Question

Read this passage: I hereby propose a bill that requires all teachers to ask a child's permission before giving the child a bad grade. While we're at it, let's also pass a bill that allows children to run the classroom if they disagree with how their teachers are handling it, or to declare recess whenever they feel like it.

What is most likely the author's purpose in this passage?

Answer 1

The author's purpose of writing this paragraph is to refute the idea that children should have greater power than the teacher in the classroom, this is shown by giving ridiculous examples of the student ruling over the teacher.

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The Author is is basically inferring that these propositions are nonsense and are examples to demean and refute other like ideas.

Answer 2

Answer: Criticizing the standards in schools

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