You may be feeling dizzy from all the data and statistics you have read in this chapter. Why are these details about students important?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but as we seek to become better teachers, we must understand the origins of our students and the ways their needs can be met in the classroom. If you are not of the same culture, race, ethnicity, or social class as your students, you should make a special effort to understand their needs. You can also turn the diversity of your students into an advantage—an opportunity to share identities and cultures as you create community in your classroom. It is a way to broaden our understanding of the human condition and reminds us that the informal curriculum can be both window and mirror!
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Someone who is an adrenaline junkie is a _____.
A. people pleaser B. procrastinator C. preemptive D. perfectionist
Small groups of heterogeneous peers working together to accomplish activities or tasks is a peer strategy known as ______.
A. peer-mediated intervention B. cooperative learning C. activity-based intervention D. play-based intervention
Mrs. Green, special educator, and Mr. Silver, third grade teacher, co-taught a science lesson on the rain forest for his inclusive class. Mrs. Green was concerned about the technique Mr. Silver used to engage the students in the topic as the anticipatory set. Mrs. Green shared her concern with the third grade team leader and asked the leader to discuss the matter with Mr. Silver. What guideline
for giving effective feedback does this violate? A. Solicited rather than imposed feedback B. Direct rather than indirect feedback C. Well-timed feedback D. Culturally sensitive feedback
Worldwide, public expenditures for education as a percentage of gross domestic product (wealth produced annually) tend to range from
a. 10 percent to more than 35 percent. b. 8 percent to 17 percent. c. 1 percent to 3.5 percent. d. 2 percent to nearly 6 percent.