Question

from my larger education booker t. washington was a prominent african - american educator, leader, and orator in the period after the civil war. in 1881, he founded the tuskegee institute (now known as tuskegee university), which focused on training african - americans for practical, vocational skills. this passage is an account of the creation, development, and promotion of the tuskegee institute. 1 i shall long remember the time when the folly and uselessness of much of the old - time method of teaching first dawned upon me. i was teaching a country school near my old home in west virginia. it was a hot, humid summer day. the place of land that was wet and muddy from the heavy rain the day before. it was june and the day was hot and sultry, when the usual recess or playtime came, i was as anxious as the children were to get outside of the close and stuffy school - room into the open air. that day prolonged the playtime to more than twice the usual period. 2 the hour previous to recess had been employed by me in trying to get a class of children interested in what proved to be a rather stupid geography lesson. i had been asking my pupils a lot of dull and tiresome questions, getting them to define and name lakes, capes. the following question has two parts. first, answer part a. then, answer part b. part a: what is the authors purpose in the text? a. to persuade readers that real hands - on teaching methods can best help students learn b. to outline the process for incorporating new teaching methods into educational institutes c. to inform readers about different options available in teaching students and helping them succeed d. to detail the many failings that are inherent in the traditional methods of educating students

Explanation:

The text starts with the author's background and then details his experiences with teaching methods. He shares his own teaching - related stories and observations. It seems to be more about informing readers about different teaching - related things rather than persuading, outlining a process, or detailing failures.

Answer:

C. to inform readers about different options available in teaching students and helping them succeed