Problems with the Way Classrooms Operate-Inappropriate Curriculum and Instruction, Difficulty

question 45

Multiple Choice

Problems with the way classrooms operate-inappropriate curriculum and instruction, difficulty in teaching conditions, teacher perceptions of student inadequacy, large classes and negative teacher and peer expectations-and the social context thus created suggest that

• A)not all problems that contribute to low performance among lower- or working-class children come from outside the schools.
• B)conditions for teaching and learning might be altered so that lower- or working-class children are more likely to experience academic success.
• C)schools not only re-create many of the conditions that lead to social failure for some groups, but also perpetuate conditions that lead to the success of certain groups.
• D)all of the above.