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What is the midline ridge of tissue on the hard palate?

Many teachers do not welcome family members to the classroom because they do not want to feel under scrutiny of being observed for extended periods of time.​

Parents who are unavailable to come into a classroom may still provide resources in the form of materials to be used in classroom activities.

Which of the following can occur that mainly involves the abnormal development of one or more structures from ectoderm within the embryonic period?

Case Study: How Should Teachers Address Parents’ Beliefs About Gender Roles? Three-year-old Sylvan lives with his father and stay-at-home mother in a small town, where he attends preschool with many boys and girls. One day, Sylvan asked his parents for a doll so he could play in the preschool’s housekeeping center. Sylvan’s father, Mr. Fontenot, was not happy when he heard his son’s request, and he called Sylvan’s preschool teacher, Shenequa, right away. “If Sylvan plays in the housekeeping center, he won’t grow up to be masculine,” Mr. Fontenot told Shenequa. “He will learn to be girly, and he might never grow out of it. I never played with dolls when I was a kid.” Shenequa replied, “I’m not sure that’s what this is, Mr. Fontenot. Sylvan plays in the housekeeping center because he’s better friends with some of the girls.” Mr. Fontenot asked, “Does my son ever dress up like a girl?” Shenequa pondered how to answer this and said, “Truth be told, Mr. Fontenot, many of the boys play in the housekeeping center, and several dress in women’s clothing and pretend to be mothers. Playing multiple gender roles is good for young children.” After this explanation, Mr. Fontenot seemed calm, but Shenequa worried that Mr. Fontenot might complain to the school. 1. Why do you think Mr. Fontenot was concerned about his son’s desire for a doll? Why does this contradict his script about masculinity? 2. If Mr. Fontenot complains to the school and scolds his son about playing with dolls, how might the experience affect Sylvan and his feelings about his gender and gender roles? 3. Shenequa asserts that there’s value in children playing in ways that are traditionally associated with the opposite gender. Do you agree or disagree with Shenequa?

Sometimes a magazine will include something that looks like an article about a product or product category. However, in reality the story is an advertisement promoting a certain product. For example, it may appear to be a story about beauty tips, when really all the products discussed are made by one cosmetics company.  A paid advertisement that uses this format is called:

Which of the following facial features is located laterally to each naris?

In lecture, we reviewed the “creative revolution” that occurred in the advertising industry from the 1960’s onward. Which of the following contributed to this creative revolution?

What is the muscle that allows the animal to “puff up” when scared or threatened?  

The peasants’ diet greatly improved during the 18th century from what it had been during the Middle Ages.