LSAT 21 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q23

RC Question 23 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Tollefson thinks the philosophy behind educational centers is flawed. So if an educational center fulfills its mission, it’s likely hurting immigrants.

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1. It’s true that Tollefson thinks the centers offer bad language training. But he also thinks they offer poor job training: immigrants are only trained for menial jobs (lines 21-22).
2. CORRECT. Lines 28-33 support this. The philosophy of individual success cuts immigrants off from business opportunities within their communities.
3. Err…Tollefson gives us a history of immigration policies (43-44). The modern curricula of educational centers don’t discuss the history of immigration.
4. Tollefson thinks the philosophy behind the curricula hurts immigrants. So better teachers might make things worse.
5. To some extent, the programs already do this by encouraging immigrants to get rid of their old values. Tollefson doesn’t think this is a good idea. (lines 29-38)