Montessori schools a. emphasize social over academic development. b. produce children who have little confidence in their academic abilities. c. use specially designed teaching materials to promote exploration and discovery. d. put children at risk for developing poor study habits.

Okay. Montessori schools have to do with the children being creative with their learning, while the teacher helps them with giving them activities that suit them. It does not put children at risk for poor study habits or produce children who have little confidence in their academic abilities. B and D are eliminated. It does not emphasize social over academic achievement. Both are just as important. It can help observe the child's behavior and use materials to see what they are like over the years. The answer is C.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada

Isay b but i'm not sure.