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

2. According to Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," what is the often underutilized source of knowledge about youngsters?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) The child.
(d) Parents.

3. What sport was Jose La Luz involved in?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Skateboarding.
(c) Football.
(d) Running.

4. What occupation does Ayers say teachers must "take on" to understand children?
(a) Pychologist.
(b) Police Officer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Detective.

5. Who was a veteran teacher that decided each summer to do a sustained study on something the teacher did not understand?
(a) Alice Jefferson.
(b) John Holt.
(c) Joan Cenedella.
(d) Mara Sapon-Shevin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who argued that the basic model of curriculum and teaching was "not just mistaken and impossible, but bad in the sense of morally wrong"?

2. Who was the subject used in a study by Davide Carroll?

3. Who was critically injured in a mountain climbing accident and struggled to walk?

4. Ayers believes that what is more than pieces of information, more than subject matter, more even than the disciplines?

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

(see the answer key)

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