2014届高考英语一轮复习 话题阅读素材108.doc

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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习话题阅读素材108　　DrawbacksofPublicSchooling　　JohnTaylorGattohadjustbeennamedNewYorkStateTeacheroftheYearnineyearsagowhenhemadeashockingannouncement.Afterteaching26yearsinNewYorkCitypublicschools,hewasquittingsayinghecouldnolongercontinueto"hurtkids".Si

2、ncethen,Mr.Gattohaswrittenandlecturedextensivelyonthenegativeeffectsofcompulsoryschooling,whichhebelieves,hasbecomeadestructiveactivitytolockpeopleupanddrillthemandconfinethemwithlow-levelabstractions.　　Thefollowingareexcerptsfromarecentinterview:　　1.Onwhyhew

3、rotethebookTheUndergroundHistoryofEducation　　Ihadaneedtounderstandafter30yearsoffairlysuccessfulteachingwhythebusinesshadevolvedthewayithad.ThefirstthingIlearnedwasthattheschoolworldisnotindependent,butasubordinateindustrytogovernmentandindustryandcommerce.　　

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

5、udgmentandwisdomtobesetasideforsomekindofmathematicalscale.There'snothingastandardizedtestmeasuresotherthanyourabilitytoscorewellonthenextstandardizedtest.　　3.Someassumptionsmadeinmodernschooling　　Governmentschoolisacentralforceofsocialcohesion.Thecertifiable

6、expertiseofschool-teachersissuperiortolaypeople.Childrenwillinevitablygrowapartfromparentsinbeliefsastheygrowolder,andthisprocessmustbeencouraged.　　4.Oncurriculum　　Thereisnoscientificevidencejustifyinganyparticularsubjectselection,anysequenceofsubjects,anyint

7、ernalarrangementsoftime.Thereisnobodyofknowledgeinaccessibletoamotivatedelementaryschoolstudent.Therationingoflearningbyageisindefensible.　　5.Ontheroleoftheteacher　　Thebalanceofresponsibilitywasoncedividedmuchdifferently.Theassumptionwasthatthekidwoulddo90per

8、centoftheworkandtheteacher10percent.Sometimearoundtheturnofthe20thcentury,thatassumptionwasdeliberatelyreversed.　　6.Onthefutureofschools　　Themosteffectivereformishome-schoolrevolution.App