In what ways were the Middle Atlantic colonies religiously and culturally diverse, and how did this diversity affect the types of schools being established?
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 2] Identify and discuss who was advantaged and who was disadvantaged by the educational opportunities provided by the dual-track system of schools in the colonial period.
What will be an ideal response?
[Ques. 3] Events in the United States during the twentieth century such as the G.I. Bill, Title IX, and educating students with disabilities tended to highlight most directly
a. the increasing lack of interest by the American public in the role of public schools in society.
b. a continued emphasis on the role of education in promoting a sense of nationalism and creating an American culture.
c. the increasing influence of the national government in the affairs of public education.
d. the increasing lack of direction leading to the decay of public education in this country.
[Ques. 4] In the late nineteenth century, the federal government provided education for Native Americans with the purpose of
a. assimilating Native Americans into the white society.
b. encouraging higher employment for Native Americans.
c. promoting religious values.
d. preserving Native American traditions.
[Ques. 5] The educational policy of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has historically stated that
a. all children should have equal educational opportunities.
b. community members should participate in educational policy making.
c. minority children need minority teachers.
d. the school curriculum should include issues related to ethnicity.
[Ques. 6] Which of the following terms is closest in meaning to the intended outcomes of the late-nineteenth-century Americanization approach to educating immigrants?
a. assimilation
b. pluralism
c. multiculturalism
d. separation
[Ques. 7] The Freedmen's Bureau intended to
a. eliminate limitations on travel after the Civil War.
b. help former slaves adjust to freedom.
c. provide free legal assistance for businesses.
d. promote teacher training.
[Ques. 8] The G.I. Bill of 1944
a. aided expansion of the military academies.
b. resulted in increased funding for schools with large enrollments of African American students.
c. provided federal funds for veterans to subsidize their education.
d. represents the first time the federal government assisted higher education.
[Ques. 9] The middle school was designed to
a. address concerns of parents about personal safety in high school.
b. create more opportunities for career education.
c. permit a gradual transition from childhood to adolescence.
d. shift large enrollments out of overcrowded junior high schools.
[Ques. 10] Junior high schools emerged as a result of
a. pressure from parents and community leaders.
b. recommendations from the National Education Association.
c. the desire for a transitional institution between elementary school and high school. d. the influence of child psychologists.
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