5. You become aware that several members of your class are picking on Trina – teasing her, excluding her from the group, and breaking the class rule about treating others with respect. Using information gleaned from this chapter, answer these two questions:
• What teacher behaviors are likely to be helpful in diffusing this situation?
• What might your goals be for moving forward once the initial situation has been resolved?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but should focus on using communication skills, insisting on respectful interaction, building community among students, preserving all students’ dignity, considering frames of reference, etc.
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Some teachers check homework by reading the correct solutions from an answer book and having students ask questions, when necessary. According to the author in Chapter 11, what is the most significant disadvantage to using this technique?
a. This strategy is not time efficient. b. Students often have difficulty hearing the teacher's solutions. c. It is difficult for students to ask minor questions while the teacher is reading solutions. d. This strategy lends itself to cheating. e. The technique promotes the image of the teacher as the authority.
Kara takes a calculus course because she knows it will help her meet her long-term goal of being an architect. This best illustrates ______.
a. attainment value b. entity ability c. utility value d. incremental ability
A planned family orientation meeting may include
A) meeting other families. B) explaining the center's curriculum, procedures and policies. C) meeting other families and explaining the center's curriculum, procedures and policies. D) explaining the classroom layout and equipment. E) All of these answers are correct.
Private secondary schools that offered a broad range of subjects and practical training in the 18th century and included courses in mathematics, languages, sciences, astronomy, athletics, and navigation, were
a. Latin grammar schools. b. English grammar schools. c. dame schools. d. academies.