Data confirms that the higher the educational attainment, the
a. higher the sense of self-esteem.
b. more likely the next generation will not go to college.
c. greater the amount of student debt.
d. higher the income.
Question 2One advantage to the Common Core is that if children change schools, the curriculum at their new school will be similar to their old school. In the United States, families move on average once
a. in any given child's lifetime.
b. every two years.
c. every five years.
d. every 10 years.
Question 3Janie is a fifth-grader in New Hampshire whose family is moving to Nevada in the middle of the school year. Which scenario is most likely, based on the fact that both states have adopted the Common Core standards?
a. Janie will be behind because her new school is ahead of her old school.
b. Janie will be able to more or less pick up where she left off when she gets to her new school.
c. Janie will have to repeat a grade in her new school system.
d. Janie will have to repeat a lot of subject matter that her old school already covered.
Question 4Contrary to popular myths about the Common Core
a. schools systems and teachers can choose their own materials.
b. schools systems and teachers will use standardized materials.
c. schools and districts will be graded according to state-determined standardized testing.
d. states will be graded according to federally determined standardized testing.
Question 5Supporters of _____ argue that states have dummied down standards and that students should be held to a higher expectation.
a. federal control of schools
b. local control of schools
c. No Child Left Behind
d. the Common Core
Question 6Critics of the Common Core argue that it
a. is based on flawed assumptions.
b. allows the states to make up their own standards.
c. takes control away from parents.
d. promotes cultural biases.
Question 7Discuss how socioeconomic status affects church membership and participation. How does this play out at the local and denominational levels?
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