Profession (Becoming a Teacher Forest
W. Parkay 9th edition Teacher Cadet)
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A research report for the NEA indicates that the most frequently cited reason
teachers choose their profession is ________ - correct answers the desire to
work with children and young adults
__________ reers to differences among studnets in regard to gender, race,
ethnicity, culture and socioeconomic status. - correct answers student
diversity
According to the Metropolitan Life Survey of the American Teacher, 82
percent of the teachers who responded strongly agreed that they ________ -
correct answers were passionate about teaching
Mr. Norton loves English literature, has a strong desire to learn more about
this discipline, and wants the opportunity to share that knowledge with
studnets. He is drawn to teaching because of a passion for __________ -
correct answers the subject
Ms. Bradham has always enjoyed school and embraced the environment that
encourages a high regard for education and the life of the mind. She probably
chose teaching as a profession because of a passion for the _________ -
correct answers teaching life
During an interview with Mr. Fanning, he states that he is attracted to teaching
because of a love of the teaching-learning process. Therefore, he enjoys the
_______ - correct answers live, spontaneous aspects of teaching
, Educational research supports the fact that those who become teachers are
more influenced by their teachers as _________ - correct answers people
With the exceptions of parents or guardians, the adults who have the greatest
influence on children are often their ______ - correct answers teachers
Research tells us that teachers may make up to ________ low-level decisions
in a school day. - correct answers 3,000
Ms. Duckworth, the adaptive physical education specialist, runs two miles
every agternoon after school. Jason, a young boy wiht mild cerebral palsy,
has been watching Ms. Duckworth for hte past several weeks as she works
out on the track. This afternoon Jason jogged two laps with Ms. Duckworth.
This is an illustration of__________ - correct answers a teacher's power to
influence others by example
Mr. Evans, a fifth-grade teacher in a suburban school, makes derogatory
remarks to his class about inner-city schools. This shows that he lacks an
understanding of ________ - correct answers the unpredictability of outcomes
________ recruits graduates from some of the best colleges adn universities
in the United States to teach a minimum of two years in urban and rural
school districts wiht severe shortages of science, math, and language arts
teachers. - correct answers Teach for America
Jon is disturbed by the problems of contemporary America-the erosion of the
family, the increasing violence in our cities, adn the hardships of poverty. To
make a difference, Jon has chosen to pursue teaching as a profession. His
primary reason for this choice is the ___________ - correct answers desire to
serve others