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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should all teachers take into consideration when understanding children, according to Ayers?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Children's lives.
(c) Nighttime fears.
(d) Lesson planning.

2. What does Ayers state is part of the intellectual challenge of teaching, in addition to knowing students?
(a) Self-awareness.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Self-reflection.

3. Ayers believed that what is the strongest source of knowledge about a student?
(a) The parents.
(b) Doctors.
(c) The student.
(d) Teachers.

4. Who argued that "the teacher who wishes to be more functionary cannot escape the value problem or the difficult matter of moral choice"?
(a) Nel Noddings.
(b) Hannah Arendt.
(c) Maxine Greene.
(d) William Ayers.

5. What does Ayers identify as a time of invention, discovery, and surprise?
(a) School.
(b) Daycare.
(c) Adulthood.
(d) Childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occupation does Ayers say teachers must "take on" to understand children?

2. What model is curriculum built on based on Ayers's research?

3. In Chapter 1, "Beginning: The Challenge of Teaching," what did John struggle with?

4. According to Ayers, what is built when there is an engaged and active citizenry?

5. Whose house does Ayers describe as "dominated by the kitchen"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can a teacher do to get parental involvement according to Ayers?

2. Describe the positives to small schools as stated by Ayers.

3. How does Ayers suggest teachers give students the opportunity to choose?

4. In Chapter 3, "Creating an Environment for Learning," what was found on the wall of Mr. Ayers classrooms?

5. Citing Ayers's research, describe the negatives of big schools.

6. Describe the link between dropouts and literacy skills Ayers addressed in his research.

7. What are Ayers feelings about community?

8. According to Ayers, what is the framework of a daily lesson plan?

9. In Chapter 2, "Seeing the Student," how did Ayers describe Chesa?

10. In Chapter 3, "Creating an Environment for Learning," describe Harriet and Efrem's house.

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