School Similarities and Differences

What are the two main concepts we learn in class?

• School levels and teacher roles

• Types of schools and school levels

• Education and schooling

• Early Childhood Ed and Elementary Ed

Schooling is_______________?

• Education.

• The lifelong process of learning.

• The formal structure of teaching and learning.

• How we learn.

What is one advantage and disadvantage of private schools?

• It allows parents and religious groups to include their traditions and beliefs

• These schools offer student and community services that go beyond academics.

• The cost can be high and is not funded by the government like public schools

• All students are welcomed through a first come first serve lottery process.

What are the different levels of Early Childhood Education?

• Preschool

• Daycare

• Kindergarten

• Elementary

• Primary grades

Why are students referred to an alternative school?

• Behavioral Problems

• First admitted

• Academic Achievements

• Academic Problems

Looping is _________________________

• when a teacher moves around from one classroom to another.

• when a teacher stays with her/his students for more than one year.

• when students move from one classroom to another.

• when a teacher teaches one subject for the first half of the school year then teaches another subject for the remaining school year.

What are some models of preschool education?

• Montessori

• HighScope

• Reggio Emilia

• Half-day/Full-day

• Head Start

Charter schools are managed by which of the following?

• School district

• The state

• Administrators

• Neighborhood

In high school, teachers teach one area/level of their major subject?

• True

• False

Primary grades are the most challenging grades because...

• There are many students that have not been in preschool

• There are various levels of acquired knowledge and skills

• There are widely levels of readiness for learning

• There is a wide range of students who have an enormous amount of home encouragement.