Educator: Only those students who are genuinely

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct86% picked this

   requires for the fulfillment of its goals the stimulation as well as the

   Why this is right

   This reinforces what we were looking for, that teachers will need to get their students curious about certain topics. This answer adds that the teacher will also need to satisfy that curiosity, as in teach them about the topic, now that they’re curious. That is basically a commonsense idea about what a teacher does, so it’s safe to add it on.

   Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   86%
2. B

   Out Of Scope8% picked this

   necessitates the creative use of rewards that are not inherent in the

   Out Of Scope: “creative use of rewards” This sounds like one possible way for teachers to try to solve the problem, but rewards would only help if they can spark curiosity, and we have no reason to think that you must use rewards in order to spark curiosity.

   8%
3. C

   Too Strong: “primarily”3% picked this

   is to focus primarily on those topics that do not initially

   This doesn’t get at the crucial idea of needing to create curiosity where it is lacking. The primary focus should be to create the curiosity needed to underpin eventual learning. This is saying to just focus on the topics students are bored by, but doing so without stimulating curiosity wouldn’t do any good.

   3%
4. D

   Out Of Scope2% picked this

   is facilitated by students' taking responsibility for their

   Out Of Scope: “taking responsibility for own learning” This doesn’t reinforce that teachers will have to work on curiosity. Instead, it just says a teacher would be helped out if a student did some learning on their own. While that could be true, it would be more germane to this paragraph if this answer at least suggested that students take responsibility for broadening their sphere of curiosity. The teachers are happy to help with the learning part, but since students need to be curious first, that’s where this answer has to land.

   2%
5. E

   Opposite1% picked this

   becomes easier if students realize that some learning is not

   This doesn’t acknowledge that curiosity is a must-have for students to learn. It acts like students can just suck it up and learn the unenjoyable topics for which they don’t have curiosity. A teacher’s effectiveness is measured by her students’ learning, so her job doesn’t become easier unless the students have an easier time learning stuff, and this answer doesn’t prescribe anything that we’re told would make learning easier.

   1%