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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 Shakespeare play was Ayers's brother required to teach?

2. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?

3. What did Ayers say "cramped choices and strangled life chances for the children of the poor"?

4. Whose house does Ayers describe as "dominated by the kitchen"?

5. In Ayers classroom, what dominated the window sills and counter tops?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Ayers say that childhood is a time for?

7. Ayers discusses a link between democracy and education. What is the link between democracy and education?

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

9. In Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," how did Ayers describe Chesa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ayers displayed student work everywhere in his classroom. Students were often excited to see their work on Ayers's wall.

Part 1) Describe Ayers argument about well-designed classroom environments.

Part 2) How did hanging student work affect the environment in Ayers classroom?

Part 3) What impact did Ayers's displays have on his students?

Essay Topic 2

Ayers discussed the importance of record keeping and journaling for teachers

Part 1) When was the teacher supposed to journal?

Part 2) Why was it important to keep good records and journals?

Essay Topic 3

Any profession has obstacles.

Part 1) Discuss the obstacles to teaching that Ayers addressed in the book.

Part 2) How do teachers overcome these obstacles according to Ayers?

Part 3) Ayers suggests various school models on how to overcome several obstacles to teaching. Which school model seems to work best in overcoming these obstacles?

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