Question

Read the following excerpt from “Our Schools are a Scandal” by Kyle Crichton:


The teachers reply that they have the most nerve-racking job ever invented, battling as many as forty little demons (it is now said to be sixty in some classrooms) who are either actively sadistic or have adopted a manner of silent resistance that defies a grain for learning to pierce their craniums.





Based on the excerpt, the phrase silent resistance describes . . .


student’s unwillingness to learn


teacher’s unwillingness to teach


student’s ability to learn


teacher’s ability to teach

Answer 1

Answer:

A. student's unwillingness to learn.

Explanation:

"Our Schools are a Scandal" is an article written by Kyle Crichton. The article talks about the educational condition in the US in 1946.

In the given excerpt, the phrase 'silent resistance' describes student's unwillingness to learn. The teacher, in this paragraph, is describing the children (denoted as little demons) who have either become sadistic or adopted a silent resistance– student's unwillingness to learn.

Therefore, option A is correct.