Question
Read the following:
Dear Superintendent Laurel,
Currently there are 1.7 million students in home schools across the nation. Ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, these students are excelling at impressive rates. Many of them are being educated in their homes because schools across the nation failed to meet test-scoring requirements. Since most public schools have abandoned their educational missions, I feel that home schooling is a great alternative.
Too often students are being subjected to overly populated classrooms. In addition, school violence and a lack of morals within schools are also concerns. I often hear critics argue that private schooling would be a better choice for our students. They hold that homeschoolers do not acquire sufficient socialization skills. However, I've found studies proving that this is a fallacy. Homeschoolers actively participate in extracurricular activities as often as their counterparts, if not more. Another study shows homeschoolers are generally more patient. They are not as competitive and they tend to fight less. Our students are much more prone to introducing themselves to one another. Quite frequently, they exchange addresses and phone
Our homeschoolers perform four grade levels above the national average. In addition, they surpass their public schooled peers on SAT tests. On average, homeschoolers score 1100.
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ur students has proven difficult. As parents, we feel it is important for our students to have access to current materials; however, many schools feel that they cannot afford to contribute t ur efforts. I hope I can count on your assistance since it will be instrumental in our efforts t ttain better resources for our students. With your endorsement, I am quite confident that we ca achieve our goals for more resources and continue to see success in our homeschoolers.
Respectfully,
Diane Bates
Home Schooling Parent
3) What is the denotative meaning of "extracurricular" as used in the sentence from the passage:
"Homeschoolers actively participate in extracurricular activities as often as their counterparts..."
• A. Anything done outside of work or school.
• B. Special interests held by a person.
• C. An activity at a school in addition to the normal course of study.
• D. Sports
Dear Superintendent Laurel,
Currently there are 1.7 million students in home schools across the nation. Ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, these students are excelling at impressive rates. Many of them are being educated in their homes because schools across the nation failed to meet test-scoring requirements. Since most public schools have abandoned their educational missions, I feel that home schooling is a great alternative.
Too often students are being subjected to overly populated classrooms. In addition, school violence and a lack of morals within schools are also concerns. I often hear critics argue that private schooling would be a better choice for our students. They hold that homeschoolers do not acquire sufficient socialization skills. However, I've found studies proving that this is a fallacy. Homeschoolers actively participate in extracurricular activities as often as their counterparts, if not more. Another study shows homeschoolers are generally more patient. They are not as competitive and they tend to fight less. Our students are much more prone to introducing themselves to one another. Quite frequently, they exchange addresses and phone
Our homeschoolers perform four grade levels above the national average. In addition, they surpass their public schooled peers on SAT tests. On average, homeschoolers score 1100.
Pre ise of gentia vera 01 our ig con o, how, schooling orea to a ay to creste
ur students has proven difficult. As parents, we feel it is important for our students to have access to current materials; however, many schools feel that they cannot afford to contribute t ur efforts. I hope I can count on your assistance since it will be instrumental in our efforts t ttain better resources for our students. With your endorsement, I am quite confident that we ca achieve our goals for more resources and continue to see success in our homeschoolers.
Respectfully,
Diane Bates
Home Schooling Parent
3) What is the denotative meaning of "extracurricular" as used in the sentence from the passage:
"Homeschoolers actively participate in extracurricular activities as often as their counterparts..."
• A. Anything done outside of work or school.
• B. Special interests held by a person.
• C. An activity at a school in addition to the normal course of study.
• D. Sports
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The denotative meaning of "extracurricular" as used in the sentence from the passage is:
**C. An activity at a school in addition to the normal course of study.**
This definition accurately captures the intended meaning of extracurricular activities, which typically refer to activities organized by schools that occur outside the regular academic curriculum, such as clubs, sports, and other non-academic pursuits.
**C. An activity at a school in addition to the normal course of study.**
This definition accurately captures the intended meaning of extracurricular activities, which typically refer to activities organized by schools that occur outside the regular academic curriculum, such as clubs, sports, and other non-academic pursuits.