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1、冲刺2013同等学力英语阅读理解试题及答案Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher-ataboutamillion. Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattit
2、udetowardhomescholars,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchild
3、ren. Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,
4、evencooperation. SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.”Theideais,‘Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey’llseeit’snotsoterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback. Perhaps,butdon’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.
5、Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation-whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace-isbest. “Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenter
6、forHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime. ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineandacons
7、ervativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn-bothintellectuallyandemotionally-thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.”Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy（异端邪说）,butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteac
8、hinappropriately,”VanGalenwrites.“Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstrive
