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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. According to Ayers, what is the goal when kids become the "crowd or herd"?
(a) Create the "factory" student.
(b) Teach students one on one.
(c) Teach great lessons.
(d) To manage the mob.

2. Ayers claims that what type of school tends be mechanistic and managerial, hierarchical, and bureaucratic?
(a) Small schools.
(b) Student-centered schools.
(c) Big schools.
(d) Ideal schools.

3. What did Ayers's space have "lots and lots" of?
(a) Boxes.
(b) Books.
(c) Animals.
(d) Clothes.

4. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," how did one learn how to work well with youngsters?
(a) Practice.
(b) Watching videos of children interacting.
(c) Reading books about youngsters.
(d) Watching others interact with children.

5. What type of music was played at the detention center during work time?
(a) Country music.
(b) Rock music.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Rap music.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayers, what is in charge at the schools that limited individuality?

2. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?

3. Who was an exemplary teacher that argued that one central organizing goal in our schools must be the creation of communities of care and compassion?

4. Who was an amazing teacher that argued that the essence of cognitive development was "having wonderful ideas"?

5. How many computers did Ayers have in the corner next to the working loom for weaving?

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