To foster learning, Victoria and her young peers are put in a room with specially designed tasks to complete using specific materials such as sandpaper tablets that need to be arranged in order from roughest to smoothest. Which of Montessori’s theories does this environment reflect?
A. didactic materials
B. prepared environment
C. sensitive space
D. auto-education
B. prepared environment
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During successful parent-teacher conferences, teachers
A) Provide written documentation as well as verbal explanations B) Listen as well as talk C) Consider the impact of the conference after it is over D) All of the above are aspects of effective parent-teacher conferences
When a third grade teacher asked his class to write a report on Washington, D.C., the principal correctly responded
a) students should not be expected to write reports until they enter high school. b) report writing is not required for students in the primary grades. c) writing can help young children learn about content-area topics. d) young children should only write about their local area.
Which does not appear to be a major contributing factor toward achieving an effective family-school partnership? a. Encourage parental decision-making whenever possible. b. Encourage parents to be at the schools as much of thetime as possible
c. Involve parents in meaningful activities. d. Arrange workshops for parents to attend.
In 1870, Otto von Bismarck __________.
A. outlawed infanticide B. fined childless couples to encourage larger families C. guaranteed parental leave with pay after the birth of a child D. established the first social insurance program