What is one potential drawback to using an "inquiry" approach to teaching mathematics, as described in Chapter 2?
a) Students easily forget concepts that they are not directly taught to them.
b) Students tend to engage in off-task behavior during inquiry lessons.
c) Parents or siblings often derail the learning process by showing the students shortcuts that the teacher had not intended.
d) Manipulative materials required to teach inquiry lessons are often expensive and difficult to obtain.
e) Most teachers do not have a deep enough understanding of the mathematics to lead these types of lessons.
C
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