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| which of the following statements is true about the racial, ethnic, and linguistic populations in schools? |
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| the diversity of students is increasing while that of the teachers is decreasing |
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| which of the following groups provide a primary supply for teaching positions each year? |
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| which of the following were rated as the most trusted group of people in the country in a recent gallup poll? |
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| nearly half of the teachers hired by the typical school district come from the rank of |
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| newly trained first-time teachers |
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| the number of states the require a degree in an academic major, rather than in education, for certification purposes: |
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| maria works in an urban school district. like many other teachers, she likes to teach in a large city because: |
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| it is challenging and therefore, more rewarding |
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| in addition to accreditation which of the following is considered a major component in quality assurance for professionals? |
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| the no child left behind act is designed to: |
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| reduce the number of out-of-field teacher assignments |
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| juan wants to be the most effective teacher that he can be. he is aware that to be a competent and qualified teacher he needs to be knowledgeable about all of the following aspects in his field except |
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| when professional standards boards investigate complaints against teachers that may lead to removal of a license to teach, they: |
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| apply a code of ethics recognized by the organization |
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| all of the following are a part of no child left behind act except |
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| every school must adopt the same curriculum |
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| the principal of forest hill elementary school has noted that the school is becoming more ethnically and culturally divers. she determines that the best approach for the school would be to |
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| provide professional development so that all teachers can be trained in teaching diverse students |
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| tran is considering how to approach his first year of teaching. which of the following dispositions is most likely to lead to a successful career in education for him? |
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| demonstrating enthusiasm for the discipline he teaches |
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| the vast majority of bilingual teachers are needed in |
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| cities and rural areas all over the country |
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| principles of the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium describe |
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| what teachers should know and be able to do in their first few years of practice |
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| school districts are likely to retain new teachers if they have which of the following in place? |
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| when teachers are granted their initial teacher license that license is usually good for |
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| a provisional period before securing a professional license |
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| standards do all the following for professions except |
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| establish a set of regulations that cover salary and benefits |
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| signing bonuses would be acceptable as recruitment incentives to all of the following except |
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| that national board for professional teaching standards was established to |
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| provide a system for certifying accomplished teachers |
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| teacher salaries, on average, are the highest in which part of the country |
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| javier is developing a portfolio to present to school districts where he will be applying for a teaching position. he should provide evidence to answer all of the following questions except |
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| can the candidate describe their family situation |
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| professional standards for the teaching profession can be levers for |
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| protecting students from incompetent practices |
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| one of the major subject areas of teacher shortage is |
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| professionals traditionally require all of the following except |
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| a one-to-one relationship with a supervisors |
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| as branko sorts through the artifacts he has collected in his folio, he decides that the following course of action would be to his best advantage as he prepares a portfolio to demonstrate how he has grown as a potential teacher during his years in the teacher preparation program |
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| he should include some of his earlier work showing areas where he needed to improve |
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| heidi is considering which dispositions she has that will help her be successful in her teaching career. she recognizes that all of the following are essential for success except |
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| a belief that all children can learn at high levels |
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| factors that influence the number of teachers needed annually include all of the following except |
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| teachers usually leave the classroom for all of the following reason except |
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| lack of teaching materials and poor buildings |
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| after three years of teaching, what percentage of teachers will have left the profession? |
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| all of the following are required to gain nbpts certifications except |
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| recommendations from parents and students taught by the teacher |
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| according to a national survey, the majority of the public believes that the best way to lift student achievements is for all teachers to |
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| the supply of teachers depends on all of the following except |
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| professional standards boards hae been established in a number of states. these boards are characteristically controlled by |
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| the national education association or american federation of teachers |
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| the label sometimes given to the portion of the population that lacks a stable income and is persistently in poverty is the |
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| enrique, a latino recently arrived for central america, wants to maintain his own cultural identity at home while adopting the mainstream culture in the classroom, he will then be classified as |
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| sexual orientation in a child is established by |
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| the preservation of cultural differences |
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| the architects for glendale middle school are meeting with the administration of the school district to provide for accommodations for the schools inclusion plan. they will need to consider all of the following except |
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| an inviting room exclusively for students with exceptionalities |
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| what characteristic of society places individuals at different levels of the social structure based upon wealth, income,occupation, and education? |
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| students from all of the following typically do not achieve well academically in traditional schools except |
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| the dominant culture or mainstream culture in the united states today is |
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| white, middle-class protestants from western europe |
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| what is the process by which an immigrant group or culturally distinct group is incorporated into the dominant culture? |
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| children learn their cultural heritage through a process known as |
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| ethnic group members share all of the following except |
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| income, occupation, and educational attainment are criteria that constitute |
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| what is the dominant religion in the united states? |
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| the class that represents 40 precent of the employed population is the |
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| which statement best reflects the economic status of women in the united states? |
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| they generally do not enjoy equal job status and earn considerably less than men do for comparable jobs |
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| what is the officially recognized sign language with a complex grammar and well regulated syntax? |
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| chads parents are preapring to work in the united states embassy in tokyo. they want chad to be able to function in japanese society. he can learn the cultural patters of a second culture through the process of |
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| a 2002 report by the united nations development fund for women on the state of gender equality shows the greatest worldwide progress in which of the following areas |
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| historically, immigration quotas have been heavily weighted toward |
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| ethically and culturally students in us schools are among the |
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| most diverse in the world |
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| viktor and olga, who recently immigrated to the united states want their children to remain connected to their ethnic origins. they can do this by all of the following except |
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| helping other new arrivals to become assimilated |
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| when kaitlyn is interviewed for a teaching position in a a working class school she is asked why many of the boys in the school have developed patterns of resistance to school and its authority figures. her best answer would be |
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| they perceive that schooling is feminine, emphasizing mental rather than manual work |
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| our cultural identities are determined by all of the following except |
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| at what age have children learned their gender and begun to exhibit stereotypical behavior |
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| some educators make a determination as to whether or not a child with special needs will be able to enter the diploma-bound program by the end of kindergarten. such a decision can |
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| lead to lowered academic expectations for those students who can perform at high levels when provided with appropriate accommodations for their disability |
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| individuals who have lived in and can operate successfully in two or more cultures are |
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| all of the following are unaffected by a person's gender except |
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| inclusion is most effective when all of the following are part of the plan except |
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| the classroom teacher also acts as a specialist deal with the exceptionality |
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| the rocky hill school district has been accused of not complying with the provisions of title ix with respect to their sports programs (oh snap!). the lawyer for the school district has informed the school board members of the three part test- upheld by courts in the past, that they must apply. the includes all of the following points except |
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| the school district must provide opportunities for all females and males to participate in the same sports |
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| the term asian american refers to the classification of a population known as |
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| adults look on teenagers in all of the following ways except |
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| they are mature enough to have the benefits of adulthood |
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| in the united states today, the average age for beginning a family is |
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| todays young people face all of the following challenges except |
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| more relaxed standards from educational authorities |
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| manuel orentes is a music teacher at rolling meadows high school, which is located in a middle to high-income suburb. he is trying to organize a concert by the local symphony orchestra at the school on a weekday evening so that all of his 17year old students can attend. he is having a great deal of difficulty scheduling the event because |
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| a high percentage of 17 year olds work after school |
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| the sexual harassment taskforce of the american association of university women recommends that teachers assist students who are petential victins of bullying and harassment by doing all of the following except |
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| model appropriate behavior that avoids sexual references and innuendoes |
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| the approximate percentage of students with less than a high school diploma who find employment is |
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| current statists show that the number of teenage mothers who graduate from high school or obtain their ged is about |
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| increasing numbers of urban and suburban dwellers are re-establishing themselves in rural communities from which they commute to employment in cities. which of the following tends to be true about the values of the newcomers who compared to the values of the natives of the rural communities? |
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| they are content to accept what is in place |
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| about 20 percent of children in kindergarten through eighth grade |
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| attend after-school programs in the school or in child-care centers |
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| the highest graduate rates for both males and females in the united states occurs in which of the following racial or ethnic groups |
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| as students develop a sense of "self", they also develop as sense of "others". the construction of "others" involves all of the following except |
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| affiliating with one's gender and racial and ethnic groups |
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| even though the mckinney-vento homeless assistance act eliminated residency requirements for students, homeless children are faced with all of the following problems except |
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| schools districts can easily obtain court orders to prevent then from enrolling |
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| roger whittington was raised in an affluent, white, protestant family and attended a private college preparatory school in the northeast. roger is likely to have more difficultly than most americans in acknowledging the existence of |
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| differences in power and advantage |
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| statistics show that the following group is the victim of the highest percentage of bullying and harassment in schools |
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| children in low-income families suffer disproportionately from limited access to all of the following except |
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| higher budget allocations |
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| what do we call the belief that members of one's cultural group are superior to members of other culture groups |
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| many individuals who are ethnocentric believe that |
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| their culture is superior to all others |
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| some children develop preconceived negative attitudes against members of groups of individuals who are different from them in some way. these patterns, which they may learn from their families, cause them to practice |
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| which of the following statements refers to the majority of us teenagers today |
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| more of them finish high school and attend college than ever before |
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| a 2005 poll of the publics attitudes toward public schools ranked all of the following problems ahead of drug use except |
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| hiring practices which look at each applicant based upon skills and qualifications rather than judging applications by their sex, skin color, or able-bodiedness are designed to prevent |
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| until recently which group in the united states was most likely to be socialized to be in charge |
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| which of the following actions is not a typical response to experiencing harassment by peers or teachers at school |
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| asserting oneself more to show confidence |
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| which of the following actions is not a typical response to experiencing harassment by peers of teachers at school |
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| asserting oneself more to show confidence |
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| ms. wilson believes that schools should be structured to maintain the power and dominance of the individuals and groups that benefit most from the current systems. as a member of the dominant society, she feels that academic tracking should be used to provide opportunities for less academically-inclined students to earn their living. at the same time, advanced placement and gifted programs are able to efficiently groom the more academically inclined for positions as managers and leaders in society. which of the following reproductive theories does ms. wilson believe in? |
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| which of the following is an important consideration for teachers who still face fairly homogeneous populations? |
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| they need to work harder to bring different perspectives to presentations and discussions |
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| which of the following statements is true of educational strategies that draw and cultural strengths? |
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| competitive strategies are less successful for girls and males from racial groups other than white |
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| teachers must be able to teach the same concept |
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| demonstrating the concept with multiple representatives that have meaning to students |
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| which of the following do all people have embedded in their cultural background and experiences |
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| preferred learning styles |
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| when maurice trepnaier found that would have several native american students in his class, he realized that many of them were likely to have which of the following backgrounds because of their cultural traditions |
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| they would have extensive knowledge of mathematics and science based on their naturalist traditions |
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| transmission of culture is considered to be a role of the school system of any nation. however there are some portions of society in the united states today who object to transmissions of many of the aspects of culture for one reason of another. the only one of the following that is objected to by a significant number of americans is |
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| the promotion of our democratic form of government |
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| multiculturalists believe that |
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| the recognition and promotion of diversity will strengthen the nation |
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| those holding liberal democratic and capitalist views have different options about the roles of schools. which of the following statements correctly described these views |
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| democracy calls for a liberal education while capitalism calls for preparation for work |
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| which of the following is an example of social injustice |
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| a high school in a low-income area does not have the funds to offer an advanced placement |
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| which theory emphasizes the school as an agent for change in society |
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| what is the first step in building a foundation of trust between teachers and students |
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| validating the cultures of students and communities |
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| title ix programs are intended to |
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| prevent discrimination so that females and males have equal educational opportunities |
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| people whose income ranges from 30,000 to 80,000 make up the |
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| how are characteristics such as levels and rank within the social class structure classified |
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| the members of the valleydale high school physical and health education staff are planning the curriculum for the human sexuality class. they have examined the literature and found that today's youth have all of the following beliefs except |
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| boys connect sex with love enduring relationships |
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