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One theory of school governance can be pictured as an upside-down triangle. Students, teachers and the faculty/parent committee make up the body of the triangle, but the triangle has no point, that is, it has no school principal. Schools are run by the faculty/parent committee, which makes all significant decisions concerning academic standards, curriculum, discipline, extra-curricular activities, etc. As a result, under this theory, innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs cannot be implemented.
The argument depends upon which one of the following assumptions?
(A) Innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs are usually implemented by individual private schools, not by public school systems.
(B) Only principals will try new methods and programs.
(C) A person acting by himself is more likely to direct that new methods be tried than if he is acting as part of a committee.
(D) All school principals achieved their positions by taking academic risks.
(E) All innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs encompass some risk.
The argument depends upon which one of the following assumptions?
(A) Innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs are usually implemented by individual private schools, not by public school systems.
(B) Only principals will try new methods and programs.
(C) A person acting by himself is more likely to direct that new methods be tried than if he is acting as part of a committee.
(D) All school principals achieved their positions by taking academic risks.
(E) All innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs encompass some risk.
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Reasoning: If the committee does not have a single point, Principal, the innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs cannot be implemented.
Critical word : 'Cannot'. This means we are looking at extreme case of 100% surety of a certain t hing not happening.
(A) Innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs are usually implemented by individual private schools, not by public school systems.
The para speaks of schools in general and not some specific types of schools
(B) Only principals will try new methods and programs.
Yes, it gives you that extreme word 'only'. So if principal is not there, new methods will not be implemented.
Let us keep it for now.
(C) A person acting by himself is more likely to direct that new methods be tried than if he is acting as part of a committee.
Tempting. But it does not tell us why the absence of principal will surely lead to non-implementation of innovative teaching methods etc.
Also, it is not the extreme choice we are looking for, as it uses comparative 'more likely'.
(D) All school principals achieved their positions by taking academic risks.
The para nowhere links academic risks to innovative methods. Also out of scope as it speaks of the past behavior of principal.
(E) All innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs encompass some risk.
Again, no relation between risk and methods. Also no relation between committees/Principal and taking risks.
B
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One theory of school governance can be pictured as an upside-down triangle. Students, teachers and the faculty/parent committee make up the body of the triangle, but the triangle has no point, that is, it has no school principal. Schools are run by the faculty/parent committee, which makes all significant decisions concerning academic standards, curriculum, discipline, extra-curricular activities, etc. As a result, under this theory, innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs cannot be implemented.
The argument depends upon which one of the following assumptions?
The argument describes a method (theory) of governance and states that this method doesn't have a principal.
Then the argument jumps to the conclusion: under this theory, innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs cannot be implemented.
The only assumption I can think of is that a principal is somehow crucial to the implementation of innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs.
(A) Innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs are usually implemented by individual private schools, not by public school systems.
- INCORRECT. Public- Private split is not discussed.
(B) Only principals will try new methods and programs.
- CORRECT, As per our prethinking.
(C) A person acting by himself is more likely to direct that new methods be tried than if he is acting as part of a committee.
-INCORRECT. No reason for such an assumption is given in the passage.
(D) All school principals achieved their positions by taking academic risks.
- INCORRECT. How principals achieve their position is irrelevant.
(E) All innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs encompass some risk.
-INCORRECT. Risk of any kind isn't discussed.
IMO B.
The argument depends upon which one of the following assumptions?
The argument describes a method (theory) of governance and states that this method doesn't have a principal.
Then the argument jumps to the conclusion: under this theory, innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs cannot be implemented.
The only assumption I can think of is that a principal is somehow crucial to the implementation of innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs.
(A) Innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs are usually implemented by individual private schools, not by public school systems.
- INCORRECT. Public- Private split is not discussed.
(B) Only principals will try new methods and programs.
- CORRECT, As per our prethinking.
(C) A person acting by himself is more likely to direct that new methods be tried than if he is acting as part of a committee.
-INCORRECT. No reason for such an assumption is given in the passage.
(D) All school principals achieved their positions by taking academic risks.
- INCORRECT. How principals achieve their position is irrelevant.
(E) All innovative teaching methods and progressive academic programs encompass some risk.
-INCORRECT. Risk of any kind isn't discussed.
IMO B.
