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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, as suggested by Ayers, is a matter of solidarity between subjects and human beings?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Linking consciousness to conduct.
(c) Finding allies.
(d) Learning from experience.

2. What is the root word for evaluation discussed in Chapter 6, "Keeping Track"?
(a) Assessment.
(b) Test.
(c) Eval.
(d) Value.

3. What do many teachers, according to Ayers, keep in a file cabinet or shelf that became part of a "museum"?
(a) Anecdotal records.
(b) Student work.
(c) Checklists.
(d) Tape recordings.

4. Who argued that good teachers incorporated all kinds of instructional strategies and are vigilant for "what works"?
(a) Gilbert Ryle.
(b) Lisa Delpit.
(c) John Holt.
(d) June Jordan.

5. Ayers stated that ________________________ is more dogmatic and insistent than any religion or political ideology.
(a) Common sense.
(b) Choosing.
(c) Learning.
(d) Teaching.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, "Liberating the Curriculum," which college was referenced in a conversation Zelma participated in?

2. What is a fixed and unvarying oversimplified belief that carries negative undercurrents?

3. In Alex Haley's writing, whose coming of age ceremony did he record?

4. What does Ayers suggest that teachers have to be if they do not want to lose their capacity for renewal and growth?

5. What did Ayers build that contained literature of diversity and inclusion?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayers, what is one argument that supported proponents of phonics?

2. What does Ayers believe the fundamental curriculum question is?

3. What are some ways that teachers can keep track of student achievement according to Ayers?

4. What can't standardized tests measure?

5. Explain the themes of Fratney described by Ayers.

6. What did Ayers mean when he linked "consciousness to conduct"?

7. In Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," what did the second grade newsletter contain?

8. How did Ayers describe Zayd's pursuing of his "coming of age" ceremony?

9. What are Ayers's feelings on standardized tests?

10. How does Ayers suggest people meet the problem of guidelines and mandates?

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