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Who established the first school of education in the United States? |
| | A) | John Harvard |
| | B) | Reverend Samuel Hall |
| | C) | Horace Mann |
| | D) | The Holmes Group |
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The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) |
| | A) | trains entry-level teachers in professional conduct. |
| | B) | works to recognize highly competent teachers. |
| | C) | was criticized by the Holmes Group for inadequately preparing teachers. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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Teachers in colonial times |
| | A) | were highly regarded for their public service. |
| | B) | worked hard to earn their teaching credentials. |
| | C) | often had no formal preparation for teaching. |
| | D) | belonged to one of two professional teaching organizations: one labor-oriented, the other more professional in nature. |
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In the history of teacher education in the U.S., Horace Mann |
| | A) | chaired the faculty of the first normal school, in Concord, Vermont. |
| | B) | was a member of the influential Holmes Group. |
| | C) | worked to establish a board certification process for highly competent teachers. |
| | D) | helped establish the first state-supported normal school. |
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of teaching as a career? |
| | A) | Family-friendly work schedules, including summers off. |
| | B) | Comprehensive benefits, including health care and retirement benefits. |
| | C) | Freedom from mindless routine and clerical work. |
| | D) | Ongoing intellectual stimulation. |
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Which of the following is TRUE of teachers' salaries? |
| | A) | In order to attract individuals to teaching, federal income tax is no longer assessed on teachers' salaries. |
| | B) | Teachers' salaries vary widely from region to region, even district to district. |
| | C) | Teachers' salaries have stagnated in the last two decades. |
| | D) | California boasts the highest teachers' salaries and has been a national leader in educational funding for more than two decades. |
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In the colonial era, teachers |
| | A) | Earned as much as farmers, and even a bit more than merchants, enjoying relatively high status. |
| | B) | Were trained in teaching academies and focused particularly on maintaining good discipline and promoting Christian values. |
| | C) | At the elementary level, typically had not even attended secondary school. |
| | D) | Attended "normal schools" whose rising status enabled them to compete successfully for the scarce teaching positions. |
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Which of the following BEST DESCRIBES the status of teaching? |
| | A) | Teaching today is finally accepted as a true profession by teachers, the public, and the media. |
| | B) | While the public views teaching as a profession, the media continue to cast doubt on its professional status. |
| | C) | Most people believe that teaching has not reached the status of a profession. |
| | D) | Teachers have abandoned the effort to be treated as professionals and have focused their energies almost entirely on improving their salaries. |
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Comparing teaching with Southwest Airlines, one finds |
| | A) | Southwest Airlines and teaching are so enjoyable that a strong work ethic is not required. |
| | B) | neither places much value on training since they choose people who like to learn "on the fly" |
| | C) | only Southwest offers sabbaticals. |
| | D) | successful employees for Southwest or in teaching have a passion for their jobs. |
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Tomorrow's Teachers and A Nation Prepared both called for |
| | A) | Higher standards for teachers in the U.S. |
| | B) | Merit pay systems and career ladders to reward competent teachers. |
| | C) | Establishing "normal schools" to standardize teacher preparation. |
| | D) | Lengthening teacher training programs to four years. |
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Which of the following statements about Teach for America is FALSE? |
| | A) | It is the government-run teacher-training program that puts graduates into rural schools. |
| | B) | It is criticized by educators such as Linda Darling-Hammond who believe it is unprofessional and irresponsible. |
| | C) | It attracts a greater proportion of teachers of color than traditional, university-based teacher education programs. |
| | D) | It is a "fast track" training program for motivated college graduates to become teachers and serve in some of America's most difficult classrooms. |
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The 1997 Public Agenda survey on how to prepare teachers found that |
| | A) | university professors and classroom teachers held remarkably similar views on how to prepare new teachers. |
| | B) | university professors and the public held sharply different views on how to prepare teachers. |
| | C) | teachers and the public believe that university programs spend too much time teaching teachers how to maintain classroom discipline. |
| | D) | university professors favor more competitive learning environments, while parents think students should engage in more cooperative learning. |
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Which of the following statements is TRUE? |
| | A) | Dean Henry Holmes of Massachusetts is known for his early yet unsuccessful efforts to establish normal schools. |
| | B) | Teach for America recruits individuals to teaching and grants its graduates a Masters degree in Education or Teaching. |
| | C) | The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards administers yearly minimum competency tests to aspiring teachers to weed out unqualified teaching candidates. |
| | D) | "Fast track" training programs, such as Teach for America, provide short-term but controversial fixes for teacher shortages. |
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Which of the following is NOT TRUE? Jaime Escalante |
| | A) | taught in Mexico before coming to the United States in 1963. |
| | B) | taught at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. |
| | C) | built an advanced placement calculus program at a struggling school. |
| | D) | encouraged his students to retake an advanced placement calculus test when they were accused of cheating. |
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Of the following, which is the BEST advice you could give someone to become an attractive teaching candidate? |
| | A) | During your education program, create a list of potential people to write recommendations for you. At the completion of the teacher education program, solicit these letters. |
| | B) | Apply for board certification before requesting job interviews. Such certification greatly enhances your chances of being offered a beginning teaching position. |
| | C) | Study the job market and focus on networking; you want to be a known quantity when jobs arise. |
| | D) | The most critical part of any job application is a carefully worded application letter. Write a letter summarizing your strengths, listing your experiences, and reflecting your enthusiasm. |
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