Historians consider ________ to be the outstanding proponent of education for the common person (the Common School Movement), and he is often referred to as "the father of the public school."

A. John Dewey
B. Johann Herbart
C. Horace Mann
D. Booker T. Washington


Answer: C

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a. artistic, functional, and evaluative. b. theoretical, conceptual, and functional. c. analytic, creative, and practical. d. analytical, functional, and evaluative.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. As children engage in conversations with grown-ups, they learn new vocabulary and syntax through authentic experiences. 2. Gopnik (2009) found that complex tasks and concepts are operationalized and learned differently by children and adults. 3. Jean Piaget was the first to challenge the idea that children were incomplete adults and to introduce the concept that children think differently than and adults. 4. Younger children are more capable of creating make-believe activities that they have never experienced. 5. Piaget believes that play is that vehicle that allows children to act out and practice real-life activities in order to construct their own knowledge.

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a. Language load b. Learning load c. Culture load d. Cognitive load

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The project approach cannot be used when teachers are trying to meet state early learning standards

a. True b. False

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