Category: Writing

Other than those mentioned in this chapter, what
additional recent educational developments seem particularly important to you?
Why are they important?
1. Has the increased federal involvement in education
been good or bad for schools? How so?
2. In your opinion, in what respect, if any, has
education become professionalized?
3. In your opinion, how much progress has the United
States really made in providing equal educational opportunity? Defend your
answer.
4. What is happening in education at this very moment
that is likely to be written about in future history of education books?

What are the historical antecedents that have contributed
to the lack of racial and ethnic understanding in U.S. society?
1. Should education programs seek to eliminate cultural
differences among individuals or to preserve and perhaps celebrate them?
2. What can you do in your classroom to improve
multicultural education? Why and how?
3. What additional information would you like about
multicultural education, and where might you find such information?

If you were in Ms. Beckett’s position, what would you do?
Check the Web to find what you are required to do as the teacher providing the
accommodation that Dwayne needs. What did you learn?
1. Could, and should, teachers or test prompters guide
students to the correct answers? What might happen to a teacher who provided
inappropriate assistance to a student?
2. What is the purpose of the annual testing of student
achievement? Do you agree with these purposes, and why or why not?
3. Why are many teachers and parents concerned about the
annual testing requirements?

Racial and ethnic groups are not always integrated
throughout the school curriculum. What are some ways in which you can integrate
the racial and ethnic cultures of your students into the curriculum? How can
you learn more about the ethnic and racial groups that may be represented in
your future classroom?

What types of cybercrime do you envision in the future?
1. Fill in the Blank: ______ are criminal acts that occur
online.
2. True or False? A hacker is someone who commits crimes
online usually with illegal software.
3. Multiple Choice: A subprogram hidden in a program that
contains harmful content such as a virus is known as what?
1. Phishing
2. Trojan horse
3. Worm