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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Duke bring to the attention of the other children about Mr. Ayers?
(a) Mr. Ayers's nose.
(b) Mr. Ayers's hands.
(c) Mr. Ayers's mouth.
(d) Mr. Ayers's eyes.

2. Who documented her classroom experiences through an impressive series of books?
(a) Maxine Greene.
(b) Kevin Sweeney.
(c) Vivian Gussin Paley.
(d) Hannah Arendt.

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

4. What type of school does Ayers say points toward students at the center of the education enterprise?
(a) Big schools.
(b) Teacher-centered schools.
(c) Ideal schools.
(d) Small schools.

5. What model is curriculum built on based on Ayers's research?
(a) The surplus model.
(b) The deficit model.
(c) The student-centered model.
(d) The teacher-centered model.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayers, what is built when there is an engaged and active citizenry?

2. Ayers claims that what type of school tends be mechanistic and managerial, hierarchical, and bureaucratic?

3. Ayers suggests that what happens when teacher's begin to value a child's opinions and experiences?

4. When To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher was written, what percentage of American children awoke everyday in poverty?

5. Who was the teaching assistant that pitched baseballs to a student everyday?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayers, how do students describe teachers?

2. What are Ayers feelings about community?

3. In the classroom described in Chapter 1, "Beginning, The Challenge of Teaching," what were students expected to do in the classroom?

4. In Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," describe the treasure hunt.

5. Citing Ayers's research, describe the negatives of big schools.

6. In Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," how did Ayers describe Chesa?

7. What did Ayers say the child running in a pre-school area saw?

8. As stated by Ayers, why are people drawn to the teaching profession?

9. What is the difference between the old and new edition of "To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher"?

10. According to Ayers, what is the framework of a daily lesson plan?

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