Controlling the Work of Teachers

When teachers are proletarianized, it means:

• A) They lose control and independence at work
• B) They gain more creative freedom in teaching
• C) They receive higher salaries and promotions

Deskilling in teaching happens when:

• A) Teachers develop new professional abilities
• B) Complex work is broken into simple, repetitive tasks
• C) Teachers are given more freedom to innovate

What does intensification describe in teachers’ work?

• A) More creative collaboration among staff
• B) Reduced pressure and shorter working hours
• C) Increasing workload and less time for rest

Teachers have a contradictory class location because:

• A) They are considered part of the upper class
• B) They belong to both working and middle classes at once
• C) They have no defined role in society

Gendered labor means:

• A) All teachers are treated equally regardless of gender
• B) Work and authority are influenced by gender differences
• C) Men and women perform the exact same roles in schools

A teacher-proof curriculum is one that:

• A) Allows teachers to freely adapt lessons
• B) Is pre-designed, limiting teacher control
• C) Focuses only on creative classroom activities

According to Apple, professionalism can:

• A) Empower teachers to resist control
• B) Hide increased control behind the idea of responsibility
• C) Have no impact on teachers’ autonomy

Teachers often resist control by:

• A) Refusing to teach
• B) Completely ignoring the curriculum
• C) Quietly adapting rules to fit their classroom

Rationalization in education means:

• A) Encouraging every teacher to create their own system
• B) Making schools run more efficiently through control and standardization
• C) Removing all forms of testing and measurement

Apple argues that true reform in education should:

• A) Focus on test scores and data
• C) Reduce attention to gender or class issues
• B) Empower teachers through class- and gender-aware change