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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. What does Ayers say the message should be to the children in youth?
(a) You are a valuable person.
(b) Focus on other students.
(c) You are here for an education.
(d) Do your best.

2. What model is curriculum built on based on Ayers's research?
(a) The deficit model.
(b) The student-centered model.
(c) The teacher-centered model.
(d) The surplus model.

3. What color did Darlene "spy"?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

4. Which Greek God did Ayers compare outstanding teachers to?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Homer.
(c) Zeus.
(d) Achilles.

5. Ayers suggests that what happens when teacher's begin to value a child's opinions and experiences?
(a) Children became close-minded.
(b) Children disobeyed authority figures.
(c) Children began to think more openly.
(d) Children became more shy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," how did one learn how to work well with youngsters?

3. What year did Ayers begin teaching?

4. How old was Chesa when Ayers began caring for him?

5. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?

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