Select the correct answer. What is the central idea of this passage?
The debate has been around for a long time. Depending on whom you ask, homework is elther the most important teaching tool, or It's just
meaningless work. But the truth is that homework has some benefits. First, homework helps students go over what they learned in a calm
and peaceful environment. This review helps them pinpoint their strong and weak points. It also helps them practice the concepts they
learned in school. As a result, students are better prepared to understand the teacher in class.
O A. Homework helps teachers identify struggling students.
B.
Parents find that homework helps their children learn.
C.
Homework improves learning by reinforcing ideas.
D. Teachers use homework to finish incomplete classwork.

C. Homework improves learning by reinforcing ideas

Explanation:

The passage is basically concluding that, despite how annoying homework actually is, it has its benefits. It says it helps students practice the concepts they learned in school, and helps them better understand strong and weak points.

it doesnt mention this for the teacher in anyway, so we can rule this out. It also doesn't mention the opinion of parents, so we can rule that out as well.

It doesn't mention D either, so C should be our answer

this passage has a lot of figurative language like examples are

the day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool.

moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight.

figurative language can not be taken seriously it is just sayings.

images of intense weather events