LIBERTY UNIVERSITY EDUC 750
QUIZ 5 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ Becoming a Teacher (Bad News) Answer: •Fast-paced and intense
involvement
•Less recognition outside classroom
•Blamed for poor student performance
•Repetitive in nature
•Ritual, repetition, and routine
•Loss of idealism
•Lower salary than other professions
◉ Where Teachers Teach? Answer: -23% rural
-26% suburb
-31% city
-19% town
◉ Rewarding Teachers Answer: Pay-for-performance or merit pay
•Attempts to reward the best teachers
•Linking strong student test scores and teacher salaries to identify the
most effective teachers is an example
, Tenure: Expectancy of continued employment post probationary period
◉ Teacher quality and preparation Answer: •However, teachers also find
themselves at the center of attempts to reform teacher quality and
preparation. From colonial America to the twentieth century, teacher
education scarcely existed. More often than not, teachers in colonial
America received no formal preparation at all. The lack of rigorous
training led to teachers being treated in a less than professional manner,
the impacts of which continue today.
◉ Normal School Answer: Provided elementary school graduates with
formal training in teaching skills
•Established by Reverend Samuel Hall
•Horace Mann established the first state-supported normal school in
Lexington, Massachusetts
◉ Professionalism at the Crossroads Part 1 Answer: Classrooms are
affected by outside factors such as:
•Politicians mandating numerous standardized tests
•Demanding parents offering little support
•Textbook publishers or state officials deciding what should be taught
and what topics are off-limits to teachers
◉ Professionalism at the Crossroads Part 2 Answer: Educating a
Profession, a publication of the American Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education lists twelve criteria for a profession:
QUIZ 5 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Becoming a Teacher (Bad News) Answer: •Fast-paced and intense
involvement
•Less recognition outside classroom
•Blamed for poor student performance
•Repetitive in nature
•Ritual, repetition, and routine
•Loss of idealism
•Lower salary than other professions
◉ Where Teachers Teach? Answer: -23% rural
-26% suburb
-31% city
-19% town
◉ Rewarding Teachers Answer: Pay-for-performance or merit pay
•Attempts to reward the best teachers
•Linking strong student test scores and teacher salaries to identify the
most effective teachers is an example
, Tenure: Expectancy of continued employment post probationary period
◉ Teacher quality and preparation Answer: •However, teachers also find
themselves at the center of attempts to reform teacher quality and
preparation. From colonial America to the twentieth century, teacher
education scarcely existed. More often than not, teachers in colonial
America received no formal preparation at all. The lack of rigorous
training led to teachers being treated in a less than professional manner,
the impacts of which continue today.
◉ Normal School Answer: Provided elementary school graduates with
formal training in teaching skills
•Established by Reverend Samuel Hall
•Horace Mann established the first state-supported normal school in
Lexington, Massachusetts
◉ Professionalism at the Crossroads Part 1 Answer: Classrooms are
affected by outside factors such as:
•Politicians mandating numerous standardized tests
•Demanding parents offering little support
•Textbook publishers or state officials deciding what should be taught
and what topics are off-limits to teachers
◉ Professionalism at the Crossroads Part 2 Answer: Educating a
Profession, a publication of the American Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education lists twelve criteria for a profession:
