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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. Who must be autobiographers and be authentic suggested by Ayers?

2. What allows teachers to see what students are up to while asking them to do the work themselves?

3. What does Ayers suggest that teachers have to be if they do not want to lose their capacity for renewal and growth?

4. Who founded the Workshop Center at City College in New York?

5. As suggested in Chapter 6, "Keeping Track," who requires standardized tests to comply with state law?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the themes of Fratney described by Ayers.

2. According to Ayers, what does culture include?

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

4. What are Ayers's feelings on standardized tests?

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, "Building Bridges," what did the second grade newsletter contain?

8. According to Ayers, what are good schools?

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

10. In Chapter 5, "Liberating the Curriculum," what did Sarah's mother discuss?

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 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 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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