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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. Which child's father was active in the civil rights movement?

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

3. Ayers suggests that what happens when teacher's begin to value a child's opinions and experiences?

4. What does Ayers say followed Jose around like a shadow?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What pains does Ayers say teachers usually face?

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

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

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

10. According to Ayers, what is every child?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maxine Greene was one of William Ayers teachers. Greene inspired Ayers to study education and society.

Part 1) Discuss Greene's impact on Ayers.

Part 2) What was Greene's argument regarding education and society?

Part 3) Explain Greene's view on the role of the teacher and student.

Essay Topic 2

Zayd created a "rite of passage" ceremony for himself. Ayers compared it to several other children's "coming of age."

Part 1) What three objects did Zayd write down that he wanted to make?

Part 2) What was the importance of the three objects?

Part 3) Explain Zayd's journey.

Essay Topic 3

Lisa Delpit and June Jordan researched culture and how culture related to the classroom. Compare and contrast Delpit and Jordan's belief regarding culture and the classroom.

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