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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Creating an Environment for Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the focus of Ayers' book To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, Second Edition?
(a) The lives of the incarcerated.
(b) The lives of teachers.
(c) The lives of administrators.
(d) The lives of children.

2. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Kevin Sweeney.
(b) Vivian Gussin Paley.
(c) Maxine Greene.
(d) Hannah Arendt.

3. According to Ayers, what is in charge at the schools that limited individuality?
(a) The schedule.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The principal.
(d) The building

4. What was the name of the group of housing activists who constructed simple and livable structures for the homeless?
(a) Helping Hands of Chicago.
(b) Housing Agency of Chicago.
(c) Mad Housers of Chicago.
(d) Habitat for Humanity.

5. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?
(a) Stereotyping.
(b) Prejudice.
(c) Labeling.
(d) Flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did Darlene "spy"?

2. What type of school does Ayers say points toward students at the center of the education enterprise?

3. How old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?

4. How did deficiencies make Ayers feel?

5. What does Ayers say lesson plans typically begin with?

(see the answer key)

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