What is the trilemma? Describe each component and explain how each affects the other.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2...When teachers attempt to solve problems that arise in their inclusive classrooms, it is more effective to
a. Determine what to do, independently.
b. Ask parents to help solve the problem.
c. Collaborate with another teacher.
d. Involve an interdisciplinary team.
Question 3...What is the first question to ask yourself as you join the early childhood field?
a. What will my salary be?
b. How much independence I desire and whether I want to work within a large bureaucracy?
c. What age(s) of children am I drawn to?
d. What teaching role do you want to have as you begin your career?
Question 4...Which of the following do NOT correctly identify components of quality in an early childhood program as determined by contemporary research?
a. health & safety, group size and ratio, appropriate curriculum and assessment
b. health & safety, language-rich interactions, comprehensive support services
c. well trained teachers, health & safety, family volunteer programs
d. group size and ratio, health & safety, comprehensive support services
Question 5...All of the following are examples of the work of professional organizations EXCEPT:
a. they determine the curriculum and standards used in the field
b. they further the knowledge base of the field by publishing books and journals.
c. they advocate for children and provide a collective voice for the field.
d. they build a sense of common purpose and support for members within the field.
Question 6...Which of the following is not a current issue in the early childhood field?
a. school readiness
b. alignment of early childhood and early elementary programs.
c. understanding of child development
d. the definition of quality
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