Question

(mc)
the excerpt below is from the general introduction to tuskegee and its people by booker t.
washington:
institutions, like individuals, are properly judged by their ideals, their methods, and their
achievements in the production of men and women who are to do the worlds work.
one school is better than another in proportion as its system touches the more pressing
needs of the people it aims to serve, and provides the more speedily and satisfactorily the
elements that bring to them honorable and enduring success in the struggle of life. education
of some kind is the first essential of the young man, or young woman, who would lay the
foundation of a career. the choice of the school to which one will go and the calling he will
adopt must be influenced in a very large measure by his environments, trend of ambition,
natural capacity, possible opportunities in the proposed calling, and the means at his
command.
in the past twenty - four years thousands of the youth of this and other lands have elected to
come to the tuskegee normal and industrial institute to secure what they deem the training
that would offer them the widest range of usefulness in the activities open to the masses of
the negro people. their hopes, fears, strength, weaknesses, struggles, and triumphs can not
fail to be of absorbing interest to the great body of american people, more particularly to the
student of educational theories and their attendant results.
according to washington, what problem does education resolve?
education teaches how to be successful in work and everyday struggles.
education expands the students natural capacity and makes him a better citizen.
education creates more teachers, who will in turn educate others.
education assures a sense of dignity and self - respect for those who have been dismissed by society.

Explanation:

The text states that education provides "the elements that bring to them honorable and enduring success in the struggle of life". This directly relates to the idea of being successful in work and everyday struggles. The other options are not supported by the given text. There is no mention of expanding natural capacity to make a better citizen (second option), creating more teachers (third option), or assuring dignity for those dismissed by society (fourth option).

Answer:

Education teaches how to be successful in work and everyday struggles.