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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 is a fixed and unvarying oversimplified belief that carries negative undercurrents?

2. Who assigns numbers to textbooks linking books to "grade-level"?

3. What is an important window into a child and an essential part of any bridge's blueprint suggested by Ayers?

4. Who spent most of the summer designing a "core study" for students?

5. What was the most recent standardized test Ayers took?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Ayers, what does culture include?

2. Explain the themes of Fratney described by Ayers.

3. What are some ways that teachers can keep track of student achievement according to Ayers?

4. How did Ayers describe Zayd's pursuing of his "coming of age" ceremony?

5. According to Ayers, where do standardized tests push well-intentioned teachers and school leaders?

6. What does Ayers believe the fundamental curriculum question is?

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

8. In Chapter 7, "The Mystery of Teaching," what problems occurred when teachers tried to implement a new idea every day?

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

10. What can't standardized tests measure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ayers said that teachers play various roles with the classroom. One role is to be a detective.

Part 1) Explain why and how Ayers believes that teachers are detectives.

Part 2) What role does observation play in this process according to Ayers?

Essay Topic 2

The word teaching can mean several things to different people.

Part 1) Describe the author's view on the words teacher and teaching.

Part 2) Explain Ayers's view on the "life in teaching."

Part 3) What did Ayers compare a "life in teaching" to?

Essay Topic 3

Ayers suggests that reading is important and connected to the world and school subject areas.

Part 1) How does Ayers say that reading is related to Geography and History?

Part 2) Discuss reading's relationship with Math and Science according to Ayers?

Part 3) What role did Ayers suggest goals and standards have on student achievement?

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