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Exam 2
Chapers 4 and 8
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Education
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2012

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Term
Academic Freedom
Definition
to teach without coercion, censorship, or other restrictive interference.
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Negligence
Definition
Whether a reasonable person with similar training would act in the same way; Whether or not the teacher could have foreseen the possibility of an injury.
Term
Brevity
Definition
Work can be reproduced if it is not overly long.
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Fair Use
Definition
a legal principle that allows limited use of copyrighted materials
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Child Abuse
Definition
includes a range of mistreatments, including physical, emotional, and sexual harm
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Ability Grouping
Definition

sorts students based on capability, and year to year testing to determine groupings but the groupings may well vary by subject

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Sociogram
Definition
provides insight into the social life of a class
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Latchkey
Definition

Are children who carry a key on a cord or chain around their necks to unlock their house door

 

Term
Youth Suicide
Definition

most people at risk are:

  1. substance abusers
  2. teens questioning their sexuality
  3. and girls who have been physically or sexually abused

 

Term
Cumulative Effect
Definition
The total number of works reproduced without permission for class distribution must not exceed nine instances per class per semester
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Copyright Act (PL 553)
Definition
stopped teachers right to freely reproduce and distribute published works without asking the publisher for use of it
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Misfeasance
Definition
failure to conduct in an appropriate manner an act that might otherwise have been lawfully performed
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Nonfeasance
Definition

Failure to perform an act that one has a duty to perform

Term
Malfeasance
Definition
An act that cannot be done lawfully no matter how it is performed
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Educational Malpractice
Definition

known as academies damage, a new experimental line of litigation concerned with assessing liability for students who graduate from school without fundamental skills

 

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Spontaneity
Definition

If a teacher has an inspiration to use the published work and there is not enough time to contact and receive written permission for the work, then it is allowed to be reproduced

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Liability Precautions
Definition
teacher made a reasonable attempt to anticipate a dangerous situation, teacher provided proper supervision, teacher took precautions, teacher established rules, and teacher gave warnings
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Engle vs. Vitale (1962)
Definition

an official organized prayer in school is not permitted:

  1. Local school board composed a prayer is recited aloud every day by each class
  2.   Students who didn’t want to recite the prayer could be silent or leave the room
  3. Occurred in New York
Term
Goss vs. Lopez (1975)
Definition
School officials must present a student with charges before suspending them and provide them an opportunity to defend themselves. The Supreme Court also found that corporal punishment such as paddling is not cruel and unusual punishment and does not deprive the students of their rights
Term
Values Clarification
Definition

a program that is designed to help students develop and eventually act on their values

Term
Carol Gilligan
Definition
found that women and men react differently when responding to moral dilemmas
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Gatekeeping
Definition
teachers determining who will talk, when, for how long, as well as the direction of the communication
Term
John Goodland
Definition
founder of a fair degree so consistency in how time is spent in class throughout the grades
Term
Comprehensive Values Education
Definition

 

when traditional such as honesty, caring, and responsibility are taught and demonstrated directly

Term
Buckley Amendment (1974)
Definition
allows parents and guardians access to their children's educational records; requires that school districts inform parents of this right and establish a procedure for providing educational records on request
Term
Due Process (Goldberg vs. Kelly)
Definition

(car argument); the procedural requirements that must be followed in such areas as student and teacher discipline and placement in special education programs

 

1.   a notice of charge or actions to be taken

2.  the opportunity to be heard

3.  The right to a defense that reflects the particular circumstances and nature of the case

 

Term
Tinker vs. Des Moines (1969)
Definition

 a school board cannot deprive a student of their First Amendment right to freedom of speech; as long as there is no substantial disruption in the school caused by that student

 

Term
Unremarked Revolution
Definition

A persistent change by the end of the 1990s only 15% of schools had official tracking policies, down from 93% in 1965

Term
Tracking
Definition

The term given to the process when educators believe students learn better with other students that are like them, in a homogenous classroom

 

Term
Detrack
Definition
eliminate tracking practices in the nation’s schools
Term
Alternative Families
Definition

Fmily lifestyles other than a male and female living with their children:

·     They also can consist of single moms or dads with children

·     Biological parents who aren't married

·     Relatives or friends acting as child guardians

·     Same sex couples sharing parenting roles

·     Non-married couples living as families

·     Or serial relationships with continually changing parents

Term
Zero Tolerance Policy
Definition

typically sets out predetermined consequences or punishment for specific offenses, regardless of the circumstances or disciplinary history of the student involved

 

 

 

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