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Back to Detailed SummaryTo test your ability to find a balance between insufficient/inaccurate information and too much information, judge these sample restatements of the main idea of Jaime O'Neill's article.
- In "No Allusions in the Classroom,"
professor Jaime M. O'Neill discusses the
frustrations he had with his students not understanding
his allusions.
Is this a concise statement of the article's main idea? - In the article "No Allusions in the Classroom,"
a teacher of 15 years, Jaime M. O'Neill exposes the
overall lack of basic knowledge of college students
in areas of history, geography, and politics.
Is this a concise statement of the article's main idea? -
In the article "No Allusions in the Classroom," the author,
Jaime M. O'Neill relays his frustrations resulting from what
he finds to be a lack of basic or common knowledge of the
American student. He is a professor who has taught at
several different colleges in the United States.
Through his experiences in the classroom he noticed
the fact that students were not catching on to his
allusions. He states in the article that this
miscommunication is causing a problem in the education process.
Is this a concise statement of the article's main idea? - In "No Allusion in the Classroom," by Jaime M. O'Neill,
the problem of ignorance is discussed.
Jaime O'Neill says that college students
lack common knowledge and it is interfering
with education.
Is this a concise statement of the article's main idea? - Author Jaime O'Neill's article "No Allusions in the Classroom",
emphasized the communication problem between teachers and students due
to the students' lack of basic knowledge.
Is this a concise statement of the article's main idea?
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