phoenix2194 wrote:
Editorial: Some primary schools' early education reading programs encourage children to read by paying them for each book they read outside of class. Such programs should be viewed with suspicion. While paying kids to read might get them to read more, it also might team them to regard reading as a chore rather than as a source of intrinsic satisfaction.
Which of the following principles, if valid, most strongly supports the editorial's reasoning?
(A) Early education reading programs should focus more on getting children to read challenging books than on getting them to read a large number of books.
(B) Children will more likely to develop into regular reader if they choose the books they read than if they do not.
(C) Parents will usually play a more important role than teachers in instilling in children a love of reading.
(D) The goal of early education reading programs should be to instill in children a love of reading.
(E) Improving children's facility with reading will get them to enjoy reading.
What should be the goal of the program?
This is the vital question one must ask to understand the passage.
While C and E are easy eliminations, B and D were equally good for me. A is slightly offtrack since even if challenging books are target, children might read them without understanding them properly - just for the sake of it. The problem still remains as it is i.e. reading being a chore rather than a source of intrinsic satisfaction. I was inclined towards B, eventually chose it, but the problem is with the books children might choose. Again the problem will persist that it becomes most grim a situation where children read more and get paid more - problem amplifies.
The reason for D being eliminated is that it might just seem that it is reworded conclusion but POE leads to it.
Answer D.