What are the effects of the changing economy on schools?
What will be an ideal response?
Responses might include a discussion of the change from an agrarian society where parents (usually men) had control over schools to an industrial economy in the 1880s when families moved to urban areas. The shift from rural schools to urban schools resulted in a shift in power from parents to school administrators and school boards. School participation became "woman's work." However, authority still rested with administrators- usually men. Parents were seen as guests in schools. From the 1950's-1970's fathers and working mothers were often excluded from school functions as they were often held right after school during normal business hours. Since the 1970's many more families consist of dual-working parents. Parents often want to be involved in schools. On the other hand, due to the necessity to work, they are not available during school hours.
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A) is the same for all children. B) tapers off after kindergarten. C) is not connected to later school achievement. D) is associated with later oral and written language competencies.
According to Glasser and Nelsen, teachers should play a relatively subdued role in classroom
meetings. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. frequency polygon; ordinal
b. bar chart; nominal
c. histogram; interval
d. pie graph; ratio
An instructor whose lecture style is fairly boring is
A. a good reminder that it is the student's responsibility to learn the material. B. a good reason to not be prepared to listen to the material. C. to be held accountable for the poor grades of his or her students. D. a good reason for a student to do poorly or give up.