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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. Who was the teaching assistant that pitched baseballs to a student everyday?
(a) Eleanor Duckworth.
(b) Malik.
(c) Jose Vega.
(d) Mara Sapon-Shevin.

2. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?
(a) Kelyn's father.
(b) Duke's father.
(c) Darlene's father.
(d) Jose's father.

3. 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) Small schools.
(d) Ideal schools.

4. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?
(a) Prejudice.
(b) Labeling.
(c) Flu.
(d) Stereotyping.

5. According to Ayers, what is in charge at the schools that limited individuality?
(a) The teacher.
(b) The schedule.
(c) The building
(d) The principal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ayers say that people must have to promote change in the educational system?

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

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

4. What animal did the children observe outside a Chicago steel plant?

5. Ayers believes that what sets up schools as institutional forms for re-creation of specific values and norms, dispositions, and assumptions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Aaron have trouble focusing as suggested by Ayers in Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student"?

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

5. What does Ayers say that childhood is a time for?

6. Why are people called to teaching, according to Ayers?

7. How does Ayers suggest teachers give students the opportunity to choose?

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

9. What does learning require, according to Ayers's research?

10. In Chapter 3, "Creating an Environment for Learning," what was found on the wall of Mr. Ayers classrooms?

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