Winston Churchill once said that "we shape our buildings and our buildings shape us." Translated into educational terms, one could say, "we shape our curriculum and our curriculum shapes us." Discuss how exposure to the educational curriculum has shaped you as a person and particularly as a future educator. As a future educator would you like to suggest possible changes to the curriculum? Be sure to provide specific examples to support your positions.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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Strenuous physical play is especially important today because:

a. we must prepare children for the No Child Left Behind tests. b. our country compares unfavorably with other nations in physical fitness. c. obesity among children and adults is at an all-time high. d. it fosters mutuality and cooperation.

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Mrs. Tutor wants to ensure that the test she created for her students is reliable. She decides to administer the same test on two occasions to the same group of students. Which type of reliability test is she using?

a. Internal Consistency Reliability b. Inter-Rater Reliability c. Alternate Form Reliability d. Test-Retest Reliability

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

1. While taking walks, having children hold onto a rope at intervals can help prevent strayers. 2. Teachers are usually unable to prepare for an unplanned unusual situation. 3. To help children achieve a balanced diet, the school should post a detailed menu of all meals and snacks served. 4. Three-year-old Betty takes a nap of 1 hour each day at her day care center, but she has difficulty falling asleep at night at home. Despite this, the teacher should maintain the same nap schedule for Betty. 5. At the end of each day, families of infants and toddlers should be given a form that details their children's eating, sleeping, elimination, play, and developmental progress.

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Divorce is more socially acceptable today than in the past as a means of resolving marital problems

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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