An Effective Way to Ease the Strain of School Transition

question 20

Multiple Choice

An effective way to ease the strain of school transition in adolescence is to

• A) assign students to classes with several familiar peers or a constant group of new peers.
• B) make sure that academic expectations in junior high are tougher than in elementary school.
• C) reduce students' need to conform by encouraging anonymity.
• D) reduce the number of extracurricular activities available in high school.

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