Question 1

You want a classroom that embraces multiculturalism.How will the Transformation approach promote the strengths of your diverse students so you will not promote the Cultural deficit model?

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Question 2

Title IX provided funds to many schools to promote gender equity in the classrooms.Some of these schools used these funds to implement single-sex instruction.What advantages do you see for single-sex classrooms for students? For teachers?

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Question 3

All students have common human needs that must be met in order for them to be successful in their learning.If you have a student living at the poverty level, which levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs are most affected? Provide specific examples.

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Question 4

You are teaching in a school located in an area where English is not the predominant language in most homes.What are 3 strategies you can implement to teach students who are English language learners?

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Question 5

English language learners come into classrooms with varying degrees of fluency in English.When they are placed in English-only classrooms, even students who are conversationally fluent may fall further behind the mainstream students in their understanding of the concepts.Explain why this can happen and develop a plan for the ELL student.

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Question 6

There are several types of multicultural approaches in the classroom.How does the Social Action approach move towards the philosophy of Social Reconstructionism?

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Question 7

How can a teacher effectively teach all the different students in his/her classroom?

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Quiz 4: The Student and the Teacher: Acknowledging Unique Perspectives