What is the value of teachers understanding that acknowledging gender differences is not the same thing as perpetuating stereotypes?
What will be an ideal response?
We are all afraid of perpetuating stereotypes. But as teachers, we must
acknowledge generalizations, and, specifically, gender differences. Boys and girls are different in so many ways. This doesn't mean that there are characteristics shared by all girls, but there are some shared by most girls. This knowledge helps us plan instruction in ways that meet the needs of more students. Our consciousness of differences should lead to
a variety of teaching styles that are beneficial to all students.
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Some of a teacher’s after-hours activities include
a. ?collecting materials to use in class. b. ?visiting neighbors. c. ?attending an exercise class. d. ?studying flower arranging.
An English teacher who assigns a recent book about zombies, rather than a literary classic, is trying to increase student engagement via:
a. providing the students with choice and control. b. modeling enthusiasm for the subject. c. making the work easier for the students. d. making the subject interesting to the students.
A “complex set of strategies that a teacher uses to establish and maintain the conditions that will enable students to learn” is a view attributed to ______.
a. McEwan b. Wong c. Weber d. Iverson
According to a recent survey, which of the following traits is a characteristic of the worst teachers?
A. Retaining control of the classroom
B. Making the class interesting
C. Having knowledge of the subject
D. Having a poor attitude