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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. Which country's children did Gellhorn write about?

2. According to Ayers, what tells us what to do?

3. According to Ayers, what should the larger goal of education be?

4. What sport was Jose La Luz involved in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, according to Ayers, is child observation is important?

2. What does learning require, according to Ayers's research?

3. According to Ayers, what is every child?

4. As stated by Ayers, why are people drawn to the teaching profession?

5. Ayers discusses a link between democracy and education. What is the link between democracy and education?

6. How did Ayers build a laboratory for discovery and surprise?

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

8. What pains does Ayers say teachers usually face?

9. What does Ayers say that childhood is a time for?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Ayers, standardized testing measured only one small part of a child. Standardized testing was biased and expensive.

Part 1) What alternatives to standardized testing did Ayers propose?

Part 2) Describe the approach these alternatives took toward the education process.

Essay Topic 2

Ayers believes that labeling is limiting and has the potential to hurt the self-esteem of students.

Part 1) Why did schools label and continue to label students according to Ayers?

Part 2) Explain how Ayers feels about "labels" creating an unequal experience for some students.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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