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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 does great teaching demand according to Ayers?

2. What, as suggested by Ayers, is a matter of solidarity between subjects and human beings?

3. Which score from a sample group was the norm as suggested by Ayers?

4. How does Ayers feel about standardized tests?

5. Who argued that as soon as an actor believed she or he was "master of the part, rigor mortis is already set in"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayers, what are good schools?

2. Describe the corner Ayers's classroom where students would have had access to materials regarding "coming of age."

3. What are the alternatives to standardized tests discussed by Ayers?

4. What are some ways that teachers can keep track of student achievement according to Ayers?

5. What does Ayers say greatness in teaching requires?

6. What did Ayers mean when he linked "consciousness to conduct"?

7. In Chapter 7, "The Mystery of Teaching," describe the students at Imani School.

8. In Chapter 5, "Liberating the Curriculum," what did Sarah's mother discuss?

9. According to Ayers, what does culture include?

10. According to Ayers, how do teachers become students to their students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Ayers discussed how to become a great teacher. Ayers also discussed how the teacher's job is never finished.

Part 1) Do you agree with Ayers when he states "Teaching is never finished"? Explain.

Part 2) How did one become a "wonderful teacher"?

Essay Topic 2

Teachers choose to teach for many reasons.

Part 1) Why did Ayers choose to teach?

Part 2) Describe Ayers feelings on the state of education and how it affects the teacher.

Part 3) What reasons did Ayers state teachers begin to teach?

Essay Topic 3

Ayers suggests that reading is important and connected to the world and school subject areas.

Part 1) How does Ayers say that reading is related to Geography and History?

Part 2) Discuss reading's relationship with Math and Science according to Ayers?

Part 3) What role did Ayers suggest goals and standards have on student achievement?

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