Question

Some of the 7- and 8-year-old children in Ms. Crockett's second-grade class are quite energetic and a bit distractible, whereas others are quieter and more attentive.

Which one of the following alternatives is most consistent with how best to think about such diversity in classroom behavior?

a. Remember that by age 8, all students should be expected to sit still for at least 30 minutes at a time.
b. Acknowledge that some 7-year-olds students simply aren't ready for regular second-grade work and should probably have been retained in first grade for another year.
c. Recognize that such differences may be due to built-in temperamental differences that aren't necessarily within students' control.
d. Remember that's it's important to be stricter with the energetic ones than with the quiet ones and to impose harsher consequences when the energetic ones misbehave.

Answer 1

Answer: C) Recognize that such differences may be due to built-in temperamental differences that aren't necessarily within students' control.

Explanation: Temperament can be simply defined as the consistent behavior of individuals which is not dependant on where they come from (immediate social settings) or learning system.

Therefore the difference in Attitude or behavior of students in Ms. Crockett's second-grade class can be attributed to the fact that every student in the class has his or her own consistent temperament, showing the difference in behavior in each student because each of them have a specific way of reaction towards a situation which is independent of their learning or the societal settings they came from.

Answer 2

C. Recognize that such differences may be due to built-in temperamental differences that aren't necessarily within students' control

Step-by-step explanation:

Some of the 7- and 8-year-old children in Ms. Crockett's second-grade class are quite energetic and a bit distractible, whereas others are quieter and more attentive. The most consistent alternative is the Recognition that such differences may be due to built-in temperamental differences that aren't necessarily within students' control.