Evaluate the current criticisms of the No Child Left Behind legislation. Given the costs of implementing the program and current concerns about its outcomes, what do you think is the best way to make students and teachers accountable?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should address criticisms of the legislation (lack of streamlined standards across all states, lack of rigorous standards, emphasis on "teaching to the test" and rote memorization of disparate facts, increased costs, inappropriate assessment of students with special needs, lack of emphasis on critical and creative thinking) and discuss their own views about ensuring accountability in schools.
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A. Social phobia B. Generalized anxiety disorder C. Panic disorder D. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Which of the following is most likely to be of the least benefit to teachers who use the computer to communicate with busy parents in ways that potentially foster their children's learning
A. Inform parents of assignments and class activities. B. Gather information about content to be taught in classroom. C. Share individual class work and progress reports with parents. D. Provide ideas, questions, and home project ideas for parents to reinforce and supplement class instruction.
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a. scribbling and drawing b. nonphonetic letter strings c. invented spelling and conventional orthography d. all of the above
The basic premise of miscue analysis is that
a. misreadings can reveal information about the ways in which students read words. b. all mistakes should be carefully categorized according to complexity. c. all mistakes should be noted and counted at all levels. d. many of the mistakes that students make are the result of poor instruction.