Question

Which two sentences from Passage 2 support the author's claim that more and more people support single-gender education?

a. When Leonard Sax, a retired family physician, founded the nonprofit organization in 2002, he said about a dozen schools had single-gender offerings nationwide.
b. Today, there are about 120 single-gender public schools and more than 380 schools that offer single-gender classrooms.
c. Sax said that before he started researching single-gender education, he thought it promoted gender stereotypes and inadequately prepared students for a "coed world."
d. But after visiting hundreds of schools and dedicating recent years to studying the benefits of single-gender classrooms, he is now an ardent proponent.
e. "The single-sex format is a tool, one of many available to break down gender stereotypes," Sax said.

Answer 1

Two sentences that support the claim of growing support for single-gender education are the increase in single-gender public schools and classrooms, and a retired family physician becoming an ardent proponent after dedicated study. b is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which two sentences from Passage 2 support the author's claim that more and more people support single-gender education. The correct options in the final answer that demonstrate this increasing support are:

Option b: "Today, there are about 120 single-gender public schools and more than 380 schools that offer single-gender classrooms."

• Option d: "But after visiting hundreds of schools and dedicating recent years to studying the benefits of single-gender classrooms, he is now an ardent proponent."

These statements indicate a growth in the number of single-gender schools and a change in attitude of a noted individual towards single-gender education, respectively, thereby supporting the author's claim.