Chapter 01 Question and answers
already passed 2025/2026
Approximately ____ percentage of teachers are male. - correct answer ✔25%
According to your text, most teachers come from the ____ racial group. - correct answer ✔caucasian
The reason that most teachers give for choosing to teach is that they ____. - correct answer ✔have a
desire to work with children.
The following are some of the reasons teachers give for choosing the profession: Long summer vacation,
the influence of teachers and job security. - correct answer ✔true
New York had the highest average teacher salary in 2016. - correct answer ✔true
Academic rigor is an important component of facilitating learning because it means the content we
teach is meaningful and our expectations for learning are high. - correct answer ✔true
Which of the following is a traditional path to teacher preparation? - correct answer ✔a bachelor's
degree, fifth-year program and master's degree
Teach for America is considered an ____ path to teacher preparation. - correct answer ✔internship
Which is a characteristic for an occupation to be considered a profession? - correct answer ✔-provides
an essential service no other group can provide
Which characteristic of a full profession does teaching not fit as well as it perhaps it should? - correct
answer ✔-self-governance in admitting, policing, and excluding members
already passed 2025/2026
Approximately ____ percentage of teachers are male. - correct answer ✔25%
According to your text, most teachers come from the ____ racial group. - correct answer ✔caucasian
The reason that most teachers give for choosing to teach is that they ____. - correct answer ✔have a
desire to work with children.
The following are some of the reasons teachers give for choosing the profession: Long summer vacation,
the influence of teachers and job security. - correct answer ✔true
New York had the highest average teacher salary in 2016. - correct answer ✔true
Academic rigor is an important component of facilitating learning because it means the content we
teach is meaningful and our expectations for learning are high. - correct answer ✔true
Which of the following is a traditional path to teacher preparation? - correct answer ✔a bachelor's
degree, fifth-year program and master's degree
Teach for America is considered an ____ path to teacher preparation. - correct answer ✔internship
Which is a characteristic for an occupation to be considered a profession? - correct answer ✔-provides
an essential service no other group can provide
Which characteristic of a full profession does teaching not fit as well as it perhaps it should? - correct
answer ✔-self-governance in admitting, policing, and excluding members
