The phrase that best identifies the author’s attitude toward antiquated learning methods is "Boomers. Karens. Debbie Downers." This phrase reflects contempt and challenges the traditional values associated with these groups, indicating an opposition to outdated educational approaches. The use of such derogatory terms suggests that the author holds a negative view of those who resist modern learning methods and champion older, less effective practices.
Next, you analyze the excerpt for word choice and meaning.
You skim back through the article to identify where the author is against the old ways of learning.
“Boomers. Karens. Debbie Downers. We all know them. We all despise them. These are the ones whose life’s calling is to rid education of the plague known as technology. They insist on a return to “the good old days,” where math is calculated by abacus, and you have to know how to calculate by hand a2 + b2 = c2 because “you won’t always have a calculator.” This is the generation that champions mindlessly staring at textbooks from 1965 while copying word-for-word on thousands of sheets of loose-leaf paper that will most likely end up in the cavernous depths of a backpack next to a moldy peanut butter sandwich while a child insists, 'I turned it in. You must have lost it.'”
Which word or phrase in the excerpt identifies the author’s attitude toward antiquated (outdated) learning methods?
Question 8 options:
"Cavernous depths"
"Boomers. Karens. Debbie Downers."
"Moldy peanut butter sandwich"
"...math is calculated by abacus"
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