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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Beginning Again, The Current Challenge to Teach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the center of the approach used at Prospect School?
(a) Administrative review.
(b) Assessment.
(c) Staff review.
(d) Student review.

2. What should one reflect upon as a teacher according to Ayers?
(a) Values.
(b) Methodology.
(c) Faith.
(d) Beliefs.

3. What exists less than a half-mile from the University of Illinois-Chicago?
(a) A shanty town.
(b) An old church.
(c) Cabrini Green.
(d) A habitat house.

4. According to Ayers, what are schools?
(a) Learning factories.
(b) Large places.
(c) Small places.
(d) Porous places.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 8, "Beginning Again, The Current Challenge to Teach," how many learning points should classrooms have?

2. What did Ayers say died at an early age for too many young Americans?

3. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?

4. What is the focus of Ayers' book To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher, Second Edition?

5. Who created an impressive archive and research center where they have collected the work of hundreds of children over many years?

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