Describe the standards-based movement and the benefits and challenges it presents to teachers.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should refer to the 1983 report titled A Nation at Risk and the reauthorization of NCLB in 2010 as contributing factors to the creation of the standards-based movement. Answers should describe the Common Core State Standards. Benefits include shared expectations for student performance, improved curricular focus, greater efficiency in developing materials and teacher preparation, and improved quality of assessments. Challenges include authentic learning and student engagement may dwindle, standards are too high for some students and too low for others, content coverage is gained but in-depth inquiry is lost, and meeting all the required standards.
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In which of these pairs of numbers is 2.25 larger than the first number but smaller than the second number?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 
c. 
d. 
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
The inclusion of students with emotional and behavioral disorders in public schools is a relatively recent phenomenon.
Which of the following describes important resources of the Career Services department? Note: Choose the best answer.
A. The Career Services department provides resources for improving interviewing skills and resume writing B. The Career Services department provides resources for looking for employment and interviewing C. The Career Services department provides resources for resume writing and portfolio development D. The Career Services department provides resources for improving interviewing skills, resume writing, portfolio development, and looking for employment
Three of the following statements are ways for teachers to maintain a positive disposition about mathematics. Which of the following would not contribute to that? disposition?