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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Creating an Environment for Learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is considered by Ayers an epidemic in our schools known as a toxic habit with no limits?
(a) Labeling.
(b) Stereotyping.
(c) Flu.
(d) Prejudice.

2. What did Ayers say died at an early age for too many young Americans?
(a) Parents.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) Opportunity.
(d) Hope.

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) Principals.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Parents.
(d) Administrators.

4. In Ayers classroom, what dominated the window sills and counter tops?
(a) Classroom rules.
(b) Teacher's artwork.
(c) Photos of students.
(d) Student projects.

5. Who argued that "teachers can be aided in the difficult matter of moral choice if they can adopt an ethic of caring"?
(a) William Ayers.
(b) Nel Noddings.
(c) Hannah Arendt.
(d) Maxine Greene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the center of the approach used at Prospect School?

2. Compared to 0 dollars spent on school construction, how much did Illinois spend on prison construction in 1999?

3. In the year 2000, how many children did not have health insurance?

4. Ayers suggests that what happens when teacher's begin to value a child's opinions and experiences?

5. When To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher was written, what percentage of American children awoke everyday in poverty?

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