Chapter 3

Question 1

Context of learning experiences

Answer 1

School Culture

Question 2

Vast majority of US schools

Answer 2

Public schools

Question 3

Predominant form of public schooling

Answer 3

Neighborhood schools

Question 4

Curriculum tailored with unique opportunities that attract certain students

Answer 4

Magnet school

Question 5

Public school that is freed in specific ways from typical regulations

Answer 5

Charter school

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Alternative school

Question 7

Does not have public funding accountability

Answer 7

Private school

Question 8

Ultimate private school

Answer 8

Home schooling

Question 9

Parents and students decide which schools meet their needs

Answer 9

School choice

Question 10

Equal access to education and established high standards and accountability

Answer 10

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Voucher

Question 12

Preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades

Answer 12

Early childhood education

Question 13

Mandatory in only 15 states

Answer 13

Kindergarten

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Self-contained

Question 15

Children in two or more grade levels learn together

Answer 15

Multiage classroom

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Interdisciplinary team

Question 17

Not core courses

Answer 17

Exploratory

Question 18

Principal settings of US schools

Answer 18

Urban, suburban, and rural

Question 19

Happens continually through all of life’s experiences

Answer 19

Education

Question 20

Formal structure of teaching and learning

Answer 20

Schooling

Question 21

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

Answer 21

School culture

Question 22

Who has an impact on a school’s culture?

Answer 22

Students, parents, and politicians

Question 23

Describe the potential for changing a school’s culture

Answer 23

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

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Teachers collaborating on lesson plans and classroom management strategies

Question 25

Describe the purpose of public schools

Answer 25

Preserving our democratic way of life

Question 26

List services offered by a full-service school

Answer 26

Easy access to government services, community involvement, and healthcare

Question 27

What is true about public schools?

Answer 27

Public schools are more accountable than private schools

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Magnet school

Question 29

List reasons for homeschooling

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What is true about private schools?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

Describe school choice

Answer 31

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

Question 32

What is something advocates of school choice do not believe?

Answer 32

Choice exacerbates inequalities

Question 33

What do critics of school choice often believe?

Answer 33

Choice leads to the possibility of further segregation

Question 34

List activities you might see in an early childhood classroom

Answer 34

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

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Montessori

Question 36

What is not true about kindergarten?

Answer 36

It is mandatory in all 50 states

Question 37

What is not a positive reason to loop?

Answer 37

Students benefit from a variety of teachers through their schooling years

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Departmentalized

Question 39

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

Answer 39

They attend a school that uses interdisciplinary teams

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Vocational

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Suburban

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Most have less funding than rural schools

Question 43

What percent of American schools are classified as rural?

Answer 43

30%

Question 44

What is not a tenet of the Effective Schools Movement?

Answer 44

The instructional staff focuses on improving standardized test scores

Question 45

Describe the characteristics of an effective school

Answer 45

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

Question 46

What is school choice and who advocates for it?

Answer 46

- 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

Question 47

Describe the three main pubic school settings

Answer 47

- 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