Which of the following presents the greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining the kind of autonomy suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards?
A)Teachers do not receive training in organizing and running their own professional organizations.
B)Most teachers are not interested in gaining more autonomy in their work.
C)Because education is a public enterprise and a public responsibility, citizens and their elected officials will be slow to turn control over to teachers.
D)The teaching population in the United States is too large and too varied to govern its own professional affairs.

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The greatest obstacle to teachers' gaining autonomy as suggested by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is the public nature of education, which makes citizens and elected officials hesitant to relinquish control over educational matters to teachers.

Which of the Following Presents the Greatest Obstacle to Teachers