Deck 5: Developing a Positive School Culture

Question 1

List the things that may indicate that there are gangs in the school.

Answer 1

no answer

Question 2

Which of the following is not the role of a guidance counselor

A)To diagnose a child with an emotional problem
B)Assume an advisor responsibility for a child
C)Provide direct staff development on techniques for personal counseling
D)Function as a school referral agent for problems identified

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is not true?

A)Small is good when developing learning communities.
B)A principal who is visible and active in the hall is dangerous to a good learning climate.
C)Regular conferences with parents or guardians contribute to the development of a positive learning climate
D)Placing community volunteers in the schools will help reduce the incidence of violence

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is not a benefit of adult visibility in a school?

A)Student behavior
B)Sense of safety and security
C)Violence in the schools
D)Student/teacher relationships

Question 5

There are three products of a good group counseling process.These are what?

Question 6

Consider Case # 10 "How Safe is the School?' Which of these issues will be your first priorities? How will you organize to address these?

Question 7

What are the two purposes of an individual counseling program?

Question 8

Which of the following set a gang apart from other organizations.

A)The group has a name and an identifiable leader.
B)The group has visual symbols that readily identify one as either a member or nonmember.
C)The group engages in delinquent or criminal activity.
D)The group is visually consistent with stereotypic images of a gang.
E)The group maintains a geographic "turf."

Question 9

Describe the elements of a healthy school.Which of these are present in your school? What is missing and what do you believe could be done about it?

Question 10

Read Case Study 24.How would you respond to this situation? What factors in this chapter would you use to resolve,or at least address,the issue? How likely do you think that the issue is largely racial? Or,simply a matter of the pre- and adolescent nature of the student body? Specifically what would you do to improve the climate?

Question 11

Good schools are characterized by

A)an efficient secretary
B)large libraries
C)high standards
D)quiet halls

Question 12

Which of the following is the least likely sign of gangs in a school?

A)Unusual or indecipherable signs on walls,notebooks,and clothing.
B)Students greet each other with hand signs or unusual language.
C)A group of students are seen together in the school frequently.
D)Unexplainable wounds or tattoos are discovered.

Question 13

Explain what "hoopla" is and how it is a factor in the climate of a school.