Four students are sitting in the cafeteria describing their new teachers. From the perspective of the textbook, which student is describing the most effective classroom climate?
a. Adele says, My teacher is really cool. He pretty much lets us do our own thing. He doesn't pressure us if we don't feel like paying attention. In fact, one chick was crying in the corner the other day, and he didn't say a word to her.
b. Brandon says, My teacher is a little scary at times. When Harry came in late one day, she looked over her reading glasses at him until he crawled into his seat, and she suggested that if he was late again, he might as well not show up.
c. Chelsey says, My teacher makes class really fun. He tells lots of jokes to make us laugh. If we don't get anything done one day, we just try to do twice as much the next day.
d. Darren says, Marianne came in late yesterday looking really upset. My teacher stopped for a minute to talk quietly with her but didn't give her too much static about being late for class.
Question 2
Three of the following teacher behaviors are consistent with the textbook's suggestions for communicating caring and respect for students. Which one is not consistent with its suggestions?
a. Ms. Avanti comes to school every day with her lessons carefully thought through and well prepared.
b. Mr. Banyard gives assignments that he knows students can complete independently with little effort.
c. Mr. Cranston gives students several criteria they can use to evaluate their own performance on homework assignments.
d. Ms. Delacorte's enthusiasm for science clearly reveals itself in the energy and
excitement she brings to class each day.
Teachers
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A Tough Economy ...for students
High school students shopping at the mall
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