While some middle schools subscribe strongly to the learner-centered curricular perspectives and others adhere to a subject-centered approach, the authors of TEACHING IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL believe:
a. a learner-centered curriculum most effectively meets the needs of young adolescents as well as community preferences.
b. young adolescents' ability to engage in abstract thinking calls for a strong subject-centered curriculum.
c. teachers should look to the elementary and secondary school and base the middle school curriculum on their respective curricula.
d. the most realistic perspective is to avoid an "either-or" decision, and in fact, have a curriculum that reflects the "best" of both perspectives.
d
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Why do teachers need a variety of techniques to teach vocabulary effectively?
a. Research has not addressed this issue. b. Research has not shown that there is one best method. c. Teachers should be able to choose a technique they like best. d. Direct teaching of vocabulary has been proved to be ineffective.
Once city-states in Mesopotamia began to create empires and dominate over one another, what determined power in the region?
a. whoever worshipped the most deities b. whoever had a king rather than a queen as ruler c. whoever produced the most food d. whoever had the strongest army e. whoever had the most slaves
For _________________ strategies to be successful, teachers and parents need to understand that daily activities that have a specific purpose can also serve as an instructional time
a. activity-based b. routine-based c. instructional-based
Discuss the teaching profession trends in the United States
What will be an ideal response?