A student from an economically disfranchised home has trouble getting to school on time, listening to the teacher, and rarely answers questions in class due to low self-confidence. As a result, the student will likely ______.

A. be guided into a low skilled and low paid job
B. be encouraged to work harder in order to get a better job than his parents
C. be better prepared for the challenging work in college
D. be tracked into higher reading level courses in order to encourage the student to do better


Answer: A

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