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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 believed that "Education was the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume the responsibility for it"?
(a) Nel Noddings.
(b) William Ayers.
(c) Maxine Greene.
(d) Hannah Arendt.

2. What did Ayers say "cramped choices and strangled life chances for the children of the poor"?
(a) Teachers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Inequalities.
(d) Schools.

3. Who described a student as "ordinarily expressive and lively when talking about ideas and information"?
(a) Maxine Greene.
(b) Pat Carini.
(c) David Carroll.
(d) Jessica Howard.

4. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?
(a) School.
(b) Childhood.
(c) Adulthood.
(d) Daycare.

5. Whose house does Ayers describe as "dominated by the kitchen"?
(a) Harriet and Efrem's house.
(b) Coretta's house.
(c) Malcolm and Sue's house.
(d) BJ's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ayers believes that learning is what?

2. What year did Ayers begin teaching?

3. Who was an amazing teacher that argued that the essence of cognitive development was "having wonderful ideas"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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