 7

In these colonies, many wealthy families hired tutors or sent their sons to school in England.

A) the middle colonies
B) all of the colonies
C) the New England colonies
D) the southern colonies

Question 8

Quakers established schools that were open to all children in

A) Pennsylvania.
B) New England.
C) New York.
D) No schools were open to all children.

Question 9

High schools were

A) publicly supported.
B) established in Boston.
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B

Question 10

The common school was championed by

A) the Quakers.
B) John Dewey.
C) Horace Mann.
D) the Puritans.

Question 11

Comprehensive high schools

A) offered programs to combat the seven Cardinal Sins.
B) had multiple objectives.
C) offered programs designed to serve the seven Cardinal Principles.
D) B and C
E) all of the above

Question 12

The philosophy that saw schools as a vehicle for equalizing differences among people from different social classes was

A) Jean Piaget.
B) Horace Mann.
C) William C. Bagley.
D) John Dewey.

Question 13

The famous Kalamazoo case occurred

A) post Civil War period.
B) pre-Civil War period.
C) during World War I.
D) during World War II.

Question 14

The narrowing of the focus of the school curriculum to place more emphasis on knowledge student would need to succeed in college and universities began in

A) toward the end of the 19^th century.
B) the middle of the 20^th century.
C) the first 20 years of the 20^th century.
D) the middle of the 19^th century.

Question 15

The Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education included

A) health, ethical character, religious tolerance, command of fundamental processes.
B) health, command of fundamental faculties, citizenship, ethical character.
C) health, citizenship, ethical character, religious tolerance.
D) health, worthy use of leisure time, vocational preparation, worthy home membership.

Question 16

John Dewey believed that education should

A) develop vocational preparation.
B) place heavy emphases on academics.
C) provide learners with problem-solving abilities they would face throughout their lives.
D) primarily focus on the needs of society.

Question 17

The testing movement developed in the 20^th century originated in

A) France.
B) Boston.
C) England.
D) New York.

Question 18

The launch of the earth satellite Sputnik

A) pushed challenging academic content.
B) placed heavy emphasis on mathematics and science for girls.
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B

Question 19

The reforms proposed in the 1980s were prompted by

A) concerns about the IQ levels of school graduates.
B) learner deficiencies in reading and writing.
C) unfavorable comparisons between black and white learners.
D) all of the above

Question 20

State curriculum standards

A) are recommended by grass root and professional education organizations.
B) are recommended by federal legislation.
C) specify guidelines for classroom management.
D) specify content to be taught.

Question 21

Standardized tests are

A) mandated by federal legislation.
B) adopted by state curriculum developers.
C) discouraged by the two professional teachers' organizations.
D) tied to content referenced in state standards.

Question 22

Students bring personal cultural histories that act as

A) sifters
B) filters
C) screens
D) buffers

Question 23

Some African American parents have always had concerns about integrated education because

A) some felt that students would be at a disadvantage in competing with children from wealthier black families.
B) some questioned what kind of education their children would receive from white teachers.
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B

Question 24

The scientific problem-solving method was championed by

A) John Dewey.
B) Jean Piaget.
C) Horace Mann.
D) the puritans.

Question 25

The first junior high school was established in

A) Pennsylvania.
B) Boston.
C) Berkeley.
D) New York City.

Question 26

Explain how the historical authors' perspective affects the written history.

Question 27

Some critics argue that American education has not always developed in ways that have advantaged all learners. Analyze their arguments, citing evidence that support their argument.

Question 28

Summarize key 19^th century developments that helped shape today's American education.

Question 29

Explain how personal histories of students can affect their attitude toward school.

Question 30

Analyze the educational practices that no longer address needs of society

Question 31

Identify the contemporary issues that you predict will lead to important educational reforms.

Question 32

Explain the views of Puritan leaders that influenced schooling in the colonial period.

Question 33

Compare the diversity of background of colonist in early New England with those in the middle colonies.

Question 34

The first high school was established in 1821. Investigate why the growth of these institutions was slow.

Question 35

Explore the concept of the normal school-formal institutions that were dedicated to the preparation of teachers.