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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 percentage of African American boys does Ayers say will spend some time in prison?
(a) 66% will spend some time in prison.
(b) 33% will spend some time in prison.
(c) 25% will spend some time in prison.
(d) 10% will spend some time in prison.

2. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?
(a) Mexico.
(b) United States.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Canada.

3. How did Ayers stay alive as a teacher?
(a) Ayers did not let things bother him.
(b) Ayers knew it all.
(c) Ayers closed his mind to others.
(d) Ayers stayed open to mystery.

4. According to Ayers, what is the goal when kids become the "crowd or herd"?
(a) Teach students one on one.
(b) To manage the mob.
(c) Teach great lessons.
(d) Create the "factory" student.

5. Ayers believes that what sets up schools as institutional forms for re-creation of specific values and norms, dispositions, and assumptions?
(a) Towns.
(b) Societies.
(c) Cities.
(d) Villages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do kids see that school is linked by more than anything else?

2. What object did Ayers compare teaching to in Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching"?

3. What was one of the goals of the Prospect School?

4. According to Ayers, how many Americans were incarcerated in the year 2000?

5. According to Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," how did a staff review session end?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the positives to small schools as stated by Ayers.

2. According to Ayers, what does learning with students enact and demonstrate?

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

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

5. What reasons does Ayers give not to teach?

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

7. In Chapter 3, "Creating an Environment for Learning," describe Harriet and Efrem's house.

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

9. Why, according to Ayers, is child observation is important?

10. What are Ayers feelings about community?

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