Ezekiel, a 6th grader, is having a hard time adjusting to his new school. He says he's working as hard as he can, but his grades are lower than when he was in the 5th grade
He misses Mr Sims, his 5th-grade teacher, and his new teachers don't seem to get to know their students like the teachers at his old school did. It's quite possible that Ezekiel is experiencing a
A) school-home incompatibility.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) poor stage-environment fit.
D) cultural conflict.
C) poor stage-environment fit. Ezekiel is experiencing a poor stage-environment fit, due to the mismatch between his environment and the cognitive, social, and emotional needs of his particular stage of development.
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a. A bar graph c. A polygon b. A histogram d. Either a histogram or a polygon
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A) people and groups. B) the larger community. C) people, groups, and the larger community. D) individual people.
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A) how to get rewarded for her actions. B) that different opinions can be equally "right." C) the consequences of her actions. D) others' perspectives.
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A) removing rewards for aggressive behavior. B) establishing other means of attaining rewards. C) rewarding children for non-aggressive behavior. D) all of the above