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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Seeing the Student.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which publication did Martha Gellhorn write a piece about loving our children?
(a) Redbook.
(b) Ladies Home Journal.
(c) Time.
(d) Life.

2. According to Ayers, what is built when there is an engaged and active citizenry?
(a) A strong democracy.
(b) Parental support.
(c) A republic.
(d) Better legislation.

3. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?
(a) Childhood.
(b) Adulthood.
(c) Daycare.
(d) School.

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

5. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?
(a) Canada.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Mexico.
(d) United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?

2. Who was Chesa's teacher that admired Chesa's strengths instead of focusing on his weaknesses?

3. What was the average annual cost to house an inmate in 1999?

4. What does Ayers state is part of the intellectual challenge of teaching, in addition to knowing students?

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

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