Question

1. a. to show that some schools and states believe in sending their students out into the world with a head start b. to provide evidence that personal finance courses actually help students in life after school c. to show that the investor education foundation is a credible organization d. to explain how personal finance courses are modified in different states 3. whats the main idea of this section of the article? write 1 - 2 sentences of evidence to support your answer. 4. what do you think about the ideas in this section? do you agree or disagree? why? con: no. it is better to get back to basics education leaders have not been paying enough attention to the basic subjects. writing, reading, math, science and history must be prioritized. teaching more personal finance would be a waste of time and money. leaders pushing for courses about managing money should be required to pass courses about managing money themselves. all 50 states plus the district of columbia require the teaching of economics. economics is the study of how goods and services are produced and used. forty - five require that personal finance be taught. personal finance is about making smart decisions with your own money. thats plenty when you consider the other classes that are not getting enough attention. u.s. students lag counterparts around the world students who finish high school without an education in science, math, english and at least one foreign language suffer later on. they end up competing for low - paying jobs. the programme for international student assessment measured students around the world. in science, u.s. students fall behind those of vietnam, slovenia and 21 other nations. in reading skills, american students are 24th, behind ireland, estonia and france. americas report card in math is awful. it is 39th, behind russia, spain and poland. 3. how does the section \u.s. students lag counterparts around the world\ in the con article support the authors argument? a. it presents evidence that students in the u.s. are falling behind. b. it describes the education system in other countries. c. it lists the rankings of countries in both math and science. d. it gives information about personal finance classes in other countries. losing ground to others in global workforce market with these results, the united states cannot hope to compete with other countries on jobs. todays work requires more knowledge.

Explanation:

The text discusses education - related issues such as the importance of basic subjects over personal finance courses in schools and the poor performance of U.S. students in international assessments. The section "U.S. Students Lag Counterparts Around The World" supports the author's argument that more focus should be on basic subjects by presenting evidence of U.S. students' low rankings in science, reading, and math, showing they are falling behind students in other countries. This evidence implies that resources should be directed towards improving performance in these basic areas rather than adding non - basic courses like personal finance.

Answer:

1. A. It presents evidence that students in the U.S. are falling behind.