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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Seeing the Student.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Ayers, what is the mentality of schools?
(a) Student-centered.
(b) Administration centered.
(c) Profit-driven.
(d) Teacher centered.

2. According to Ayers, what is built when there is an engaged and active citizenry?
(a) Parental support.
(b) Better legislation.
(c) A republic.
(d) A strong democracy.

3. Ayers suggests that who "resisted the idea that there is some ideal child with whom they would be brilliant; they must reject the idea of social circumstance"?
(a) Administrators.
(b) Parents.
(c) Principals.
(d) Teachers.

4. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?
(a) 4 million.
(b) $400 million.
(c) $200 million.
(d) 2 million.

5. What did Duke bring to the attention of the other children about Mr. Ayers?
(a) Mr. Ayers's nose.
(b) Mr. Ayers's mouth.
(c) Mr. Ayers's hands.
(d) Mr. Ayers's eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Ayers, what is the goal when kids become the "crowd or herd"?

2. What does Ayers say is required to teach from a solid base of knowing students?

3. What percentage of African American boys does Ayers say will spend some time in prison?

4. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?

5. What was the average annual cost to house an inmate in 1999?

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