The core values that framed Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools, conformity, uniformity, and individual achievement, ultimately failed because
a. The values conformity, uniformity, and individual achievement, were contrary to intrinsic Indian values.
b. After much struggle, there was perceived to be little value in educating Indian children.
c. The values were abandoned in favor of curricular goals such as arithmetic and literature.
d. The values couldn't be articulated between Indian students and white teachers due to language barriers.
A Correct Answer: The values conformity, uniformity, and individual achievement, were contrary to intrinsic Indian values.
Feedback for Correct Answer: Although years passed before anyone recognized the absurdity of trying to Americanize Native Americans, the boarding school experiment ultimately failed. Their emphasis on conformity, uniformity, and individual achievement were too contrary to intrinsic Indian values.
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