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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. In the "game" in which children said what frightened them, what was Seven afraid of?
2. What color shirt did Ashton-Warner wear while facing bad situations?
3. What colors were on the Maori belt worn by Ashton-Warner?
4. How much ice cream did the boys steal from the shop in "Post Holiday Notes"?
5. What is a "pakeha"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the new teacher encountered by Ashton-Warner as she explores the renovated school.
2. What was Ashton-Warner's attitude toward the white students who accused Maori students of theft?
3. In her discussion of pedagogy as marriage, what did Ashton-Warner mean when she said that "love interferes with fidelity"?
4. Why did Ashton-Warner's white student, Dennis, have a nervous breakdown?
5. How did Maoris and whites differ in terms of communal gatherings?
6. Why was Ashton-Warner so worried about the prospect of being visited by the inspector?
7. What did Ashton-Warner think about as she gazed at the empty site where her old classroom had once stood?
8. What were the vocabulary words like in the new classroom?
9. What are the two worst enemies of teaching?
10. Why was it important to offer only present tense verbs to new readers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At one point in the book, Ashton-Warner admitted that at least one of her white students would have performed better had he been given access to the "white" readers she hated so much. Did her efforts on behalf of her Maori students come at a cost for her white students? Is it possible to help one previously disadvantaged group while also ensuring that the "advantaged" group does not fall behind? Should teachers base their teaching on reaching specific groups or should all the students, regardless of background, be expected to conform to the standard used in that classroom? Is it possible--or desirable--to differentiate instruction in a diverse classroom?
Essay Topic 2
Ashton-Warner wrote about the "Golden Section" in education and how she incorporated nature into the classroom. What are the benefits of teaching about nature in the classroom? How does nature provide insights into other areas of the curriculum? Ashton-Warner's classroom was somewhat unique in that the nature was right outside and sometimes even entered the classroom. How do teachers living in more urban environments bring nature into the classroom? Is it possible for all teachers to take their students out into actual natural settings or can there be benefits to bringing natural lessons into the physical classroom? How does the natural world speak to children and how can that be harnessed?
Essay Topic 3
Ashton-Warner pointed out that although the Maori love words, they frequently speak to one another in one-word sentences that convey detailed meaning. Do you think this tendency is natural to human beings or was it developed over time by the Maori as they lived on a previously-isolated island nation? Do humans develop different language patterns based on their culture? Would it be possible for a non-Maori to develop the skill of interpreting the many nuances of a one-word Maori sentence? How can different speech patterns lead to misunderstandings?
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