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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How successful is the film Codell shows for sexual education?

2. According to the educational chiropractor, how many units can a teacher teach per school year?

3. According to Codell, what is "education's best-kept secret"?

4. Why does B. B. start to misbehave around 1:20 PM every day?

5. What does JoEllen ask Codell during sexual education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Codell uses innovative (and sometimes controversial) teaching techniques for her lessons.

1)Choose three instances of Codell using an unconventional teaching technique.

2)Argue why these teaching techniques might be effective in getting the students to learn the material.

3)Take the other side, and argue why these teaching techniques may not be effective.

Essay Topic 2

Codell offers several criticisms of the educational bureaucracy. Describe these criticisms in the context of the following:

1)The Michael Jordan Foundation

2)The Educational "Chiropractor"

3)The approval process for the Fairy Tale Festival

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the epilogue, Codell states: "Everything [my students] become, I also become. And everything about me, they helped to create." Dissect and explain this enigmatic statement. What implications does this have for the teaching process as well as the learning process? How might such a statement help to explain Codell's larger philosophy about the correct way to teach?

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