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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 high school did Ayers's brother teach English?

2. What does Ayers say that people must have to promote change in the educational system?

3. Who argued that "teachers can be aided in the difficult matter of moral choice if they can adopt an ethic of caring"?

4. What exists less than a half-mile from the University of Illinois-Chicago?

5. Whose house always filled Ayers with tranquility?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What can a teacher do to get parental involvement according to Ayers?

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

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

7. According to Ayers, what is every child?

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

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

10. What pains does Ayers say teachers usually face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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