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1、Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”一、阅读理解。Afterayearofexaminingstudiesconcerningwhetherhomeworkiseffective,NYCP.S.116elementaryschooldecidedthatmathworksheetsandessayassignmentswereactuallyawasteoftime.InFebruary,PrincipalJaneHsusentalettertoparentsstatingthatthePre-Kthr
2、oughfifthgradestudentswouldnotbegivenanytraditionalhomeworktoencouragekidstohavefreetimeforreading,playingoutside,ordoingactivitiestheyenjoy."Thenegativeeffectsofhomeworkhavebeenwellestablished,"Hsuwroteinanotetoparents."Theyinclude:children’sfrustrationandexhau
3、stion,lackoftimeforotheractivitiesandfamilytimeand,sadlyformany,lossofinterestinlearning."Someparents,however,disagreewiththepolicychange,believingthatalackoffocuswillcausechildrentofallbehind.Homeworkhasbeenpartofeducationfromthebeginning,andhasincreasedinvolum
4、einrecentyears.Hsu’sadvicethatchildrenshouldreadandspendtimewiththeirfamilieshasupsetsomeparentstothepointofconsideringpullingtheirchildrenoutofP.S.116.Thisgroupfeelsthathomeworkassignmentsgivechildrenagoaltoworktoward.Othersfeelsostronglyabouttheimportanceofhom
5、eworkthattheyhavebegungivingtheirownhomeworkassignmentstotheirchildren.AnAustralianChildhoodFoundationsurveyfoundthat71%ofAustralianparentsfeeltheydonotspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmainlybecauseofthetimespentrunningthehouseholdorthetimespenthelpingwith
6、homework.EducationexpertsinAustraliaaresayingthatparentsshouldstophelping.Doingsowillgivekidsmoreindependence,willgiveparentsmorefreetime,andwillhelpreducethenumberofhomework-inducedargumentsinthefamily.Whilesomeresearchsuggeststhathomeworkhaslittleacademicbenef
7、itforelementarystudents,otherresearchshowshomeworkcanhelpkidsdevelopindependence,andconfidence.Itcanalsocontributetoasenseofbelongingorcontrolovertheirlives.Whenparentstrytohelptheirchildrenwithhomework,theassistancecantakeawaythatfeelingandcanalsodrainalreadyex
8、haustedworkingparents.1.Cancellingtraditionalhomeworkisaimedat__________.A.allowingstudentstolearnontheirownB.inspiringstudentstospendmoretimewithparentsC.wishingstud