Students' Work Ethic Affected by Peer Groups

Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text?

• Students are susceptible to all sorts of outside influences.

• Students, teenagers especially, always desire the approval of their peers, whether consciously or unconsciously.

• The pressure to conform or 'be popular' with one's peers may negatively affect their choices in education.

• It is considered undesirable, or 'uncool', to want to better oneself in school, and therefore many students conform to this idea in order to gain popularity.

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Drawing from the text, what is the most conclusive solution offered to regulate, if not solve, this problem of peer pressure?

• Students should be given choices in how to respond in class.

• Parents and teachers should emphasize that their children/students should not care about popularity.

• Adults (teachers, parents, etc.) should be mindful about how they present choices to students, being aware of the presence of others and student privacy.

• Students should always be allowed to respond to questions or opportunities privately.

Summarize the experiment mentioned regarding the free SAT prep course, and the results of said experiment.

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Which of the following best summarizes how the results of the free SAT prep course experiment support the article's main argument?

• These results support the argument that students are more likely to conform to what they expect of them, regardless if the choice is made privately or publicly.

• These results support the argument that students are more likely to agree with their peers in order to win their approval and become popular.

• These results support the claim that students are less likely to adhere to their surrounding social group when the choice was made private.

• These results support the claim that students are more likely to adhere to their surrounding social group when the choice was made public.

What does the term "ostracized" most closely mean, as used in paragraph 20?

• Excluded

• Tormented

• Outperformed

• Ignored

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Do you agree with the conclusions made in the article? Why or why not? Cite evidence from this text and your own experience in your answer.

Why do people care about being popular—why do others not? Do you yourself value popularity or being well-liked? Cite evidence from this text and your own experience in your answer.

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What are the effects of following the crowd? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

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What is one potential drawback of making choices publicly, as discussed in the text?

• It can lead to students feeling more confident in their decisions.

• It may cause students to make choices based on peer approval rather than personal preference.

• It encourages students to be more independent.

• It helps students to better understand their own preferences.

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According to the text, why might students prefer to make decisions privately?

• They are less likely to be influenced by their peers.

• They can receive immediate feedback from their teachers.

• They feel more pressure to conform to social norms.

• They are more likely to make impulsive decisions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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