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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. In Chapter 7, "Mystery of Teaching," who told a remarkable story of learning to read as a subversive activity?
(a) Dewey.
(b) Addams.
(c) Douglass.
(d) Rilke.

2. What do educators become when "talk turned to skills" according to Ayers?
(a) Supportive.
(b) Close-minded.
(c) Open-minded.
(d) Simple-minded.

3. What does great teaching demand according to Ayers?
(a) An openness to something new.
(b) An openness to standardized testing.
(c) Unique perspectives.
(d) An close-mind.

4. How many intercom interruptions occurred in the first four hours at P.S. 269?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

5. How many inhabitants spoke English as the native tongue in 1988, according to Chapter 4, "Building Bridges"?
(a) 333,746,000
(b) 33,746,000
(c) 3,746,000
(d) 333,000,000

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of questions make up the majority of the standardized test?

2. Ayers said that someone is required to lay the first plank for what?

3. What did Ayers state is required for "greatness in teaching"?

4. In what publication did Bernardina and Zayd read coverage of the Central Park rape?

5. Who assigns numbers to textbooks linking books to "grade-level"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayers, where do standardized tests push well-intentioned teachers and school leaders?

2. According to Ayers, how do teachers become students to their students?

3. According to Ayers, what are good schools?

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

5. What are the alternatives to standardized tests discussed by Ayers?

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

7. Based on Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," describe why Zayd's project, a project focused on values, was an important hopeful approach to teaching.

8. In Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," describe Zayd's "coming of age" discoveries.

9. Explain the themes of Fratney described by Ayers.

10. What were Ayers's feelings during the Illinois Teachers Basic Skills Test?

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