Chapter 2

Question 2

Comprehensive high school

Answer 2

the most common form of high school in the United States, designed to offer a range of preparation programs, including college preparation and vocational education.

Question 3

culture

Answer 3

a group that shares beliefs about what is right and wrong, and what is good and bad; it also includes the dominant ideas, stories and myths, artistic works, social habits, organizations, and language of the group.

Question 4

democratic reconstructionist

Answer 4

subscribers to an educational perspective that focuses on developing students who are prepared to make positive changes in a democracy.

Question 5

economic reconstrutionist

Answer 5

subscribers to an educational perspective or motivation that focuses on developing students who take a critical stance toward the dominant social and economical status quo

Question 6

education

Answer 6

the process by which humans develop their minds, their skills, and their character. It is a lifelong process marked by continual development and change.

Question 7

effective schools

Answer 7

schools that provide a significantly better education for a much larger percentage of their students than do other schools serving similar student populations.

Question 8

school culture

Answer 8

the prevailing mores, values, and rituals that permeate a school

Question 9

schooling

Answer 9

formal instructions typically conducted in an institution, adhering to standardized practices.

Question 10

social reconstructionists

Answer 10

proponents of the theory of education that schools and teachers need to engage in the restructuring and reforming of society to eradicate its ills and shortcomings

Question 11

socialization

Answer 11

the general process of social learning whereby children learn the many things they must know to become acceptable members of society

Question 12

society

Answer 12

a grouping of individuals bound together by variety of connections, such as shared geographic space, similar racial features, or a shared culture.

Question 13

Acceleration -

Answer 13

a method of teaching gifted and talented students in which they do the same work as other students but at a faster pace.

Question 14

Assimilation-

Answer 14

the absorption of an individual or a group into the cultural tradition of a population or another group.

Question 15

Assistive Technology -

Answer 15

the array of devices and services that help people with disabilities to preform better in their daily lives.

Question 16

Bilingual Education -

Answer 16

a variety of approaches to educating students who speak primary language other than English.

Question 17

Choice theory -

Answer 17

a theory articulated by psychiatrist William glasses, holding that humans have fundamental needs such as survival, love,power,freedoms,and fun and that throughout our lives, our actions are attempts to satisfy these needs.

Question 18

Cultural pluralism -

Answer 18

an approach to diversity of individuals that calls for understanding and appreciating cultural differences.

Question 19

Culturally responsive teaching -

Answer 19

a method of embracing students cultural backgrounds by modifying classroom conditions or activities to include elements that relate to the students culture.

Question 20

English language learners -

Answer 20

students who’s native language is not English and who have difficulty understanding and using English.

Question 21

Enrichment -

Answer 21

a method of teaching gifted and talented students in which they are assigned to do additional work to make regular class assignments more challenging or meaningful to them.

Question 22

Inclusion-

Answer 22

the commitment to educate each child, to the maximum extent appropriate, in the regular school and classroom rather than moving children with disabilities to separate classes r institutions.

Question 23

Individualized education program -

Answer 23

a management tool required for every student covered by the provisions of the individuals with disabilities education act. It must indicate a students current level of performance, short and long term instructional objectives, services to be provided, and criteria and schedules for evaluation of progress.