Question

Andrew is a student in the class Rebecca teaches. While Andrew is not in the lowest percentile of the class, he isn't in the highest, either. In fact, Andrew could go either way in terms of passing or failing. Rebecca will spend:_________.

a. a great amount of time on him, but will focus more on the talented students because they will increase the average scores on the test.
b. the most amount of time on him because he is a "bubble kid."
c. less time on him and more on the weakest students in the class in the hopes that she can get more of them to pass.
d. the most time on him because he is a "triage kid."

Answer 1

B. The most amount of time on him because he his a bubble kid

Explanation: As a bubble kid, more time needs to be spent on Andrew because he has the potential as he is not in the lowest percentile and isn't in the highest either thus he is so close, the reasoning goes, he can benefit from tutoring and therefore help improve his scores.