parasena wrote:
Vargonia has just introduced a legal requirement that student-teacher ratios in government-funded schools not exceed a certain limit. All Vargonian children are entitled to education, free of charge, in these schools. When a recession occurs and average incomes fall, the number of children enrolled in government-funded schools tends to increase. Therefore, though most employment opportunities contract in economic recessions, getting a teaching job in Vargonia's government-funded schools will not be made more difficult by a recession.
First Step:
As always, read the question stem first very carefully. and understand clearly Which type of question is being asked. hmm, evaluate questionSecond Step:
Read the passage carefully and understand the precise meaning of the passage in the author's words. In Virginia, the student-teacher ratio in government-funded schools[GFS] isn't greater than a certain limit.
All children in Virginia are entitled to education, free of charge. Hums, that is good for children who are born in low-income families.
When a recession happens, average income fall and the number of children enrolled in GFS tends to rise.
Although most employment is Scattered by the economic recession, Getting a teaching job in VGFS will be easier. That is the author's opinion or point,
which we called a conclusion.
Third Step:
Pause for a few seconds and mentally formulate your own ideas about this argument. Conclusion: Getting a teaching job in VGFS will be easierWhat if getting a teaching job isn't an easy occupation? it demands higher-qualification certificates, teaching experiences, and sometimes related people who also worked in the same teaching job.
Fourth Step:
Read the options choices carefully and be careful.select the best out of them Quote:
(A)Whether in Vargonia there are any schools not funded by the government that offers children an education free of charge
it is completely irrelevant.
. We don't know if any schools not funded by the government offer children an education free of charge or not.
it is completely irrelevant.
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(B) Whether the number of qualified applicants for teaching positions in government-funded schools increases significantly during economic recessions
That is matched with our pre-thinking phase.
If yes, the number of qualified applicants for teaching positions in GFS increases during economic recessions, it is likely to reduce your opportunities of getting
a teaching job because competition is high. it weakens the author's argument.
IF No, competition is low, your chances are high, and it strengthens the author's argument.
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(C) What the current student-teacher ratio in Vargonia's government-funded schools is
it doesn't matter the current student-teacher ratio in Vernonia to evaluate our argument.
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(D) What proportion of Vargonia's workers currently hold jobs as teachers in government-funded schools?
it also doesn't affect our conclusion because we need a reason why getting a teaching job at GFS is easier or harder
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(E) Whether in the past a number of government funded schools in Vargonia have had student teacher ratios well in excess of the new limit
what is to do with the past number of GFS Virginia teacher ratios with our conclusion? No way. it is completely out of our league.