In the landmark case Engel v. Vitale, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that recitation of a prayer in the presence of a teacher at the beginning of each school day was _______
A. unconstitutional
B. constitutional as long as students were not mandated to pray
C. constitutional as long as the teacher was present
D. constitutional as long as parents provided written permission
A
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A parent argues that her four-year-old does not need to be read to because her child watches television every night for hours and is exposed to many words, characters, and story lines. Which of the following responses would be respectful yet accurate?
a. "Yes, there are some excellent programs on television; however, the research suggests that it is important to give preschoolers experiences in sharing and discussing books as well. Interestingly, I've read that even educational television programs are much more effective when they are watched by and discussed with an adult." b. "The research suggests that television should not be used as a ‘babysitter' and that is what this sounds like to me." c. "Are you talking about programming specifically for young children? I certainly hope so because most of what is on television is not appropriate for them." d. "The American Academy of Pediatrics would disagree with your point of view; what you just described is excessive television viewing for a child at age four."
Bringing a juggling clown into your eighth-grade classroom to aid you in teaching some elementary physics concepts
a. probably won't work, since students will be too excited to learn. b. will work if the clown has a good command of physics. c. may work well, since unpredictable changes or unusual events often command a child's attention. d. will probably have no effect on whether students learn the physics concepts.
Which of the following was NOT listed as one of the guidelines about the best ways to help students benefit from the experience of taking tests?
a. schedule frequent and shorter tests b. schedule a cumulative final exam c. be attentive to the conditions students will face d. be certain students understand the test directions
A problem with heterogeneous groups is that when high-ability, low-ability, and medium-ability students are included, the medium-ability students get left out to some extent because high-ability and low-ability students form teacher-student relationships, excluding medium-ability students from group interaction.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)