PrepTest 116, Section 4, Question 8
Many educators in Canada and the United States(454 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AProponents of two(20 more words not shown)
- BProponents of two(27 more words not shown)
- CProponents of two(28 more words not shown)
- DCritics of two(23 more words not shown)
- ECritics of two(28 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already tried to capture the main point: these attempts at multicultural understanding keep imposing the investigator's own outlook. My first thought—that multicultural education simply cannot work—needs narrowing. We have two particular proposals and objections to each, not a rejection of every possible approach.
What we’re looking for
Look for an answer that captures those objections, and keep the critics separate from the people defending the proposals.
Working the answers
- A
Both proposals aim at multicultural understanding. Their methods differ, but we aren't told their supporters disagree about that goal.
- B
The subjective, intuitive, and mystical appear in the criticism of favoring scientific methods. Neither proposal's supporters say education must be founded on those alternatives.
- C
This is close to the second objection, but it belongs to the critics. The proponents still use Western scientific methods; the critics say that doing so undermines the claimed neutrality.
- D
Different historical circumstances help explain the first criticism. We don't get a dispute between the critics about how much those circumstances shape values.
- ECorrect
This captures the problem with both proposals. The first keeps the majority culture's values openly. The second promises neutrality, but its critics say its methods are already “value laden”: choosing scientific methods still gives particular values priority. According to these objections, neither approach delivers genuine understanding of cultures with different values. That fits our prediction without turning it into a claim that understanding is impossible by any means.
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