Extra! extra! backyard birding many schools, families, and young birders across the country participate in the "great backyard bird count." while not as long as a "big year," the "great backyard bird count" happens every year. it depends on birders and families across the country to watch feeders and other areas in their yards and count the number of birds they see. unlike the "big year," the goal is not to see who can count the most birds. instead, participants in this event work together to bird experts get a good idea of how birds are doing. participants are given checklists and enter their sightings on a website. called a "citizen-science" project, this event is open to anyone, requires no travel, and happens every year over one weekend in february. what is the main idea of the extra! extra! section? (10 points) group of answer choices
the backyard bird count offers checklists.
the backyard bird count creates more friendly competitions.
the backyard bird count benefits birds and scientists.
the backyard bird count is for everyone, not just competitors.

Third Option: The Backyard Bird Count benefits birds and scientists.

Explanation:

There are three to four ideas in this passage, but one idea connecting all others and hence the central idea of the passage is described in the line,

"the goal is not to see who can count the most birds. Instead, participants in this event work together to help bird experts get a good idea of how birds are doing"

This is not only the goal of the competition but also of the passage.

First option is not all-inclusive; it is just a step in achieving the main goal i.e. helping birds experts and birds themselves.

Second option is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.

Fourth option is not the central idea, but just a characteristic of the competition.

explanation:

the intellectual community is a place like a university where people with high marks, or original thought or an outstanding interest in something gather. they take classes together. they discuss things. they argue sometimes, and not always in a friendly way. but if they argue, it is because they are passionate about something, and there is nothing the matter with that.

lately i've been hearing rumors that it is not the way it was when i went to school. the one thing all schools used to have was free speech. the 1st amendment rights were sacred. now i'm hearing they are not. students can be reported and disciplined for giving an off the wall opinion.

that is shameful.

intellectual ideas are meant to be discussed. they are meant to be chewed up and worked on. that is the primary responsibility of every intellectual community. if that is not the way it is, then that is not a school to go to.

social media, in my opinion, and this is just an opinion. i wouldn't take it too seriously, complicates everything to do with human communication. you can want to share things and others feel they have the right to be very critical or sarcastic or mean about what you share. lack of respect is an immeasurable intolerable condition and social media abounds with that sort of thing.

one of the things i really like about is how careful people are because they must have some idea that the mods are exactly what the word says they are. they police this board very well, and what is so remarkable about them is that they are no older than the average grade 12 student.

my hat goes off to them (which means i respect them quite a bit).