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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Context of learning experiences

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School Culture

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Vast majority of US schools

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Public schools

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3
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Predominant form of public schooling

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Neighborhood schools

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4
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Curriculum tailored with unique opportunities that attract certain students

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Magnet school

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Public school that is freed in specific ways from typical regulations

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Charter school

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School designed for students who are not successful in a traditional school setting

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Alternative school

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Does not have public funding accountability

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Private school

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8
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Ultimate private school

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Home schooling

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9
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Parents and students decide which schools meet their needs

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School choice

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Equal access to education and established high standards and accountability

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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11
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Government money used for public or private school choice on behalf of a student

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Voucher

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12
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Preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades

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Early childhood education

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13
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Mandatory in only 15 states

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Kindergarten

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14
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One teacher has responsibility for one group of children most of the school day

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Self-contained

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15
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Children in two or more grade levels learn together

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Multiage classroom

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Generally includes four common core subject-area teachers and the 80 to 100 or so students they share

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Interdisciplinary team

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17
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Not core courses

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Exploratory

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18
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Principal settings of US schools

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Urban, suburban, and rural

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19
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Happens continually through all of life’s experiences

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Education

20
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Formal structure of teaching and learning

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Schooling

21
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The atmosphere where the learning experiences, as well as adult and student behaviors and attitudes, influence learning

A

School culture

22
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Who has an impact on a school’s culture?

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Students, parents, and politicians

23
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Describe the potential for changing a school’s culture

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The school culture can change given time and the desire to change

24
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Give an example that demonstrates teachers who are affecting their schools in a positive way

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Teachers collaborating on lesson plans and classroom management strategies

25
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Describe the purpose of public schools

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Preserving our democratic way of life

26
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List services offered by a full-service school

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Easy access to government services, community involvement, and healthcare

27
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What is true about public schools?

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Public schools are more accountable than private schools

28
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A student hopes to dance professionally and wants a school that will provide specialized training. What type of school should they look for?

A

Magnet school

29
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List reasons for homeschooling

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Concern about other schools’ environments, dissatisfaction with academic instruction at other schools, and a desire to provide religious or moral instruction

30
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What is true about private schools?

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Homeschooling provides a specific, one-on-one instructional environment

31
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Describe school choice

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Voucher plans provide parents with options for either public or private schools, private schools can refuse any vouchers, open enrollment allows students to choose from all schools within their district for which they qualify

32
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What is something advocates of school choice do not believe?

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Choice exacerbates inequalities

33
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What do critics of school choice often believe?

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Choice leads to the possibility of further segregation

34
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List activities you might see in an early childhood classroom

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Learning through play, healthy doses of experimentation, and discovery learning

35
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What early childhood learning approach includes self-pacing, acting independently, and allowing students to choose learning activities?

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Montessori

36
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What is not true about kindergarten?

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It is mandatory in all 50 states

37
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What is not a positive reason to loop?

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Students benefit from a variety of teachers through their schooling years

38
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If a teacher teaches pre-algebra, trigonometry, and geometry, what structure describes their teaching situation?

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Departmentalized

39
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When a student has four core subject teachers and shares them with about 100 other students, what describes their situation?

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They attend a school that uses interdisciplinary teams

40
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What type of school would teach a student how to become a mechanic and prepare them to work in a garage?

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Vocational

41
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What school setting is on the fringe of a city with access to many retail stores and services?

A

Suburban

42
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What is not a challenge of working in a urban school?

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Most have less funding than rural schools

43
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What percent of American schools are classified as rural?

A

30%

44
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What is not a tenet of the Effective Schools Movement?

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The instructional staff focuses on improving standardized test scores

45
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Describe the characteristics of an effective school

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Effective schools are those that meet the learning needs of the students who attend there

46
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What is school choice and who advocates for it?

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  • Parents and students decide which schools meet their needs
  • Public-To-Public: allows transfers among traditional, magnet, charter, and alternative schools
  • NCLB: allows transfers within public schools when a school fails to meet established standards
  • Voucher: government money applied to public or private school tuition
47
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Describe the three main pubic school settings

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  • Urban: older facilities, more expensive, part of dilapidated downtowns, serve many low-income students, students have greater needs than curriculum
  • Suburban: scattered homes and apartments, ample retail, middle class, organization and order, extracurricular opportunities, community participation
  • Rural: geographic isolation, sparse population, few stores, smaller schools, few museums and such, close-knit community, school serves as a meeting place, problem hiring and retaining qualified teachers

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