1. When Ayers took children to the airport concourse, what did they do?
(a) The children ate.
(b) The children watched people.
(c) The children ran.
(d) The children sat down.

2. How old was Zayd when the transformation of child to adult began?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

3. In Ayers preschool classroom, which area felt "cozy and home-like"?
(a) The dress-up area.
(b) The store.
(c) The loft where the blocks were stored.
(d) The hospital.

4. When To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher was written, what percentage of American children awoke everyday in poverty?
(a) 25% of American children awoke everyday in poverty.
(b) 22% of American children awoke everyday in poverty.
(c) 33% of American children awoke everyday in poverty.
(d) 50% of American children awoke everyday in poverty.

5. What object did Ayers compare teaching to in Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching"?
(a) A house.
(b) A car.
(c) A can.
(d) A quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In which publication did Martha Gellhorn write a piece about loving our children?

3. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?

4. In Alex Haley's writing, whose coming of age ceremony did he record?

5. Ayers said that someone is required to lay the first plank for what?

(see the answer key)

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