The commitment to public schooling of the Massachusetts Bay colony was driven in party by -
(answer)All these answers are correct
Failure of teachers to understand the broader social and cultural contexts that surround their schools
and classrooms - (answer)impairs their ability to interpret school and classroom events
The authors believe that - (answer)regardless of a teacher's motivation, it is necessary to have a theory
of impact to develop clear goals
the notion that a key purpose of education would be to "inform" and make society "safe" stems from
the idea that - (answer)the lower classes were intellectually unready for the responsibility of voting, and
that the Irish Catholics were more loyal to the Pope than to independent self-government
Mann's belief that women would make better teachers than men reflects - (answer)all these answers
are correct
According to the authors, in the absence of good instruction, which of the following is the best predictor
of student achievement in school? - (answer)socioeconomic status
A theory of impact is an explanation - (answer)of how teacher's practices will lead to their goals
The authors believe that if teachers want to see schools that serve the learning needs of all children,
then - (answer)they must work collectively and strategically with others
Brownson's opposition to Mann's normal school concept stemmed from his - (answer)advocacy of
democratic localism
The idea that schools could create wealth, thus relieving the plight of the poor without cost to the rich,
is reflective of - (answer)human capital theory
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In today's schooling climate, Brownson would be most likely to support - (answer)local parent councils
to participate in school governance
For Athenians, living in accord with the notions of virtue and reason - (answer)all these answers are
correct
The "hidden curriculum" - (answer)teaches students powerful lessons about the functions and
expectations of society
Resistance to Mann's "common elements" approach came from - (answer)all these answers are correct
The influx of Irish immigrants, as a group, was considered problematic because - (answer)they were
uneducated and unskilled, and they were Catholic
A major goal of teaching is to - (answer)all those answers are correct
To the early settlers, literacy was important because - (answer)it would combat Satan's attempts to
recruit followers from ranks of the uneducated
Explaining why children from certain social and economic groups tend to perform better than others in
schools - (answer)Relies on a variety of historical, sociological, and theoretical arguments, and is an
important element of teachers' professional expertise
A democratically-oriented classroom is often characterized by - (answer)student participation in
problem solving and shared decision making
Ideology is a concept that includes - (answer)how groups understand the organization of their society
and that of other societies
The curriculum that Mann proposed for the normal schools reflected his concerns about - (answer)all
those answers are correct