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Details Title: Fall Semester Final Description: Vocab Words Total Flash Cards: 45 Created: 12/10/2006 16:41:43	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Autodidact Definition a self taught person Term Competition Definition the conservative panacea for all public education's ills and problems Term Curriculum Definition the "WHAT" of teaching Term Merit Pay Definition administrative control device, that pits teacher against teacher Term Social Promotion Definition passing an unqualified student to the next grade Term Miseducation Definition what Dewey considered any experience that corrupts man Term Poor Children Definition end up in the largest classes in the nation Term Constitution Definition fails to mention education or school Term Philosophy Definition the "WHY" of teaching Term Methodology Definition the "HOW" of teaching Term Balkanization Definition breaking up into rival, waring, ethnic, lingustic factions Term Technology Definition study and application of labor saving devices Term Class Size Definition one of the few factors under educator's control that will improve learning Term President Carter Definition established the Dept. of Education (1979) Term Experience Definition what Dewey considered the primary educator Term Majeutic Method Definition question and answer, discussion Term Paideia Definition ancient Greece, educational community, culutured society, entire community acting as educators Term Constructivism Definition educational theory that learners assemble their knowledge through their experiences Term Objectivism Definition belief that knowledge has an existence independents of the learner Term Humanism Definition existential school of pscyh that promotes mans personal freedom, individuality Term Behaviorism Definition school of pysch that manipulates behavior by conditioning with stimulus and response Term I.E.P. Definition special learning conditions that are negotiated for special students Term Charter School Definition private schools included in the public school system Term Cost Definition greatest factor working against smaller classes Term Inclusion Definition mainstreaming disabled students into the regular program for all their children Term Pavlov-Watson-Skinner Definition 3 greatest behaviorists Term Accountability Definition takes responsibility of learning off the student and puts it on the teacher Term Zero-Tolerance Definition policy of mandatory penalties, with no exceptions allowed Term Brown vs. Board Definition outlawed school segregation, started the whole civil rights movement Term Eagle vs. Vitale Definition court case that outlawed school prayer Term Senority System Definition system of paying teachers in years of service and advanced degrees Term Vouchers Definition school tuition coupons enabling a student to attend the school of their choice Term Busing Definition Strategy used to desegragate schools Term States Definition have reserved power over education Term Ed School Definition often the cash cow of the University Term The School Definition an oasis of sanity for many children Term Horace Mann Definition father of the american public school system Term For-Profit Schools Definition privately owned schools, run like a business, in order to make money Term Cultural Capital Definition academic, scholastic advantages that affluent students inherit Term English Definition the "Lingua Franka" of planet Earth Term Immersion Programs Definition students are taught soley in English, 100% English Term Billingual Education Definition students are taught english along with their language also Term Home-Schooling Definition radical solutions for those who can find no good in public or private schools Term Progressive Movement Definition american social movement expected to reform society Term Secular Humanism Definition philosophy against religion