Week 1

According to the lecture, what is the purpose of education?

• Education’s purpose is to prepare you for successful participation in society.

• Education’s purpose is to ensure everyone learns the same skills at the same pace.

• Education’s purpose is to eliminate creativity from students.

• Education’s purpose is to focus only on memorizing facts.

All words have consequences for both the speaker and the receiver.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a responsibility of your teacher?

• Guide you on YOUR path

• Grade your papers only

• Ignore your questions

• Assign extra homework every day

Fill in the blank: Actions ALWAYS speak ______ than words.

• louder

• softer

• slower

• quieter

When are grades updated in PowerSchool?

• Every day

• On Sundays

• On Fridays

• At the end of the month

What does the document say about zeros in the gradebook?

• Zeros are place holders. When you complete the assignment, the grade will be updated by the following Sunday.

• Zeros mean you have failed the assignment permanently.

• Zeros indicate extra credit opportunities are available.

• Zeros are only visible to teachers and not students.

What does the word 'Egregious' mean?

• A) noticeably bad; the type of behavior I will address

• B) elaborate; add details, make fancy

• C) make something easier to use or understand

What does the word 'Zhuzh' mean?

• noticeably bad; the type of behavior I will address

• elaborate; add details, make fancy

• make something easier to use or understand

What does the word 'Clarify' mean?

• A) noticeably bad; the type of behavior I will address

• B) elaborate; add details, make fancy

• C) make something easier to use or understand

Fill in the blank: ________ is using professional judgment to evaluate something. You can trust my "teacher ________"!

• Discretion

• Prediction

• Intuition

• Experience