Deck 15: Your Motives for Teaching

Question 1

Your attitude about teaching and the qualities of your character can be called _____.

A)Dispositions
B)Personality
C)Ability to teach
D)Motives

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Former students always pop into Mr.Loewy's class to say hello.They tell him that they miss his class.One student came back to school to tell Mr.Loewy that he had inspired him to become a teacher.What is Mr.Loewy's motive to teach?

A)Assessing his students
B)Designing lessons
C)Implementing curriculum
D)Teaching students

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In Nieto's (2003) survey teachers gave reasons why they continued teaching for 25 or more years.What is NOT a reason given?

A)Autobiography- teaching defines them
B)Love- love students and subject
C)Family obligation- expectations from family
D)Intellectual work- update knowledge and teaching skills

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Teachers may want to have some influence and autonomy in schools.What can you control as a teacher?

A)All the resources available in the class
B)Designing and conducting lessons
C)Standards and curriculum taught
D)Who the students will be in your class

Question 5

What is one of the significant factors of professional teacher organizations to teachers?

A)Part of the trade of teaching
B)Reliable source of current trends in the field
C)Opportunity to socialize and travel
D)Govern the actual act of teaching

Question 6

What is one way to reduce that amount of new teachers leaving the profession within the first five years?

A)Provide a mentor to new teachers
B)Gain a deeper understanding of subject area
C)Utilize a variety of methods to teach the material
D)Concentrate on second career people becoming teachers

Question 7

Considering the top reasons teachers leave the teaching profession before retirement, what do teachers think is lacking in their profession?

A)Compensation for their professional position
B)Guidance in their professional development
C)Too much collaboration with others
D)Vacation time

Question 8

Teachers can be trained to use educational strategies and materials effectively.What is this belief about teaching?

A)Innate ability to teach
B)Teachers possess intuition to teach
C)Teaching is a profession
D)Teaching is a science

Question 9

Ms.Marks has always enjoyed the school experience and the intellectual stimulation from the school environment.What is her motive to become a teacher?

A)Atmosphere of learning and school
B)Inspired by previous teachers
C)Attention from students
D)Salary and benefits

Question 10

Do you know teachers that seem to be natural teachers? How does this observation portray teaching?

A)Creativity is key to teaching
B)Education strategies can be learned
C)Teaching is an art
D)Teacher preparation is irrelevant

Question 11

According to the survey The Status of the American Public School Teacher (2006), what was the number one reason teachers chose teaching as a career?

A)Long summer vacation
B)Job security
C)Intellectual stimulation
D)Desire to work with young people

Question 12

Ms.Ko guides her students to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions.Consequently, her students will contribute to society in their own way.What may be Ms.Ko's motive to teach?

A)Influence her student's perceptions
B)Make an impact on society
C)Reform current social issues
D)Essentialism approach to education

Question 13

Ms.Goode loves teaching.She feels teaching really is a "calling".What is Ms.Goode's motive to teach?

A)Creating lessons
B)Passion for teaching
C)Becoming a leader in her field
D)Money and benefits

Question 14

What is the best way a teacher should promote the purpose of the school?

A)Collaborate with others
B)Talk to parents
C)Attend school board meetings
D)Distribute school flyers

Question 15

Two separate surveys have found that nearly one out of every two teachers leave the classroom within five years.What is this loss of teachers called?

A)Teacher shrinkage
B)Career change
C)Attrition
D)Failed teaching

Question 16

After several years of teaching experience, you may want to take on some leadership roles in the school and community. Which of the following would NOT help you increase the perception of teaching as a profession?

A)Become involved in committees that impact the school
B)Choose to sponsor an extracurricular activity for your students
C)Take leadership in a professional teaching organization
D)Leave the profession to pursue something else

Question 17

To be a successful teacher, what must all teachers care about regardless of age?

A)School environment
B)Students
C)Subject
D)Summers off

Question 18

How does Gage resolve the question about whether teaching is an art or science?

A)Teachers must deal creatively with student learning
B)Teaching has a methodology to be practiced and followed
C)Teaching is an art that is informed by science
D)People have a disposition toward teaching

Question 19

Ms.Hopkins has been described as understanding, patient, and caring by her students.Her principal says she is responsible and takes initiative.What do these qualities describe?

A)Ms.Hopkins has the ability to teach the material
B)Her principal is happy with her teaching abilities
C)Her disposition towards teaching
D)Students want to be in Ms.Hopkins' class

Question 20

Jack is thrilled to be participating in his field experience.He always communicates with his collaborating teacher and is enthusiastic about being in the class.What will Jack's collaborating teacher observe about him?

A)Collaboration with others
B)Remediation needed
C)Needs to apply himself
D)Positive professionalism

Question 21

What are examples of effective teaching dispositions?

Question 22

What are the benefits of attending a conference for one of the teacher professional organizations?

Question 23

You enjoy the whole experience of school.If you are motivated to teach by the atmosphere of learning, what skills may you possess?

Question 24

Describe your motives for teaching as they pertain to your self, students, schools, and society?

Question 25

What examples of professional behavior are included in effective teaching?

Question 26

Since the textbook uses a Constructivist Approach, why are your motives for teaching at the end of the book?

Question 27

Are dispositions innate or learned? Explain.