What can teachers do at the classroom level to help buffer children from gang activity or becoming a gang member?
What will be an ideal response?
Establish before- and after-school programs where children can be supervised while families are at work.
Teach conflict resolution skills and have regular class meetings to help resolve conflicts.
Give children choices and responsibilities in the classroom.
Develop positive, supportive relationship with students.
Create a positive school climate and antibullying strategies.
Encourage students to share their fears and concerns and to report threats or criminal activity without fear of reprisal.
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c. only knowledge that can be visually represented d. only knowledge that cannot be mentally represented
What is the last step in conflict mediation?
a. reaching a solution b. checking the next day to make sure the same children aren’t fighting again c. enforcing the solution d. praising children for the hard work involved e. reminding children about the original issues involved in the disagreement
Which of the following descriptions illustrates gender constancy?
a. Sally understands that she and her girlfriends are not going to develop muscles like the boys in her class, and they will probably always win in competitions requiring physical strength. b. Football was Marco's favorite activity when he was a little kid. Now he loves playing football in the city league with other fifth grade boys. c. Gabriella likes playing games with the girls in her clique of friends. They never allow any boys to play games with them. They like it that way. d. Jodelle liked helping her mom make cookies from the time she was just a toddler. She still likes to make cookies, but now she doesn't need help. She has learned to bake by herself.
A student who uses two languages equally well is considered to be:
A. Bilingual B. Bidialectal C. Multilingual D. Multidialectal