高考英语《流行话题 语境识词4500》Unit 98　Drawbacks of Public Schooling素材.doc

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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit98　DrawbacksofPublicSchooling素材Unit98　　DrawbacksofPublicSchooling　　JohnTaylorGattohadjustbeennamedNewYorkStateTeacheroftheYearnineyearsagowhenhemadeashockingannouncement.Afterteaching26yearsinNewYorkCitypublicschools,hewasquittingsayinghecouldnolon

2、gercontinueto"hurtkids".Sincethen,Mr.Gattohaswrittenandlecturedextensivelyonthenegativeeffectsofcompulsoryschooling,whichhebelieves,hasbecomeadestructiveactivitytolockpeopleupanddrillthemandconfinethemwithlow-levelabstractions.　　Thefollowingareexcerptsfromarecentintervi

3、ew:　　1.OnwhyhewrotethebookTheUndergroundHistoryofEducation　　Ihadaneedtounderstandafter30yearsoffairlysuccessfulteachingwhythebusinesshadevolvedthewayithad.ThefirstthingIlearnedwasthattheschoolworldisnotindependent,butasubordinateindustrytogovernmentandindustryandcommerc

4、e.　　2.Ontesting　　There'snoteacherworthhisorhersaltwho,insideofaperiodatthestartofayear,doesn'tknowwho'sgoingtogettheAs,who'sgoingtogettheBs,who'sgoingtocausetrouble...Howdoyouknowwhenyougetagoodhaircut?Youlookinthemirror.　　Whatwe'veallowedtohappenisfornormalgoodjudgment

5、andwisdomtobesetasideforsomekindofmathematicalscale.There'snothingastandardizedtestmeasuresotherthanyourabilitytoscorewellonthenextstandardizedtest.　　3.Someassumptionsmadeinmodernschooling　　Governmentschoolisacentralforceofsocialcohesion.Thecertifiableexpertiseofschool-

6、teachersissuperiortolaypeople.Childrenwillinevitablygrowapartfromparentsinbeliefsastheygrowolder,andthisprocessmustbeencouraged.　　4.Oncurriculum　　Thereisnoscientificevidencejustifyinganyparticularsubjectselection,anysequenceofsubjects,anyinternalarrangementsoftime.There

7、isnobodyofknowledgeinaccessibletoamotivatedelementaryschoolstudent.Therationingoflearningbyageisindefensible.　　5.Ontheroleoftheteacher　　Thebalanceofresponsibilitywasoncedividedmuchdifferently.Theassumptionwasthatthekidwoulddo90percentoftheworkandtheteacher10percent.Some

8、timearoundtheturnofthe20thcentury,thatassumptionwasdeliberatelyreversed.　　6.Onthefutureof2schools　　Themosteffe