2. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?
(a) $200 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) $400 million.

3. What year did Ayers begin teaching?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1955.

4. What kind of teachers did Ayers suggest were needed now more than ever?
(a) Kind teachers.
(b) Tired teachers.
(c) Crusading teachers.
(d) Experienced teachers.

5. What was one of the goals of the Prospect School?
(a) Less structured curriculum.
(b) Supported students rights.
(c) Supported teacher's efforts to create a learning culture.
(d) Higher pay for teachers.

6. What does Ayers say lesson plans typically begin with?
(a) With behavioral objectives.
(b) With an anticipatory set.
(c) With state and national standards.
(d) With lesson objectives.

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," what did John struggle with?
(a) Alcoholism.
(b) Job loss.
(c) Abused at home.
(d) Schizophrenia.

10. What does Ayers say "allowed us to glimpse into something of the depth of this enterprise and to unearth the intellectual and ethical implications"?
(a) The willingness to embrace the new.
(b) The ongoing conversation about teaching.
(c) A new focus.
(d) The problems that plagued education.

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

12. Who was Chesa's teacher that admired Chesa's strengths instead of focusing on his weaknesses?
(a) Nel Noddings.
(b) Hannah Arendt.
(c) Kevin Sweeney.
(d) Maxine Greene.

13. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?
(a) 11 million children did not have health insurance.
(b) 1 million children did not have health insurance.
(c) 20 million children did not have health insurance.
(d) 40 million children did not have health insurance.

14. What do kids see that school is linked by more than anything else?
(a) By age.
(b) By sex.
(c) By development.
(d) By subject.

15. Ayers suggests that who "resisted the idea that there is some ideal child with whom they would be brilliant; they must reject the idea of social circumstance"?
(a) Parents.
(b) Principals.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Administrators.