Schools in the United States are grounded in ______, a culture that may hold little meaning for many students whose families are poor and/or are from ethnically or culturally diverse backgrounds.
a. African American culture and values
b. Latino culture and values
c. Asian culture and values
d. white, middle-class values
Ans: D
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a. converter b. conversion device c. analog converter d. modem
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What will be an ideal response?
Linda Christian-Smith's research on teen romance novels suggests that
A. teachers are eager to substitute such modern literature for traditional literature. B. allowing girls to read romance novels has no effect on reading comprehension scores. C. the sex-typed roles of such novels may be harmful to the development of independence and academic aspirations in adolescent girls. D. All these answers are correct.