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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 did Ayers's students do preschool through high school that was considered a class job or responsibility?

2. Whose house does Ayers say "invited one to pray"?

3. According to Ayers, what tells us what to do?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Carolyn Jackson suggest about what it means to be black in America?

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

8. According to Ayers, how do students describe teachers?

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

10. According to Ayers, what is every child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, Ayers discussed how to become a great teacher. Ayers also discussed how the teacher's job is never finished.

Part 1) Do you agree with Ayers when he states "Teaching is never finished"? Explain.

Part 2) How did one become a "wonderful teacher"?

Essay Topic 2

According to Ayers, standardized testing measured only one small part of a child. Standardized testing was biased and expensive.

Part 1) What alternatives to standardized testing did Ayers propose?

Part 2) Describe the approach these alternatives took toward the education process.

Essay Topic 3

Teachers choose to teach for many reasons.

Part 1) Why did Ayers choose to teach?

Part 2) Describe Ayers feelings on the state of education and how it affects the teacher.

Part 3) What reasons did Ayers state teachers begin to teach?

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