When a person categorizes someone else as belonging to a certain group based on assumptions, this is called
a. Categorization
b. Prejudice
c. Racism
d. Misplaced beliefs
B
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What will be an ideal response?
Which practice traditionally sets Community Parent Resource Centers apart from state Parent Training Information Centers:
a. A mission to serve traditionally underserved communities b. Funding from the U.S. Department of Education c. Providing follow-up support for children's educational programs d. Participating in the development of a student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Today, the average American worker changes jobs six times by the age of thirty.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Ms. Baker brings you her lesson plan book and says, "Remember that six-week cooperative group project I told you I was going to do? You know, the ones where the students are going to create a product and devise a way to sell it as a fundraiser for our field trip? Well! I've got the whole thing planned just the way I want it. I know exactly what is going to happen every day of the project, I have
determined what the students should sell and what materials they'll need, I've set behavioral parameters in place so there won't be conflict, and I have written up step-by-step directions for each group. I'm thrilled!" Knowing what you do about cooperative learning, you realize that a. Ms. Baker has adhered to recommendations about planning for simple cooperative tasks, because she has been extremely clear about her expectations. b. Ms. Baker's good intentions with regard to detailed planning may, in fact, deprive her students of the change to engage in the very kind of deep thinking and problem-solving that cooperative learning is supposed to facilitate. c. students are likely to be unsuccessful at meeting Ms. Baker's expectations, because they are too specific. d. students will likely create extremely creative, well-thought-out products that sell well and generate a significant amount of money for the field trip fund.