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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Creating an Environment for Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who argued that "teachers can be aided in the difficult matter of moral choice if they can adopt an ethic of caring"?
(a) Hannah Arendt.
(b) William Ayers.
(c) Maxine Greene.
(d) Nel Noddings.

2. What does Ayers state is part of the intellectual challenge of teaching, in addition to knowing students?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Self-awareness.
(d) Self-reflection.

3. According to Ayers, what is the goal when kids become the "crowd or herd"?
(a) Create the "factory" student.
(b) To manage the mob.
(c) Teach great lessons.
(d) Teach students one on one.

4. Ayers believed that what is the strongest source of knowledge about a student?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Teachers.
(c) The student.
(d) The parents.

5. Who was an amazing teacher that argued that the essence of cognitive development was "having wonderful ideas"?
(a) Mara Sapon-Shevin.
(b) Jose Vega.
(c) Pat Carini.
(d) Eleanor Duckworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the group of housing activists who constructed simple and livable structures for the homeless?

2. Who believed that "Education was the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume the responsibility for it"?

3. What percentage of African American boys does Ayers say will spend some time in prison?

4. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?

5. According to Ayers, what is the mentality of schools?

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