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According to the authors of this text, the question “Why Teach?” is important because our answer is a good indicator of:
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What we will accomplish as teacher
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After reading several novels about teaching, Jameel has become fascinated with teaching as a career. According to the authors, what else would be a fruitful way to help him decide if teaching is the right career for him?
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To get advice from his former teachers about the realities of teaching
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A person who enters teaching because of an overwhelming love of a certain subject matter (e.g., art, history) must guard against:
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Impatience with students who don't share that passion.
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Intrinsic rewards in teaching include
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The actual teaching and satisfaction from the performance of an important social service.
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Of the following extrinsic rewards, which is most closely associated with teaching?
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A work schedule allowing generous time for ones self
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Telly, the president of the senior class at State U., thinks he would enjoy teaching history and civics, because he has always taken a prominent role in student government and finds politics fascinating. If Telly decides to become a teacher, which of the following of Telly's interests wouldleast likely be satisfied in a teaching career?
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His attraction to status
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According to the authors of The Shopping Mall High School, average high school students
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Are ignored and poorly served
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A consistent similarity that emerges from schools teaching students in the middle school grades is that
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Few consistent similarities exists
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Hildi has selected her courses for the academic year, but she finds, after one week, that two of the courses do not interest her. She plans a meeting with her guidance counselor to rearrange her schedule. If this school is accurately represented by the “shopping mall” model, her guidance counselor will most likely
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Show her the coarse listings of numerous other courses available at the time she requested and signed her drop/add sheet to expedite the process.
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Juan believes that schools can help students become actively involved in alleviating the problem of homelessness. Juan personifies the view of
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Social reconstructionism
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Paulo Freire was a(n)
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Economic reconstructionist
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Schooling is most generally defined as
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A specific formalized process aimed mostly at the young
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The characteristics of teachers in effective schools include:
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High expectations of students, communication among teachers, and effective behavior management skills.
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Which of the following is the best definition of education, according to the text? Education is
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A continual growth process where by a person gains greater understanding of himself or herself and the world
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One of the most effective ways teachers can aid in the renewal of society is to
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Teach students to become involved and informed citizens
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