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Johann Fichte suggested which of the following means of creating loyal citizens
through public education?
A.teaching students that the rights of the individual are more important than the benefits
to the state.
B.require students to enroll in the army.
C.giving students time off from school in order to vote.
D.learning patriotic songs and stories.
Immigrant cultures
A.include all immigrant groups except those of the dominant European American
culture.
B.were forcefully incorporated into the United States.
C.refers to first generation immigrants who were born in another country and
immigrated to the U.S.
D.excel in school because of the priority placed on education in other countries.
E.All these answers are correct.
The journal Globalization, Societies, and Education stated that globalization of
education includes
A.nongovernment organizations.
B.worldwide discourses on multiculturalism.
C.information and communication technology.
D.multinational corporations.
E.All of these answers are correct.
Separation of students by family income in school is demonstrated by
A.the common-school model of schooling through its practice of placing students into
different educational groups.
B.the different test scores of kindergartners.
C.the methods of ability grouping and tracking.
D.None of these answers is correct.
The No Child Left Behind Act prohibits using money granted through the legislation to
A.promote or encourage sexual activity, whether heterosexual or homosexual.
B.teach that mutually faithful monogamy is the accepted standard for sexual activity.
C.implement secular character education programs in schools.
D.extend students the right to write about religious figures in class assignments.
Which of the following is an image of Asians that has been presented as threatening
"the American national family"?
A.coolie
B.deviant
C.model minority
D.All these answers are correct.
In recent years, which of the following has decreased its contribution to school
revenues?
A.the federal government
B.the state
C.local areas
D.nonprofit foundations
According to the chapter, global business English may do all of the following except
A.allow communication across cultures in the world's workplaces.
B.be influenced by the global reach of Educational Testing Services (ETS).
C.allow workers to clearly express their discontent in English.
D.result in a limited vocabulary.
Socialization of students includes
A.classroom instruction.
B.requiring community service.
C.following school rules.
D.All of these answers are correct.
The franchise fee for Sylvan Learning's tutoring center ranges from
A.$179,000-$305,000
B.$42,000-$48,000
C.$10,000-$14,000
D.$39,000-$52,000
One major goal of the recently adopted Common Core Standards is to
A.teach reading, writing, and arithmetic.
B.socialize students to obey government laws.
C.prevent teenage pregnancy.
D.prepare students for jobs in a global economy.
The following are all part of the sorting-machine model of schooling except:
A.scientific and professional opinions are used to classify students.
B.students are placed in ability groups or academic tracks based upon individual talents.
C.equality of opportunity is guaranteed by the impartial decisions of teachers,
counselors, and standardized tests.
D.all students receive a common education.
The original concept of consumerism was developed by
A.Simon Patten.
B.Angel Gurria.
C.the United Nations.
D.Theodore Levitt.
Teachers have identified all of the following as rewards of teaching, with the exception
of
A.control over their own classrooms.
B.extended vacation time.
C.teacher-parent relationships.
D.job security provided by tenure.
"At-risk" factors for students include
A.having one or more older sibling who left high school before completion.
B.having average grades of C or lower from grades 6 to 8.
C.being in the lowest socioeconomic status.
D.being in a single-parent household during grade 8.
E.All these answers are correct.
The 1990 World Conference on Education For All was convened by
A.UNICEF.
B.the UNDP.
C.the World Bank.
D.UNESCO.
E.All of these answers are correct.
By instilling common moral and political values in public education, leaders have
hoped to
A.reduce crime.
B.build loyalty to the U.S. in recent immigrants.
C.prevent political revolution.
D.All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following is a factor in the recent increase in school segregation?
A.increased separation between where people of different races reside
B.the lack of legal precedent because the Supreme Court has not revisited the issue
since Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
C.the increase in minority enrollment in private and charter schools
D.studies showing that increased racial segregation lessens minority dropout rates
Charter schools are public schools that
A.cannot charge tuition.
B.are subject to the same state and local rules as all other public schools.
C.can deny enrollment to students they feel don't fit the model they are looking for.
D.are affiliated with one religious group.
During World War II
A.the citizenship of Japanese Americans was ignored, and they were interned at
concentration camps.
B.Congress enacted the Chinese Exclusion Law, denying Chinese immigrants the right
to become citizens or own land.
C.a U.S. government report argued that Japanese immigrants were still loyal to Japan,
and they should be considered an "enemy race."
D.Japanese were shown in movies and the news as "hardworking, brave, and practical,"
while Chinese were shown as "treacherous, cruel, and warlike."
E.All of these occurred.
Under which of these conditions can teachers be held liable for student injuries?
A.Teachers' carelessness results in student injury.
B.Teachers injure the student or do not protect the student from injury.
C.Teachers do not use due care.
D.Students sustained provable injuries.
E.All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following is NOT one of the positions the AFT has adopted?
A.It does not support collective bargaining rights.
B.It supports smaller class sizes and the improvement of working conditions.
C.It seeks to end sexism in education.
D.It is critical of the impact of No Child left behind on low-income students.
The No Child Left Behind Act explicitly supports the inclusion of which of the
following in schools?
A.secular character education
B.religious character education
C.creative and competitive education at every age level
D.the teaching of Macbeth, Rumpelstiltskin, and the Wizard of Oz
E.the teaching of Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy's Roommate
Which of the following is NOT one of Sonia Nieto's recommendations for multicultural
education?
A.Encourage students to question political and economic institutions.
B.Talk about sexism as well as racism.
C.Encourage white students not to comment, so that they do not discourage students of
other ethnicities.
D.Ensure that multiculturalism pervades the entire school, including assemblies, the
library, and the lunch room.
E.Teach students to identify racist attitudes and structures in society.
According to this book, one reason Asian immigrants to the U.S. attain higher levels of
educational achievement on average is because
A.of the higher quality of Asian schools.
B.many of them come from professional classes.
C.they are genetically more inclined to be intelligent.
D.they have been given unfair advantage by university quotas.
E.they have been stereotyped as a "model minority."
Immigration into the U.S. declined in the late 1920s through the early 1950s because of
A.the 1930s Depression.
B.the 1924 Immigration Act.
C.World War II.
D.the 1924 Immigration Act and World War II.
E.All these answers are correct.
A 2006 study by Fight Crime: Invest in kids found that _____ of teens and _____ of
younger children had been threatened online with physical harm.
A.17%; 7%
B.25%; 21%
C.10%; 4%
D.91%; 39%
Which of the following educational practices has not limited the role of schools in
providing equality of educational opportunities?
A.counseling methods
B.equalizing school expenditures
C.ability grouping
D.teacher expectations
The 1895 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
A.provided the separate but equal ruling.
B.stated that separate education was inherently unequal.
C.stated that all women were to be provided with equal opportunities.
D.freed slaves in the wake of the Civil War.
A guarantee that children have the right to all levels and forms of education in a state is
given in
A.the U.S. Constitution.
B.the Indian Constitution.
C.the Italian Constitution.
D.the Declaration of Indigenous Peoples' Rights proposed to the UN.
E.the Universal Covenant of Linguistic Human Rights.
Which of the following factors affects one's income-earning potential?
A.educational attainment
B.socioeconomic status
C.race
D.gender
E.All these answers are correct.
