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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 grade levels were standardized testing banned around the nation?

2. Who was critically injured in a mountain climbing accident and struggled to walk?

3. What do many teachers, according to Ayers, keep in a file cabinet or shelf that became part of a "museum"?

4. Who brought the culture of the Sioux people to life for Zayd?

5. Ayers points out that __________________________________ is the most powerful predictor of how a child will do on a test.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the corner Ayers's classroom where students would have had access to materials regarding "coming of age."

2. According to Ayers, what does culture include?

3. Based on Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," describe why Zayd's project, a project focused on values, was an important hopeful approach to teaching.

4. Describe Ayers's quest in teaching.

5. In Chapter 7, "The Mystery of Teaching," describe the students at Imani School.

6. In Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," describe Zayd's "coming of age" discoveries.

7. How does Ayers suggest people meet the problem of guidelines and mandates?

8. According to Ayers, how do teachers become students to their students?

9. What does Ayers say greatness in teaching requires?

10. What are the alternatives to standardized tests discussed by Ayers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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