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1
Colonial education was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A)home schooling.
B)elementary girls' schools called dame schools.
C)religious-based instruction.
D)apprenticeships.
2
School desegregation progressed rapidly as a result of
A)Plessy v. Ferguson.
B)Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
C)Hopwood v. State of Texas.
D)The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
3
In colonial times, education was often denied to
A)girls.
B)children of color.
C)poor children.
D)all of the above
4
Benjamin Franklin established the Franklin Academy to
A)train future political leaders to serve in public office.
B)provide vocational training through the study of practical subjects.
C)emphasize the continued need for a classical education in modern times.
D)offer basic education to the masses to secure their rights as citizens in a democracy by understanding earlier democratic governments in Rome and Greece.
5
The major advocate of the common school movement was
A)Jerome Bruner.
B)Reverend Samuel Hall.
C)John Dewey.
D)Horace Mann.
6
Proponents of the common school movement argued that free, universal public education would accomplish all of the following EXCEPT
A)produce a better-educated workforce in an increasingly industrialized society.
B)assimilate the growing number of culturally diverse immigrants to American values and culture.
C)equalize economic conditions between the rich and poor to reduce social disharmony.
D)establish a shared religion to repair the fractured spirit of a nation with peoples of many faiths.
7
The common school movement encountered opposition in the form of
A)business interests concerned that the labor pool of children would disappear.
B)taxpayers willing to pay higher taxes to create school choice.
C)teacher labor unions sponsoring their own schools.
D)all of the above
8
Institutions created to train teachers during the common school period were called
A)academies.
B)dame schools.
C)normal schools.
D)state teacher colleges.
9
The forerunner of the modern American high school was the
A)academy.
B)common school.
C)grammar school.
D)normal school.
10
Which of the following statements best characterizes trends in desegregation during the last twenty years?
A)Court cases such as Hopwood and Michigan have pushed integration efforts into higher education by mandating that colleges put admissions policies into effect to increase diversity on campus.
B)Due to the increasing racial diversity of school-age children in the United States, most students—although not all students—across the nation now attend integrated schools.
C)Desegregation efforts such as magnet programs have been effective in integrating schools, as well as the academic and social lives of students.
D)Court decisions have reduced school busing and firm racial set-asides in college, significantly increasing racial segregation in the nation's schools.
11
According to the tenets of progressive education, the most effective learning strategy involves the teacher
A)allowing students to do whatever activities they choose, as long as they are not disruptive.
B)encouraging students to be employed part-time to get real-world experience.
C)identifying student needs and interests and building upon them.
D)employing direct instruction to ensure high scores on standardized tests.
12
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in schools. The focus of the law
A)guarantees equitable funding and resources for female athletes in school
B)prevents the expulsion of female students who become pregnant, or the male students who made them pregnant.
C)prevents male students from harassing other male students.
D)all of the above
13
The rationale for schools operated by white church missionaries to teach Native American children was based on
A)cultural difference theory.
B)expectation theory.
C)deficit theory.
D)resistance theory.
14
The fastest-growing group of school-age children are
A)Native Americans
B)Hispanics
C)Black Americanss
D)Gay and lesbians
15
The influential report A Nation at Risk called for
A)greater emphasis on vocational education, with a special focus on computers and technology.
B)creating more electives in high school to respond to diverse student needs.
C)a student-centered curriculum that begins with pre-kindergarten education.
D)increased graduation requirements that would result in more competent high school grads.





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