The cultural-deficit model suggests that immigrant students
A. achieve higher than American students because of their greater motivation.
B. are just as prepared for school as students who are born in this country.
C. come from an inferior culture that leaves them at a disadvantage.
D. deserve special treatment given the obstacles they have overcome.
Answer:C
The cultural-deficit model suggests that immigrant students
A. achieve higher than American students because of their greater motivation. B. are just as prepared for school as students who are born in this country. C. come from an inferior culture that leaves them at a disadvantage. D. deserve special treatment given the obstacles they have overcome.
Explanation: C) The traditional philosophy was that immigrant students come from an inferior culture that leaves them at a disadvantage. This philosophy engendered the cultural deficit model for educating these students.