Which of the Following Statements About Professional Organizations for Teachers

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about professional organizations for teachers (such as the NEA, the AFT, and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards) is most accurate?

• A) The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) clearly dominates the decision-making process in public education.
• B) Public education has been able to achieve a balanced and effective working relationship among all the educational interest groups.
• C) It is difficult to argue that there is an educational interest group that wields the same amount of influence as the American Medical Association (AMA) does for medicine or the Bar does for law.
• D) Teachers do not need an organization that represents their professional interests.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum, playing a key role in memory, attention, perception, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.

Retroactive Interference

A phenomenon in which more recently learned information hampers the recall of older information.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories.

Anterograde Interference

The process by which the formation of new memories is interfered with or disrupted, often due to the presence of previously learned information.