Ch. 1 Intro to Teaching
A ________ is actually a license to teach.
________ teachers work with children and youth who have a variety of disabilities including learning disabilities, autism, and brain injuries.
special education
Core skills, essential facts and concepts like the 3 R's (reading, writing, and arithmetic) are emphasize with strong use of memorization and recitation
Essentialism
A system of publicly supported elementary and secondary schools, usually free to the masses
common schools
_____ refers to when a parent or caregiver, whether through action or fail to act, causes injury, emotional harm, or risk of serious harm to the child
child abuse
Ms. Bradham has always enjoyed school and embraced the environment that encourages a high regard for education and the life of the mind. She probably chose teaching as a profession because of a passion for the ________.
teaching life
_______ schools are designed to meet the needs of students at risk of failure and dropping out.
alternative
Focus is for students to learn meaning and focus in their own lives; students are asked to choose their own assignments
The law established to provide children with disabilities equal access to educational opportunities is ________.
Public Law 94—142
______ refers to job security granted to teachers after satisfactory performance for a specified period of time.
tenure
Each state has mandated ________ to assess students' mastery of academic standards.
standardized testing
Schools are places where the young learn to participate intelligently and constructively in American society emphasizing education for _______
socialization
Focused on cultivating the intellect and stresses the use of Great Books and teaching methods reflect Socratic Methods
Perennalism
The organizations established in the early nineteenth century to train women for higher education and public service outside the home were ________.
female seminaries
To dismiss a teacher, a district must follow a step-by-step process known as _______.
due process
Additions to teacher salaries such as medical insurance and retirement plans are called ________
fringe benefits
The organizational arrangement whereby academic subjects are taught by teachers who specialize in those areas and students move from classroom to classroom for their lessons is called ________.
departmentalization
Learning is focused on the whole child, rather than the teacher
Progressivism
The education act passed in 1965 that allocated funds based on the number of poor children in school districts is called the ________.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Teacher’s right to use teaching methods and materials to which school officials might object
________ refers to differences among students in regard to gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status.
cultural diversity
A federally funded program established in 1965 to improve the basic skills of low-ability students from low-income families is called ________.
Focus on skills needed to identify and ameliorate society's problems
Social Reconstructionism
Provided federal land for states to either sell or rent for funds for the establishment of colleges of agriculture and mechanical arts
Morrill Land Grant Act (1862)
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech
First Amendment