Q33. One of the major processes that takes place in schools, of course, is that students learn. When they graduate from high school, many can use a computer, write essays with three-part theses, and differentiate equations. In addition to learning specific skills, they learn to think critically, to weigh evidence, and to develop independent judgment. The extent to which this development takes place is related to both school and home environments. Teachers who are more open to new ideas and less authoritarian produce students who have greater intellectual flexibility and higher achievement test scores. Studies show that teachers are most demanding when they are of the same social class as their students. The greater the difference between their own social class and that of their pupils, the more rigidly they structure their classrooms and the fewer demands they place on their students.According to the passage, teachers who are more open to new ideas:English — Passages — Question 33 of 56A. produce more successful students in terms of test scores and intellectual flexibility.B. often come from a lower social class than their students.C. are more authoritarian towards students.D. discourage intellectual flexibility in their students.Practice more English MCQs for entrance exam preparation on Examora.io.← Previous Question Next Question →