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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Mystery of Teaching.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argued that good teachers incorporated all kinds of instructional strategies and are vigilant for "what works"?
(a) June Jordan.
(b) Gilbert Ryle.
(c) Lisa Delpit.
(d) John Holt.

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

3. Who was the subject used in a study by Davide Carroll?
(a) Pat.
(b) Jose.
(c) Sid.
(d) Chesa.

4. Ayers believes that learning is what?
(a) Hard.
(b) Boring.
(c) Not linear.
(d) Easy.

5. Who believed that "human beings spent their lives weaving webs of significance"?
(a) Gomer Pyle.
(b) Lisa Delpit.
(c) June Jordan.
(d) Gilbert Ryle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who argued that "teachers can be aided in the difficult matter of moral choice if they can adopt an ethic of caring"?

2. In Ayers classroom, what dominated the window sills and counter tops?

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

4. What model is curriculum built on based on Ayers's research?

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

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