Parents would be correct to believe that if kindergarten focuses on social-emotional development, it is doing nonessential things and is neglecting the true role of kindergarten: to teach the academic skills (such as reading and arithmetic) that children will need in elementary school
What will be an ideal response?
false: recent studies have shown that neglecting social-emotional development in favor of academic development actually harms children's progress
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As a result of No Child Left Behind, public schools have increased their use of ______ assessments
a. rubric-based b. multiple-choice c. authentic d. embedded e. performance
After her daughter completed second grade in public school, Christine Reeves made a decision to homeschool her daughter. Generalizing from data presented in your text, which is the following is MOST likely to have been the reason for Christine's decision?
a. She was concerned about the effect of the environment in public schools. b. She was dissatisfied with the academic instruction in public schools. c. She wanted to be able to provide religious instruction. d. Her child has special academic needs that the public schools cannot meet. e. Her child has special physical needs that the public schools cannot meet.
What does SDL stand for?
a. Self-decided learning c. Self-developed learning b. Self-directed learning d. Single-development learning
According to the family systems model developed by Erwin, Shogren, Soodak, Turnbull, & Turnbull, family characteristics include (Circle all that apply.)
A. a family's interaction system. B. socioeconomic status. C. cultural background(s). D. a child's disability. E. the degree of affection displayed by family members.