The 1989 Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development Report Recommended That

question 47

Multiple Choice

The 1989 Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development report recommended that middle schools should

• A)separate students into smaller,more personal units and involve parents more.
• B)focus on the academic curriculum and downplay extracurricular programs.
• C)increase student-to-counselor ratios.
• D)be integrated with high schools to take advantage of having older adolescents as role models.

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