Question 1

Do you think that Krishnamurti is right to characterize this would as mad and full of fear? What do you think he has in mind? Do you agree or disagree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Some might think, for instance, that it is madness for people to leave their Thanksgiving dinners to go stand in line all night to get into a store and buy some gadget, yelling and shoving those around them. Some might say that our secularity is a sign of sickness and fear in our culture. Some might point to poverty or racism or war as signs of madness and products of fear.

Question 2

Line 21 begins "And he sees." What do you think the narrator is saying that Kai sees?

Accepted Answer

Most directly, he sees how to shape the handle of the axe. Indirectly, he also sees his own relationship to history. Kai sees that the production of the ax handle will not be done blindly. It takes an ax to make an ax. He is learning, through metaphor, the importance of observation of what has gone before.

Question 3

According to Plato, the virtue of reason is always beneficial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following does Plato say is the cause of all that is correct and beautiful?

Accepted Answer

A)   The forms
B)   The form of the good
C)   The philosopher
D)   The sun

Question 5

Education is putting knowledge into those who lack it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What kind of teaching method is Hooks devoted to?

Accepted Answer

A)   Socratic method
B)   Engaged pedagogy
C)   Chicago school method
D)   Rote memorization

Question 7

According to Krishnamurti, we must create an atmosphere of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Open-mindedness
B)   Political liberalism
C)   Freedom
D)   Segregation

Question 8

What is the connection between the narrator's shaping of the hatchet and the educating of his son? Does your answer resonate with any of the other readings from this chapter? How?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the connection between the narrator's...

Question 9

What does Hooks identify as the primary characteristic necessary for change to happen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Open-mindedness
B)   Freedom
C)   Intelligence
D)   Critical thinking

Question 10

What is the method of education Hooks says the establishment is so invested in?

Accepted Answer

A)   Engaged pedagogy
B)   Whole language
C)   Montessori
D)   The banking system

Question 11

For Oakeshott, being human is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   A process
B)   An adventure
C)   A set course
D)   A skill

Question 12

Krishnamurti talks about creating an atmosphere without fear. Describe in concrete detail what a typical day would be like for someone who lived in that atmosphere.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Krishnamurti talks about creating an atmosphere without...

Question 13

Would Krishnamurti and Oakeshott agree in their views of what life is?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Would Krishnamurti and Oakeshott agree in their...

Question 14

On Hook's view, creativity is the primary element allowing the possibility of change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Krishnamurti says that appreciating life requires us to be in constant revolt. Why does he think this? (List several reasons.) Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Krishnamurti says that appreciating life requires us...

Question 16

In the allegory of the cave the __________ represents the visible world.

Accepted Answer

A)   The forms
B)   The form of the good
C)   The prison dwelling
D)   The sun

Question 17

Krishnamurti equates intelligence with the capacity to think freely, without fear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

To what extent do you think that institutions, traditions, culture, society, government, and so on, shape and control us and our conceptions of morality? Explain your answer with details from your own experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To what extent do you think that...

Question 19

In the second paragraph, Foucault says, "We are subjected to the production of truth through power and we cannot exercise power except through the production of truth." Explain what you think he mans by that statement: to what contemporary examples do you think his statement could apply?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the second paragraph, Foucault says, "We...

Question 20

Hooks argues that educators should use the "banking system."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Learning

Do you think that Krishnamurti is right to characterize this would as mad and full of fear? What do you think he has in mind? Do you agree or disagree with his assessment? Why or why not?

Line 21 begins "And he sees." What do you think the narrator is saying that Kai sees?

According to Plato, the virtue of reason is always beneficial.

Which of the following does Plato say is the cause of all that is correct and beautiful?

Education is putting knowledge into those who lack it.

What kind of teaching method is Hooks devoted to?

According to Krishnamurti, we must create an atmosphere of __________.

What is the connection between the narrator's shaping of the hatchet and the educating of his son? Does your answer resonate with any of the other readings from this chapter? How?

What does Hooks identify as the primary characteristic necessary for change to happen?

What is the method of education Hooks says the establishment is so invested in?

For Oakeshott, being human is a __________.

Krishnamurti talks about creating an atmosphere without fear. Describe in concrete detail what a typical day would be like for someone who lived in that atmosphere.

Would Krishnamurti and Oakeshott agree in their views of what life is?

On Hook's view, creativity is the primary element allowing the possibility of change.

Krishnamurti says that appreciating life requires us to be in constant revolt. Why does he think this? (List several reasons.) Do you agree? Why or why not?

In the allegory of the cave the __________ represents the visible world.

Krishnamurti equates intelligence with the capacity to think freely, without fear.

To what extent do you think that institutions, traditions, culture, society, government, and so on, shape and control us and our conceptions of morality? Explain your answer with details from your own experience.

In the second paragraph, Foucault says, "We are subjected to the production of truth through power and we cannot exercise power except through the production of truth." Explain what you think he mans by that statement: to what contemporary examples do you think his statement could apply?

Hooks argues that educators should use the "banking system."