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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. According to Ayers, what are schools?

2. Who was critically injured in a mountain climbing accident and struggled to walk?

3. Who founded the Hull House?

4. What did Ayers suggest should be the center of knowledge?

5. According to Ayers, what consumes millions and millions of education dollars?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ayers mean when he linked "consciousness to conduct"?

2. What were Ayers's feelings during the Illinois Teachers Basic Skills Test?

3. According to Ayers, what does culture include?

4. What can't standardized tests measure?

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

6. According to Ayers, what are good schools?

7. What does Ayers say greatness in teaching requires?

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

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

10. According to Ayers, where do standardized tests push well-intentioned teachers and school leaders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ayers had several core beliefs about learning and the purpose of school which influenced his classroom environment.

Part 1) Discuss Ayers beliefs on human development and constructing knowledge.

Part 2) Explain Ayers beliefs on the purpose of school and the responsibility of teachers and students.

Essay Topic 2

The word teaching can mean several things to different people.

Part 1) Describe the author's view on the words teacher and teaching.

Part 2) Explain Ayers's view on the "life in teaching."

Part 3) What did Ayers compare a "life in teaching" to?

Essay Topic 3

Erickson, Piaget, and other psychologists have their beliefs on child development and behavior. Compare and contrast Erickson and Piaget's beliefs regarding child development.

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