Chapter 1 Becoming a Teacher

Merit pay would best be described as which of the following?

Which is the biggest reason why people want to teach?

Debbie is a teacher who has just finished her 2nd year of teaching at Hilmar High School. At the end of that 2nd year, Debbie was informed that she would be granted tenure. From this point, Debbie can expect:

In terms of professional status, many feel teaching is a profession that cannot be associated with intrinsic rewards.

Normal schools were important because they represented the earliest form of professional teacher education.

Normal schools were important because they:

What is pedagogy (besides a cool word to say)?

Debbie is a new teacher in an inner-city school in Boston. To prepare for teaching, Debbie commits to teach for at least five years. Then, she spends her first year observing and working with Gina, a master teacher, while taking coursework. Based on this description, Debbie is part of _____.

The idea for Teach for America (TFA) came from:

One of the recommendations to strengthen the Teach for America (TFA) program is to increase classroom support for TFA participants as they teach

Unlike traditional teacher preparation programs, alternative teaching programs tend to result in a less diverse teaching force.

In the 1900's teaching was becoming an increasingly female occupation.

Edward is a retired teacher who taught in the United States during the colonial period. He would pass a test to measure his knowledge of important subjects.