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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word was NOT included on the list of words for struggling readers in February?

2. What was the name of the man doing the floors in the new classroom?

3. How many children can work at the art easel in the new classroom?

4. Which student did Ashton-Warner say had to talk to the teacher every time she read a story?

5. What kind of tree could be seen through the glass wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ashton-Warner focus on teaching her Maori students nouns at first?

2. How did Maoris and whites differ in terms of communal gatherings?

3. What did Ashton-Warner think about as she gazed at the empty site where her old classroom had once stood?

4. What did the students' compositions reveal about their family lives?

5. What was Ashton-Warner's reaction to the traditional Maori music performed by the children under the direction of Kahu?

6. How did the behavior of the children differ in the new classrooms compared to when Ashton-Warner taught at the school?

7. Why was Ashton-Warner disappointed with the pictures the new teacher had chosen to personalize the children's coat hooks?

8. What role did discipline play in Ashton-Warner's classroom?

9. In her discussion of pedagogy as marriage, what did Ashton-Warner mean when she said that "love interferes with fidelity"?

10. What are the two worst enemies of teaching?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Ashton-Warner was willing to sometimes rein in her classroom, overall she accepted the fact that there would be noisy chaos among the children. How does a teacher harness this sort of energy when asking the students to perform specific tasks? How does he ensure that it does not become disruptive? Based on Ashton-Warner's experiences, is this noise ever destructive? Would it be possible to allow this level of noise in most modern-day classrooms or would the differences among the children preclude allowing it?

Essay Topic 2

Ashton-Warner criticized the use of workbooks in schools, although she said she understood why some teachers relied on them. Do workbooks provide any benefits to the students? Are they absolutely necessary for determining how well a child is learning? Would it be possible to devise other ways of measuring a child's development? Are workbooks used because the curriculum is standardized for all children? Would they be helpful if curricula were tailored to individual students?

Essay Topic 3

Ashton-Warner's students spend much time dancing in the classroom, whether as a form of exercise or in free-dance exploration. Write an essay exploring the use of dance in the classroom. What are the benefits of giving students access to this art form? Are the benefits solely physical? Does dance help center children and does it have an effect on concentration? How can free-dance periods help children express themselves and how can that impact other areas of the curriculum?

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