Author Question: If you were on the board of education for your local school district and were asked for your ... (Read 72 times)

jayhills49 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

If you were on the board of education for your local school district and were asked for your opinions about what would make a good school, what might you say? If you were also asked what qualities should be sought in a teacher, how would you respond?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Inhelder and Piaget (1959) used a pendulum to explore adolescent moral reasoning.

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

IRincones · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The textbook cites several qualities associated with successful schools and teachers:
Schools (a) an emphasis among students and staff is placed on academic excellence; (b) the school environment is nurturing and safe; (c) students' parents get involved in the school in various ways; and (d) progress is monitored, including that of students, teachers, and programs.
Teachers (a) they manage the classroom effectively so that they can devote most of their time to instruction; (b) they believe that they are primarily responsible for their students' learning, success, and progress; (c) they emphasize mastery of topics rather than simple memorization; (d) they teach actively rather than passively; (e) they pay careful attention to packing; (f) they value tutoring; and (g) they teach students the metacognitive knowledge skills to monitor and manage their own learning.

Answer to Question 2

False