Which of the following statements about the benefits of cooperative learning is false?

Determining how students will gain access to their supplies during the school day reflects a classroom procedure.

Paperwork is not a concern for most teachers since it is limited primarily to lesson planning and communicating with parents.

Being warm, supportive, and caring means that a teacher will have healthy, supportive relationships with his students.

Activities and questions should be thoughtfully designed so the teacher can monitor students’ thinking.

Whole class instruction does not allow teachers to accommodate individual student needs.

A teacher should avoid being assertive because it often makes the students think that the teacher doesn’t like them.

As students arrive on the first day of school, a teacher should allow them to wander around and explore the room and materials.

Placement of the teacher’s desk is critical and must be done in such a way that the teacher can see all students at all times; it is not necessary, however, for all students to be able to see the teacher when he/she is seated at his/her desk.

What general education breadth area does this course meet?