Reformers criticize large schools and fault them with being partly responsible for the decline in academic achievement because they
a. foster poor discipline and classroom management problems for new teachers.
b. are so costly to run that money cannot be spent on updating books and school supplies.
c. cause students to be constantly late for class because of the distance between classrooms.
d. create an aura of impersonality in which students feel lost, disengaged, and unmotivated.
ANSWER: d
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