Chapter 12: How Should Education Be Reformed?

Question 1

What reasons do supporters give for a national curriculum?

Accepted Answer

Ss may receive high-quality education anywhere in the U.S., High-performing countries have national curricula/standards, Relocated Ss will be able to integrate into new schools

Question 2

Why are teacher career ladders favored by education reformers?

Accepted Answer

Effective Ts who assume greater responsibility are rewarded

Question 3

What objections are directed toward school voucher plans?

Accepted Answer

Vouchers for religious schools-- separation of church/state?, Voucher plans redirect public funding to private schools, Schools should serve public good not be driven by the market

Question 4

Which document identifies the problem of American schooling as a "rising tide of mediocrity"?

Accepted Answer

A Nation at Risk

Question 5

What is No Child Left Behind (NCLB)?

Accepted Answer

Elementary and Secondary Education Act revised in 2001

Question 6

What arguments support constructivism to advance educational reform?

Accepted Answer

Students take the initiative and responsibility for learning

Question 7

The Title I program supports the education of poor children with food/transportation assistance

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Why is breaking up large schools into smaller schools an important aspect of school reform?

Accepted Answer

Intimate school environments offer stable emotional climate, Establishing trust and warmth among Ss and Ts is desirable, Parents may be uninvolved when big schools are overwhelming

Question 9

Standards: statements of expectations of what Ss should know & do at certain grade levels

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Why did the NGA & Council of Chief State School Officers initiate the CCSS project?

Accepted Answer

Under NCLB, standards and assessments varied among states

Chapter 12: How Should Education Be Reformed?

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Chapter 12: How Should Education Be Reformed?

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