Educational Psychology - Erin Hendricks

  MODULE ONE Concept One: Expectations Summary      Chapter one covers a lot about the role of the teacher in the classroom and what a major impact they can have on the lives of their students.  Woolfolk goes into detail about some of the expectations that have been set for teachers over the years and talks about the high standards that they are held to.  For example, on page six, she discusses at length the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and its successor, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).  Both expect students to meet certain proficiency levels, although they have different outcomes if these are not met.  According to page six, under NCLB, “if a school underperformed for 5 years, federal money could be taken away, teachers and principals could be fired, and schools could be converted to charter schools or closed”.   Reflection      This section had me thinking a lot about the role that testing plays.  W...