EDUC Chapter 5 – Flashcards
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In 1949, _____ caused Congress to reverse more than a century of immigration quotas and naturalization and anti-miscegenation laws.
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the institution of a Communist government in mainland China
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In early colonial times, some women began to devote their time to teaching, converting their homes into schools. These women taught reading, writing, and computation, and their homes became known as _____.
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dame schools
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With the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision, _____ became a legally sanctioned part of the American way of life.
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segregation
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By the early part of the twentieth century, women constituted upward of _____ percent of teachers.
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90
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As secondary schools spread, they generally took the form of _____ academies.
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private, tuition-charging
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The movement with which John Dewey was closely associated with is known as _____.
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progressivism
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When the Progressive Education Association released their Eight-Year Study, they reported that students who graduated from progressive schools:
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were judged to be more objective and more precise thinkers.
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What was the new concern that arose as women came to dominate teaching, and the gender tables turned in the twentieth century?
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The fear that female teachers were "feminizing" boys went around.
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Emma Hart Willard made an important contribution to education when she:
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established one of the earliest teacher training programs in U.S. history.
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Aaron is a young man in his early twenties. He just returned home after serving in the U.S. Army for 3 years. Now he hopes to go to college at his state university to become an engineer. Which of the following federal acts would help Aaron to do so?
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Servicemen's Readjustment Act
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During the 1960s and 1970s, the Supreme Court _____.
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attacked de facto segregation stemming from racially imbalanced neighborhoods
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Which of the following statements about Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is true?
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The law is rarely enforced, and ignorance of the law is widespread.
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Which of the following statements is true?
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Most Arab Americans living in the U.S. are Christian.
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Nathan was a young man receiving an education during the colonial period. As his family was business-oriented, he was enrolled in a private school devoted to teaching accounting and that helped him take over his family business. Based on the description above, Nathan most likely attended a school in the _____ colonies.
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middle
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_____ American students have the highest dropout rate of all students and are more likely to struggle with alcohol and drug addiction.
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native
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The act that calls for standards and annual testing of math, reading, and science is called the _____.
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No Child Left Behind Act
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How did Benjamin Franklin help in severing American educational thought from its European roots?
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He was committed to a practical program of nonsectarian study, offering elective courses.
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In colonial America, female teachers were particularly attractive to school districts because:
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they were typically paid one-third to one-half of the salary paid to male teachers.
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Horace Mann became the nation's leading advocate for the establishment of a _____ school open to all.
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common
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The _____ gave the federal government power to help local school districts desegregate (Title IV) and, when necessary, to initiate lawsuits or withhold federal school funds to force desegregation.
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civil rights act
