Lesson: 12: Issues And Trends In early Childhood Education:

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                                   : Lesson: 12: Issues And trends In Early Childhood Education:

                                Write your correct answer Letter only or Circle the correct letters for your answer:

1.) The family Child Care study found that the most important factor for most parents when choosing a child care setting is:

    _____a.) Adult child ratio in the classroom.

    _____b.) The costs of the program.

    _____c.) The safety of the program for their children.

    _____d.) professional staff training.

2.) The national crisis in the quality of child care programs is directly related to the:

    _____a.) Program's underlying philosophy.

    _____b.) experience and training of the teachers.

    _____c.) Needs of the families served.

    _____d.) Support it receives from its neighborhood community.

3.) All of these issues below came out of the school reform movement, EXCEPT:

    _____a.) Involving the larger community.

    _____b.) promoting parent partnerships.

    _____c.) Seeing the child in context.

    _____d.) Providing better school meals.

4.) Historically, Changes in education are linked to:

    _____a.) Social reform.

    _____b.) Community values.

    _____c.) School boards.

    _____d.) Government regulations.

5.) Today's parents are currently most concerned about having their children learn to:

    _____a.) Read before entering kindergarten.

    _____b.) Operate a computer in preschool.

    _____c.) identify other cultures and ethic groups in the community.

    _____d.) Cope with problems at an early age.

6.) Which of these statements is true about childhood stress?

    _____a.) The generic aches and pains children sometimes complain of are rarely rooted in stress.

    _____b.) Teachers in early childhood settings should remove all stress causing factors from their                         classrooms.

    _____c.) Stress is an unavoidable factor in every child's development.

    _____d.) It is best to ignore physical complaints unless it is obvious that a child is ill or injured.

7.) All of the following are accurate statements regarding child abuse and neglect, EXCEPT:

    _____a.) An estimated 1200 children died of abuse or neglect in the year 2000.

    _____b.) Poor minority children are abused at approximately twice the rate of other social and                                     cultural groups.

    _____c.) reports of abuse in institutional settings represented only about 3% of all confirmed cases

                in  1997.

    _____d.) Changes in the family unit, Unemployment , and rising divorce rates are having a negative

                    effect on children's well being.

8.) One of the best ways to prevent child abuse in an early childhood setting would be to:

    _____a.) Require accreditation of all preschools.

    _____b.) Require teachers to carry cell phones so that they may stay in constant communication with                 parents/Guardians.

    _____c.) Place recording devices in the classrooms.

    _____d.) Return the monitoring responsibility for child care programs to the jurisdiction of local law                     enforcement agencies.

9.) One of the most important responses an early childhood teacher can make to a child wh tells that he or she has been abused is to:

    ______a.) Warn the child not to talk to anybody else about the incident.

    ______b.) Question the child as to whether he or she may have been responsible for the incident.

    ______c.) believe the child and commend him or her for telling you what happened.

    ______d.) Convey to the child your own feelings about the abuse.

10.) Which of these statement is true about HIV / AIDS?

    ______a.) An infected person with no symptoms can still transmit the disease.

    ______b.) The only way to transmit the virus is through unprotected sexual contact.

    ______c.) AIDS is no longer a life threatening disease

    ______d.) The ration of male to female AIDS cases is 1 to 1.

11.) As a precaution in this era of HIV / AIDS, a classroom teacher or child care staff person should:

    ______a.) Wear a filtering mask if he or she suspects that a child may have the disease.

    ______b.) Have at risk children use separate books and manipulatives.

    ______c.) Object to having an infected child in the program, especially if the teacher or staff member

                        has small children at home.

    ______d.) Wear plastic gloves whenever there is a possibility of coming into contact with blood.

12.) Children whose parents have announced that they are getting a divorce are likely to experience Stage 1 behavioral response to the immediate situation, which is to:

    ______a.) Attempt to understands why it is happening.

    ______b.) seek out surrogate parents.

    ______c.) exhibit shock and distress.

    ______d.) Behave "better" to keep them together.

13.) The term or expression,______________, describes a trend over time for educational institutions to assume functions once performed by families.

    ______a.) "It takes a village"

    ______b.) "progressive assumption"

    ______c.) "No child left behind

    ______d.) "Least restrictive educational environment"

14.) Which term or phrase best describes the system or network of family and cultural relationships that have a major impact on the way children develop?

    _____a.) Extended family.

    _____b.) Shared values.

    _____c.) ecology of development.

    _____d.) Village atmosphere.

15.) The issue most important to the future of our society, which early childhood educators can influence, is how they:

    _____a.) Help the family.

    _____b.) teach children about their history.

    _____c.) Use their time with the children.

    _____d.) Provide entertainment for children.

16.) The first role of a teacher in relation to students and their families is to:

    _____a.) decide the truthfulness of claims of child abuse.

    _____b.) Teach values promoted by the parents.

    _____c.) Act as a mediator between the school and the children's families.

    _____d.) Serve as a resource for children.

17.) The second most vital role of an early childhood teacher is to:

    _____a.) Address the diversity of the whole community.

    _____b.) Serve as an outside source of support for parents and guardians.

    _____c.) Come to the aid of families in crisis.

    _____d.) Be a role model for children who have suffered abuse.

18.) Even though the FCC requires broadcasters to provide (3) Three hours of educational programs for

children each week, The best guidelines for teachers and parents to follow in dealing with the hazards of media culture is to:

    _____a.) Boycott products from manufacturers who sponsor commercial programs.

    _____b.) Allow children to substitute video games for commercial programs.

    _____c.) Limit children's viewing to commercial free programming.

    _____d.) Set daily time on children's viewing.

19.) Since at least one study indicates that children exhibit an "Attitude Crystallization" of racial and gender prejudices by the age of three, The prognosis for the future is that:

    ______a.) There will be a gradual decline of racial and cultural prejudice in society.

    ______b.) The next generation of adults is likely to exhibit the same prejudices as their elders.

    ______c.) A public school education in mixed race and multicultural classrooms will be the best                                 place for children to learn tolerance.

    ______d.) It would be foolish to believe American society will ever find a solution to the problem of                         Prejudice.

20.) Schlank and Metzger (1997) suggest all of the following teacher guideline to reduce gender stereotyping, EXCEPT: 

    _______a.) Using descriptions of "Boys" and " Girls" when addressing students to reduce gender                                     confusion.

    _______b.) Establishing rules and conduct for cooperation and gender equity.

    _______c.) Being gender inclusive or neutral while avoiding gender designations that stereotype                                 behavior.

    _______d.) Thinking of how to handle superhero and Doll play that supports children and                                                 community values.