中级英语听力教程Lesson 18 Why Go to SchoolWord下载.docx
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plusexaminationwhichwouldthendeterminewhethertheywouldgotoagrammarschooloralternativelyasecondarymodernschool.Butnowwehavea...anewsystenwherechildrenaren'
tdividedoffattheageofelevenandwillgointoa
comprehensivesystemof
schooling,and...willdothethingsthatthey'
rebest
abletodoatcertainagesandiftheywanttotaketheexamstheyareabletat...attheageofsixteen.
Doyouthinkthat'
sa...animprovementtothsystem?
Well,...mm,theoretically...it'
ssupposedtbemuchbetterbecauseitgives...itstopsseparatingchildrenoffattheageofelevenandgivesthemabetterchance,andinfactwhatusuallyhappensisthatthosechildrenwho
wouldn'
t...erwhowouldhavegonetoagrammarschooltendtobeatthetopendofthecomprehensivesystem,andthosethatwouldhavegonetosecondarymodernschoolfindthemselvesatthelowerlevelsoftheschool.
MAT'
THEW:
Doyouthinkthatthepresentschoolsystemisanefficientwayofeducatingchildren?
LESLEY
Mm...wellifyou,ifyouacceptthat,youknow,therehavetobeschools,
itseemstoworkfairly
efficiently.OfcourseoneofourgreatproblemsinEnglandisthatwehaveverylargecl'
assesand...um,itwouldbeverynice
inaclass,thereareonlytwenty...mmandsothateachchildgetsmoreindividualattentionsothattheirownparticularneedsjustaren'
tpassedover.
MATTHEW
Doyouthinkthe...thesubjectsthater...childrenstudytodayareadaptedtopresent-daysociety?
Itwouldbeverygoodif...er,morechildrenatschoolhadtheopportunityoflearningaboutthesocietytheylivein...ineconomictermsandinsocialterms,sothattheyaremuchmoreawareoftheproblemsthatwefacetoday.
ButIalsothinkthateducationisn'
tonlysomethingthathastobe...hastoberelevant...um,Ithinkeducationcanbejusta...agradual
extensionofoneself,andIdon'
tthinkit'
sum...importaritforsubjectstobeseenonlyintermsofhowusefultheyarewhenyouleaveschool...buthowmuchyouenjoythemandhowmuchtheymeantoyou.
David,whatwouldyoudoinanaveragedayatschool?
DAVID
Um...itmainlyconsistsofEnglishandMaths,whichtakesupalotofthelessontimeandthen...um...likeonMondays,forexample...er,wewoulddo...er,Idon'
tknow,Maths,English,Art,HistoryandthenTuesdayswouldbesomemoreEnglish,probably...um,History,Reiigious
studies,Physics,whatevertakingnowwhichis`O'
level,whichis...isninesubjectsinall.
Isee,soyoucanchoose...thesubjectyouwanttotakefor'
O'
level...Youdon'
thavetotake...everysubjectintheschdol?
No,....no,no.
Whataboutgames...eranddramaandthingslikethat?
Wehaveaboutanhourandahalfofgamesaweek,andforaboutanhouraweek
we...doa...athingknownaser...socialstudies,whichisum...it'
sakindofacross-sectionof...erwhatlifewilibeafterwe
weleaveschool...Um...wherewedodrama...a...westudy
ecology,sociologyetcetera...Um,it'
snot'
level,wedon'
ttakean'
levelinit,it'
sjustforer...expersence.
janet,doyou...thinkthatyourdaughtersgainatremendousamountfromtheireducation?
JANET
Ithinkthey...theygainacertainamountofum...necessaryknowledge,yes,butIwishitwasbroader.Iwishthatinsteadofbeingdriven
towardspassingexamsthattheyhad,certainlyatthisstageof
adolescence'
thechancetoreallybroadentheiroutlook'
completelyandnotfeelthis
necessitytoreadtowardspassinganexam,tocollectingapieceofpaperattheendofit.
Er...doyouhaveanyspecificwaysinwhichyouthink...timeatschoolcouldbeimproved?
Yes,Ithinktherecouldbea...alotmoreencouragementindoingthingsfortheirownsake,forgettingthesatisfactionoutof
them...um,ratherthanthis'
ratrace'
thateverybody'
sforcedinto...um...forwhat
isachievedattheend.Ithink...alotmoreshouldbedonetoencourage
peopletogetthevalueoutofitthemselves.
Doyouthinkthater...educationisjustsomethingthattakesplace
insideaschoolbuilding,oris.ita...anactivitywhichtakesplacenotonlyoutsidebutrightthewaythroughyourlife?
Ithinkitstartsthemomentyou'
reborn,and...er...thatit'
sgoingon
allaroundyou.It'
snotjusttakingplaceinaschoolbuilding...umitshouldbe...partofyourwholelife.
TextB
In1967,TheObserver,oneofBritain'
sleadingSundaynewspaperspapers,organizedacompetitionforsecondaryschool-children;
theyhadtowriteabout"
TheSchoolthatI'
dLike"
.Thismeant,ofcourse,thattheyalsohadtosaywhatwaswrongwiththeschoolstheyhad.
David,15
Butwhatisthemainpurposeofschoolstoeducateyoungpeoplesothatwhentheygooutintothewvorldtheywillbepreparedfor~t?
Butarethey?
WelearnourMathematics,English,Physics,etc.,butwhatdoyoulearnaboutsex,marriageandthingslikethis?
Thesearejustasimportantbutwedon'
tlearnverymuchaboutthem.
Carol,17
Giveusmorevariety!
Giveusthechancetovisitfactoriesmorefrequently,totalkwithminers,dustmen,doctors,lawyers,jail-birdsanddrug
addicts,too.Giveusthechancetovisitremandmandhomesandprisons.Wewanttoknowmoreaboutlifeandlessaboutbooks.
Robin,16
Whataboreschoolisnowadays,thesameasithasbeenforhuniredsofyears.Whatwegetisthesameoldthing:
teacher,outdated
textbooks,andaclassfeduptotheteethwiththeteacherandtheschool.Whatweneedisonegreatchangeintheeducationalsystemofthecountry.Childrendonotwanttobetaughtat,butwanttofindthingsforthemselves.Ifachildisinterestedinthewayarabbit'
sheartworks,lethimgoandfindout,bycuttingoneup.
Irena,15
Homeworkshouldnotbegiven.Manyofuswouldratherspendanotherhouratschoolthantwohoursathomedoinganhour'
shomework,whereweareconstantlybeingdistractedbytelevision
andsuchthings.
Sidney,15
Thefirststepmustsurelybetoraiseteachers'
salariesbyatleastfiftypercentsoastoattractfirst-classpeopletotheprofession.Andtheonlymeansofdoingthisisbyofferingsalariesequaltotheirresponsibilityinshapingthehopesoftomorrowandcompetitivewiththoseofferedbyindustry.
Christopher,16
Thedisciplineandlifeoftheschoolwouldbebasedonfreedomforthepupil.Sofreedomandaminimumofcontrolwouldbeimportantandthepupils,maleandfemale,wouldbetreatedasadultsandallowedtoseeiftheycanlivetogetherinacommunitylikeintelligentpeople.Giventhisresponsibilityandfreedom,thepupilsobviouslywouldnotalwaysbewell-behavedandsensible,buttheywould,Ibelieve,growuptobematureandintelligentadultswhoaresociallyandinallotherways,usefultothecommunity.
Margaret,14...allthis(i.e.freedominschools)suggeststhattheschoolwouldalwaysbe
chaotic,whichwouldgiveallthe.pupilsaninsihgtintowhatlife,afterschool,islike:
chaos.
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Iambeginningrofeelthepressureofwork.Noneofthecoursesareassimpleastheyappeartobe.TherearealotofreferencebookstoconsultandyoucanconsideryourselfluckyifyoumanagetogethalfofthemfromtheIibrary.Mostcopiesseemtobe
permanently
lentout.Thereadingroomsarealwayscrowdedandyouhavetogetthereearlyinordertofindaplace.
Thebiggestheadacheisourdormitory.Thoughtherearedesksforustoworkat,nobodyeverworksthere.Foronething,theroomissocrowdedthatthereislittleelbowroom,anditissodarkthatweneedtheelectriclightevenindaytime.Theworstisthehumanelement-therearealwaysthosewhodon'
twanttoworkandwon'
tletothersworkeither.Theyeitherchat,sing,playtheguitarorlistentotapes.HowImissmylittle
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sonlyareactionagainstmyearlyexcitement,butanywayIamoftenovercomebylowspirits.SometimesIeventhinkIamwastingmytimehereandwishIhadnotcomehereatall.ButofcourseIknowtheyareonlypassingmoodscausedbymydisillusionment.Ifindsomeoftheteachersjusthopelessandtotallyirresponsible.Alltheyareinterestedinistoearnsomeextramoneybymoonlighting.Inoneway.theyaretobesympathizedwithbecausetheydoneedtheextramoneywhat.withtheirlowsalariesandtherisingprices.Butsurelytheyshouldn'
tletussufferasaresult.
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tknowhowtheymanagedtogetintotheuniversity,fortheydon'
tseemtobeinterestedintheirstudiesatall.
Alltheycareforistohaveagoodtime,asthoughtoenteruniversityisanendinitself.TheyholddanceseverySaturdayeveningorplaycardsinthedormitoriesdeepintothenight,drinkingandsmokingheavily.What'
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