Give me answers for Commonlit Exercise, Behind the Native American Achievement Gap
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In this radio interview, Celeste Headlee addresses how Indians compete with Anton Treuer in education today. Truer is an American educator and author who concentrates on Ojibwe and American studies in the Indian language. In addition to talking about Native American education, he also discusses how Native Americans 'schooling has evolved over the years.
Explanation:
1. PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text?
A. While education of Native Americans has improved over the years, Native Americans continue to be isolated from their culture and history in the classroom.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
C. “But in spite of all it, going to school native in this country really still means getting an assimilation. You go to school. You get a sugarcoated version of Christopher Columbus and the first Thanksgiving.” ( Paragraph 23)
3. PART A: How do paragraphs 13-14 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
B. They show how Native American culture continues to be impacted by forced assimilation that occurred in the past.
4. Part B: Which quote from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
C. “So you are likely — you know, if you have any listeners who are in their 20s, 30s and 40s, you know, they are likely to see 163 tribal languages in the United States go extinct in their lifetimes.
5. How does the education of Native Americans today compare to their education during the late 19th century and 20th century?
The education of Native Americans has changed, continues to change, and the effects of this on their academic performance. Native Americans 'curriculum has shifted, is evolving, and their impact on school success are increasing. Currently, about half of the children are struggling in English and mathematics because of the assimilation according to statics. To go to school in this country implies to have an assimilation. Native children go to to school, and they get a sugarcoated version of Christopher Columbus. And they get very few other opportunities, even if they are native, to learn about themselves. And it is not the intention of people who design curriculum standards or those who teach it to out or marginalize others, but it is the effect. Since withdrawing from such colleges, the youngsters, despite having mastered the English language, could not integrate into traditional American cultures as adults. They went off into reservations where, at times, they could not even understand or talk the same language as their own parents.
Answer:
A
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