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1A school curriculum should include a common body of information that all students should know.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



2The school curriculum should focus on the great ideas that have survived through time.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



3The gap between the real world and schools should be bridge through field trips, internships, and adult mentors.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



4Schools should prepare students for analyzing and solving the social problems they will face beyond the classroom.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



5Each student should determine his or her individual curriculum, and teachers should guide and help them.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



6Students should not be promoted from one grade to the next until they have read and mastered certain key material.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



7Schools, above all, should develop students' abilities to think deeply, analytically, and creatively, rather than focus on transient concerns like social skills and current trends.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



8Whether inside or outside the classroom, teachers must stress the relevance of what students are learning to real and current events.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



9Education should enable students to recognize injustices in society, and schools should promote projects to redress social inequities.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



10Students who do not want to study much should not be required to do so.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



11Teachers and schools should emphasize academic rigor, discipline, hard work, and respect authority.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



12Education is not primarily about workers and the world economic competition; learning should be appreciated for its own sake, and students should enjoy reading, learning, and discussing intriguing ideas.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



13The school curriculum should be designed by teachers to respond to the experiences and needs of students.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



14Schools should promote positive group relationships by teaching about different ethnic and racial groups.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



15The purpose of school is to help students understand themselves, appreciate their distinctive talents and insights, and find their own unique place in the world.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



16For the United States to be competitive economically in the world marketplace, schools must bolster their academic requirements in order to train more competent workers.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



17Teachers ought to teach from the classics, because important insights related to many of today's challenges and concerns are found in these Great Books.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



18Since students learn effectively through social interaction, schools should plan for substantial social interaction in their curricula.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



19Students should be taught how to be politically literate, and learn how to improve the quality of life for all people.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



20The central role of the school is to provide students with options and choices. The student must decide what and how to learn.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



21Schools must provide students with a firm grasp of basic facts regarding the books, people, and events that have shaped the nation's heritage.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



22The teacher's main goal is to help students unlock the insights learned over time, so they can gain wisdom from the great thinkers of the past.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



23Students should be active participants in the learning process, involved in democratic class decision making and reflective thinking.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



24Teaching should mean more than simply transmitting Great Books, which are replete with biases and prejudices. Rather, schools need to identify a new list of Great Books more appropriate for today's world, and prepare students to create a better society than their ancestors did.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



25Effective teachers help students to discover and develop their personal values, even when those values conflict with traditional ones.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



26Teachers should help students constantly reexamine their beliefs. In history, for example, students should learn about those who have been historically omitted: the poor, the non-European, women, and people of color.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



27Frequent objective testing is the best way to determine what students know. Rewarding students when they learn, even when they learn small things, is the key to successful teaching.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)



28Education should be a responsibility of the family and community rather than delegated to formal and impersonal institutions, such as schools.
A)Agree Strongly (5)
B)Agree (4)
C)Neither agree or disagree (3)
D)Disagree (2)
E)Disagree strongly (1)







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