Some Youth in Low Performing Schools Are Convinced That Success

question 47

Multiple Choice

Some youth in low performing schools are convinced that success in school is impossible. For students who demonstrate some level of academic success, they could find themselves in this common dilemma.

• A) They could try to use school choice vouchers to attend a better school, but this would mean leaving their friends behind.
• B) If they show their talent for school, they will likely be socially outcast, and perhaps even physically harmed, but if they embrace the anti-school/education movement, they will not likely graduate or create other opportunities for themselves.
• C) They could quit school and get a good job, or delay employment and make no money because they are good at school.
• D) They might embarrass their peers by outperforming them, but they would greatly disappoint their parents and let down devoted teachers.

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