Which of the following best describes a central idea of the text? A. Students are susceptible to all sorts of outside influences.
B. Students, teenagers especially, always desire the approval of their peers,
whether consciously or unconsciously.
C. The pressure to conform or 'be popular' with one's peers may negatively affect
their choices in education.
D. It is considered undesirable, or 'uncool', to want to better oneself in school, and
therefore many students conform to this idea in order to gain popularity.