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Editorial: Contrary to popular belief, Conclusion teaching preschoolers is not especially difficult, for Support they develop strict systems (e.g., for sorting toys by shape), which help them to learn, and Support they are always intensely curious about something new in their world.
Summarize Argument
The editorialist concludes that teaching preschoolers isn’t especially difficult. Why not? Because preschoolers develop strict learning systems, and are very curious about new things.
Notable Assumptions
The editorialist assumes that curiosity and strict learning systems actually make children easier to teach. The editorialist also assumes that these factors are sufficient for a smooth teaching experience, meaning that there aren't additional factors that can make preschoolers difficult to teach.
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a
Preschoolers have a ████████ ██ ███████ ███████ ███ ████ ██████ ██████ ██████ █████████
It's not relevant why preschoolers follow strict routines, just how those routines impact their teachability. Without that information, this isn't helpful.
b
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This weakens the editorialist's argument: preschoolers’ curiosity might not be helpful, because it gives them terrible attention spans, which makes teaching harder.
c
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The editorialist isn’t arguing about older children; we only care about preschoolers. This also doesn't explain how strict systems are helpful. So, it's irrelevant.
d
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Like (C), we’re not interested in comparing preschoolers with older children. This just isn't relevant to how difficult it is to teach preschoolers.
e
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This is irrelevant, because it doesn’t tell us that preschoolers aren’t difficult to teach. Maybe preschool teachers just manage their stress better than other teachers.