Cause Behind the Continued Expansion of Education in the Early Twentieth Century
Education In America Quiz
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What two elements of education have evolved since colonial times?
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Technology and cooperative groups
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Community involvement and rigor
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Discipline procedures and instructional practices
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Curricula and teaching methods
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The text describes the causes of certain developments in American education. What does the text suggest is the cause behind the continued expansion of education in the early twentieth century?
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Because the economy was exploding, the country needed more eduated people to fill new roles and become business and industry leaders
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Because no girls would go on to become doctors, lawyers, or scholars, they were only required to become socialized in schools.
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Because most schools only taught reading for a knowledge of the Bible, many poorer families couldn't afford tutors and this prevented their children from joining learned professions.
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Because of local laws and mandates, public schools flourished and soon outnumbered private schools.
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Education in America reflects the values and aspirations of the country. What evidence supports this conclusion?
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Education came mostly from private tutors
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Reading was also important, as colonists prized knowledge of the Bible
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Curricula and teaching methods have evolved
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Since mothers spent more time with their children than fathers did, mothers, too. needed to be wise, worldly, and knowledgeable.
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Based on the text, what two groups of people have faced inequality in education?
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Whites and blacks
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Women and blacks
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White men and children
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Women and children
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What is the main idea of the article?
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Though there has been progress in providing more equality in education, there is much more to be done.
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"No Child Left Behind" hoped that by 2014, 100% of students would be proficient, but the goal proved unrealistic.
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Horace Mann schools gave teachers more responsibility, whereas children became passive, listening and taking notes.
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How to educate America's children is one of the more controversial and important questions today.
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Read the sentences and answer the question. "To simply increase funding to minority schools is not enough, because the success or failure of education is closely tied to the affluence or poverty of the local community. Students from poor families living in poor communities have worse educational outcomes than their more affluent counterparts, even when school funding is equal." As used in the text, what does the word "affluent" mean?
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Educated
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Cautious
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Independent
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Wealthy
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What word or phrase best completes the sentence? Black students were forced to attend separate schools from white students ________ the Supreme Court's 1954 decision.
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As a result of
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Prior to
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After
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In conclusion to
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According to the text, what is the success or failure of education closely tied to?
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Parental involvement
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Teacher relationships with children
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Affluency or poverty of a local comminty
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Transportation to school
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Identify the statement from the text below that best illustrates the author's argument.
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The purpose of schooling has changed little since colonial times
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Universal education, coupled with...a more rigid educational model, would instill discipline and harmony in children.
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Despite the accomplishments of the Civil Rights movement and predecessor movements, educational inequality has far from disappeared.
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To simply increase funding to minority schools is not enough, because the success or failure of education is closely tied to affluence or poverty of a local community.
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Which of the statements below does NOT describe a factor that has impacted the evolution of American education?
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Private tutoring
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Population density of an area
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Wealth
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Race and gender
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