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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 the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?
(a) 40 million children did not have health insurance.
(b) 1 million children did not have health insurance.
(c) 11 million children did not have health insurance.
(d) 20 million children did not have health insurance.

2. What kind of teachers did Ayers suggest were needed now more than ever?
(a) Kind teachers.
(b) Experienced teachers.
(c) Tired teachers.
(d) Crusading teachers.

3. What type of school does Ayers say points toward students at the center of the education enterprise?
(a) Ideal schools.
(b) Small schools.
(c) Teacher-centered schools.
(d) Big schools.

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

5. According to Ayers, what should the larger goal of education be?
(a) Adequate education for all children.
(b) Complete overall of educational system.
(c) Adequate education for 75% of children.
(d) Increased teacher pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," what did John struggle with?

2. What high school did Ayers's brother teach English?

3. When To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher was written, what percentage of American children awoke everyday in poverty?

4. Who believed that "young children's thinking is concrete and immediate compared to the thinking of older children"?

5. According to Ayers, what is the goal when kids become the "crowd or herd"?

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