Answer:
Thomas will succeed and make academic gains when he is in the classes with other high achievers.
Step-by-step explanation:
Traditionally it was believed that students from ethnic minorities like blacks and Hispanics suffered from racial segregation and their academics have suffered in a high achievement class. But recent researches have shown that the influence of high achieving students is positive to them. A recent report of the National Bureau of Investigation shows that average students from minority groups are going to benefit from the presence of high achieving students in a classroom.