HELP

alarui

In general, jobs are harder to get in times of economic recession because many businesses cut back operations.  However, any future recessions in Vargonia will probably not reduce the availability of teaching jobs at government-funded schools.  This is because Vargonia has just introduced a legal requirement that education in government-funded schools be available, free of charge, to all Vargonian children regardless of the state of the economy, and that current student-teacher ratios not be exceeded.

 

Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?

 

1. The current student-teacher ratio at Vargonia’s government-funded schools is higher than it was during the most recent period of economic recession.

2. During recent periods when the Vargonian economy has been strong, almost 25 percent of Vargonian children have attended privately funded schools, many of which charge substantial fees.

3. Nearly 20 percent more teachers are currently employed in Vargonia’s government-funded schools than had been employed in those schools in the period before the last economic recession.

4. Teachers in Vargonia’s government-funded schools are well paid relative to teachers in most privately funded schools in Vargonia, many of which rely heavily on part-time teachers.

5. During the last economic recession in Vargonia, the government permanently closed a number of the schools that it had funded.

WHY B??

systemunknow

okay the question ask for the best idea to support the argument.  The arguemtn is that recession will not reduce the availability of teaching jobs.

B states that 25% of the children in Vargonian are attending private school which means even if there is a recession those 25% of the kids can't afford to attend private school anymore those children would have to go back to public school which is required by LAW to take those children in, and the student to teacher ratios can not be changed from the current ratio which means the school would have to hire more teachers even in the times of recession.

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-9-22 14:33:39编辑过]

alarui

理由那么绕啊？

systemunknow

more like cost => effect...  Recession = more student in public school.  By LAW school can't turn student away and the ratio of student to teacher can NOT be higher than what it is now.

bigdreamer

systemunknow的解释是对的.