Ann Henderson states to her 2nd graders, "All right everyone, let's put our math papers away now." Don, a white student, puts his math materials away, while Daron, an African American student, does not. If the students' are typical of behavioral patterns for white and African American students, according to research, which of the following is the most likely explanation?

a. Daron is more likely to be disobedient than is Don, so he is more likely to disregard the directive.
b. Daron is more likely to "misread" Mrs. Henderson's directive, not interpreting it as a command than is Don.
c. Daron is less likely to be attentive than is Don, so his is more likely to not hear the directive.
d. Daron is more likely to socialize with his peers than is Don, so he is more likely to be off-task than is Don.


b

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