VHM - Unit 5

In the beginning of the chapter it is implied that some wealthier Americans opposed the first publics schools in the United States because:

• They cost too much money.

• They would weaken social-class barriers.

• People who did not pay for their education would not value it.

Tocqueville finally concluded that public education in the United States would:

• Give Americans not only the desire but also the means to better their position in life.

• not provide any practical training in vocational skills.

• not work because people would be prevented from rising to a higher class by the aristocracy.

Which of these statements is FALSE?

• American high school students have the choice of going to a free public school or a private one where thay must pay tuition.

• The American education system is based on strong principles of equality of opportunity - all students should have an equal opportubity to get a good education.

• After twelve years of school, American students receive a bachelor’s degree diploma at graduation.

Which of these statements is true?

• Most of the money to pay for American public schools comes from local taxes.

• Religious schools that serve middle-class students receive money from the national government, but elite private schools do not.

• The national Department of Education determines the curriculum for all schools and sets the standards for high school graduation and college admission.

From 1900 το 2000, the percentage of young Americans who take at least some college courses

• increased enormously, from less than 10 percent to over 50 percent.

• increased slightly, from about 10 percent to about 20 percent.

• stayed about the same, at around 20 percent.

What most Americans probably value most about higher education is

• its cultural value.

• its monetary value.

• its moral value.

Which of the following would not be considered an extracurricular activity?

• a school baseball team

• the student government of a school

• a classroom research project

8. In 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court said that racially segregated schools and other public facilities

• violated the principle of equality.

• violated the U.S. Constitution.

• did not violate the principle of equality or the U.S. Constitution.

Which of these statements is false?

• Public schools that are mainly black or mainly white today usually are the result of the racial makeup of neighborhoods.

• African-Americans are the fastest growing minority in the schools today.

• In some school districts, 100 different languages may be spoken.

Which of these statements is true?

• In the United States, all immigrant children attend bilingual programs until they learn English very well and are allowed to attend regular classes with native speakers.

• In the United States there are almost no uniform standards for any schools.

• Multicultural education discusses history from the perspectives of all the ethnic groups involved, not just the Anglo-American.