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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of school does Ayers say points toward students at the center of the education enterprise?

3. How did deficiencies make Ayers feel?

4. According to Ayers, what were many of Ayers's students when he began teaching?

5. What does Ayers say is required to teach from a solid base of knowing students?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, "Beginning, The Challenge of Teaching," how did Jakob feel after learning to read?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Ayers say the first step of a staff review required?

8. Describe the link between dropouts and literacy skills Ayers addressed in his research.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Ayers, teaching was entombed in a myth. Ayers discussed twelve myths of teaching.

Part 1) Discuss three of the twelve myths Ayers addressed in the book.

Part 2) Why did these myths exist?

Part 3) How can one be sure these myths are not true?

Essay Topic 2

Ayers had several core beliefs about learning and the purpose of school which influenced his classroom environment.

Part 1) Discuss Ayers beliefs on human development and constructing knowledge.

Part 2) Explain Ayers beliefs on the purpose of school and the responsibility of teachers and students.

Essay Topic 3

Ayers discussed the success of Stokley Carmichael's Freedom School. Stokley Carmichael was very active in the Black Power movement.

Part 1) Discuss what Ayers said about the success of Freedom School?

Part 2) According to Ayers, what role did the Freedom School play in the life of students who attended Freedom Schools?

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