Discuss the issues surrounding testing teacher competence.
What will be an ideal response?
The traditional model for teachers entering the classroom was that once they graduated from a school of education, they may take additional coursework to receive a certificate and would then receive tenure. This was subject to parental and educational expert complaints. Teachers are now tested. Initial results showed that in southern states, only about half of the teachers passed the test the first time. As testing became more general across the United States, the failure rate dropped significantly, and testing has become a standard part of the certification process for new teachers. Even though testing is now widespread, there are still a number of complaints. First, it is argued that the tests are discriminatory as a higher proportion of non-Whites than Whites fail the test. Teachers unions argue that the tests – especially if given to established classroom teachers – does not adequately measure all the things a teacher must do to be effective. Testing is seen as another hurdle that can keep teachers out of the classroom.
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A. discriminating housing patterns B. tendency of ethnic groups to live together in the same neighborhoods C. African American not being allowed to attend white schools D. white schools being overcrowded
The grassroots mobilization of multiracial identities surged in the 1990s, but the topic has undergone significant social and systematic changes over the past decades. What is the relationship between the general educational and market reactions to sustained multiracial mobilization over time?
A. Multiracial mobilization has received mixed reactions from higher education faculty, while marketers have reduced multiracial themes in advertising. B. Multiracial mobilization has seen increased support by educational institutions and student groups, while marketers have ceased multiracial marketing strategies. C. Multiracial mobilization has become increasingly institutionalized, while marketers have taken hold of multiracialism as a publicity strategy. D. Multiracial mobilization has been increasingly opposed by educational institutions, while marketers have escalated use of multiracial imagery in advertisements.
The Libertarian Party, the only third party to regularly appear on the Texas ballot before 2010, stands for which of the following ideologies?
a. larger federal government with diminished individual rights b. nationalization of education, health care, and highway maintenance c. smaller federal government with individual liberty d. increased control and scope of individual state government
The "new left" and "new right" in American politics describes primarily
a. the emergence of new issues in the past 40 years. b. the involvement of new and younger people in politics. c. a realignment of voters. d. a decline in participation. e. an abandonment of traditional methods of participation.