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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 does Ayers say followed Jose around like a shadow?

2. What was the center of the approach used at Prospect School?

3. What color did Darlene "spy"?

4. Who was an amazing teacher that argued that the essence of cognitive development was "having wonderful ideas"?

5. How many computers did Ayers have in the corner next to the working loom for weaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people called to teaching, according to Ayers?

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

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

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

5. According to Ayers, what is every child?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

William Ayers spent most of his professional life teaching. Ayers classroom was a laboratory for teaching.

Part 1) Describe Ayers's research shared in the book.

Part 2) Explain Ayers's focus of the book, To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher.

Part 3) What teaching "tips" or suggestions does Ayers hope the reader takes away from the book?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ayers discussed culture and the many things culture was and was not.

Part 1) According to Ayers what was culture?

Part 2) Who did Ayers believe determined the culture of a community?

Part 3) What cultures did Ayers discuss in the book?

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