homework 9 Flashcards
According to The Atlantic (2001) article by Margaret Talbot, which of the following are reasons that families may choose to homeschool their children?
- to allow children to be in control of their own learning
- To allow children to learn out of curiosity and interest, not appeasement to adults in power
- To avoid commercial culture that may be overly sexualized
- To strengthen parents’ (often mothers’) ability to use their minds and education in systematic, diligent ways
In the The Atlantic (2001) article, which of the following is evidence that Christian families have “become the face” of the homeschooling movement in recent decades?
Christian families have become the overwhelming majority among homeschoolers
According to the Atlantic (2001) article, in 1985 about __________ children nationwide were learning from home.
50,000
According to the article, when were the first common schools in the US established?
1840s
According to the Atlantic (2001) article, by 1993 home education was:
Legal in all states
The Atlantic article talks about a study that found that, compared to public school families, home-schooling families are generally:
More involved in their communities
In the assigned Atlantic article, what supports the idea that “the rise of homeschooling is one of the most significant social trends of the past half century”?
Estimates of the number of homeschooled students at the time of the article were around 1.5 million and growing by 15-20% per year
John Holt’s initial advocacy for home schooling (“unschooling”) was based in part on what belief?
Children learn best independently and out of interest and curiosity, rather than in formal school environments
According to the lectures, a study found that mathematically precocious students who skipped a grade were more likely to:
- earn an advanced degree
- author a scientific publication
- register a patent
According to the lectures, a recent meta-analysis found that grade skipping had
Consistent positive effects on academic, psychological and social measures
According to the lectures, what percentage of students recommended to accelerate based on the IAS did not adjust well to their new social environment?
26%
t/f: According to the lectures, on average, parents who homeschool are more educated than parents who don’t
true
Which of the following is not a reason discussed in the videos that research on the benefits of acceleration is difficult?
Many children are placed in accelerated programs when they shouldn’t be
According to the lectures, which of the following best summarizes the research on academic success for students who skip a grade?
There is little evidence of negative effects but confirming that positive effects are a direct result of skipping a grade can be difficult
Which of the following is not one of the recommended criteria from the Iowa Acceleration Scale for when a student should skip a grade?
Highly advanced performance on any single academic subject
